Johnny Romano was born on Thursday, August 23, 1934, in Hoboken, New Jersey. Romano was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 12, 1958, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Johnny Romano baseball stats page.
"When it (broken finger, May 26, 1963, tagging out Jackie Brandt at home plate in the 8th inning) happened, I was hitting about .340. I was supposed to be out for six weeks, but the Indians wanted me to get back sooner, so we took the cast off after two weeks and I played - but I shouldn't have. My hand didn't heal properly and bothered me for several years after that, especially in cold weather. It gave me trouble gripping the bat." - Johnny Romano in The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia (Russell Schneider, Sports Publishing LLC, 01/13/2005, Johnny Romano, Page 243)
Johnny RomanoJohnny 'Honey' Romano Autograph on a 1963 Topps Baseball Card (#72 | Checklist) |
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Johnny RomanoJohnny Romano Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Johnny RomanoJohnny Romano Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1958 | 24 | White Sox | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .286 |
1959 | 25 | White Sox | 53 | 126 | 20 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .294 | .407 | .468 |
1960 | 26 | Indians | 108 | 316 | 40 | 86 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 52 | 37 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | .272 | .349 | .475 |
1961 | 27 | Indians | 142 | 509 | 76 | 152 | 29 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 80 | 61 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | .299 | .377 | .483 |
1962 | 28 | Indians | 135 | 459 | 71 | 120 | 19 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 81 | 73 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | .261 | .363 | .479 |
1963 | 29 | Indians | 89 | 255 | 28 | 55 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 34 | 38 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .216 | .317 | .369 |
1964 | 30 | Indians | 106 | 352 | 46 | 85 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 47 | 51 | 6 | 83 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | .241 | .346 | .460 |
1965 | 31 | White Sox | 122 | 356 | 39 | 86 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 48 | 59 | 3 | 74 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | .242 | .355 | .424 |
1966 | 32 | White Sox | 122 | 329 | 33 | 76 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 47 | 58 | 7 | 72 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .231 | .344 | .404 |
1967 | 33 | Cardinals | 24 | 58 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .121 | .282 | .138 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
10 Years | 905 | 2,767 | 355 | 706 | 112 | 10 | 129 | 2 | 417 | 414 | 27 | 485 | 13 | 33 | 29 | 69 | .255 | .354 | .443 |
Johnny RomanoJohnny Romano Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1958 White Sox | C | 2 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1959 White Sox | C | 38 | 34 | 857 | 189 | 5.0 | 185 | 169 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | .979 | 5.83 |
1960 Indians | C | 99 | 88 | 2,333 | 506 | 5.1 | 500 | 470 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 19 | .988 | 5.79 |
1961 Indians | C | 141 | 140 | 402 | 819 | 5.8 | 810 | 752 | 58 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .989 | 54.40 |
1962 Indians | C | 130 | 128 | 3,374 | 727 | 5.6 | 720 | 657 | 63 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 6 | .990 | 5.76 |
1963 Indians | C | 71 | 64 | 1,769 | 439 | 6.2 | 436 | 408 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 12 | .993 | 6.65 |
1963 Indians | LF | 4 | 4 | 72 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 1.88 |
1964 Indians | 1B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1964 Indians | C | 96 | 93 | 2,525 | 759 | 7.9 | 752 | 714 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 17 | .991 | 8.04 |
1964 Indians | LF | 1 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.86 |
1965 White Sox | 1B | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1965 White Sox | C | 111 | 107 | 2,458 | 635 | 5.7 | 630 | 569 | 61 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 47 | .992 | 6.92 |
1965 White Sox | LF | 4 | 3 | 75 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.52 |
1966 White Sox | C | 102 | 96 | 2,373 | 602 | 5.9 | 598 | 552 | 46 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 18 | .993 | 6.80 |
1967 Cardinals | C | 20 | 19 | 462 | 116 | 5.8 | 114 | 111 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .983 | 6.66 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 810 | 771 | 16,592 | 4,805 | 5.9 | 4,758 | 4,415 | 343 | 47 | 51 | 77 | 171 | 126 | .990 | 7.74 | |
LF Totals | 9 | 8 | 168 | 16 | 1.8 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.41 | |
1B Totals | 3 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.36 | |
10 Years | 822 | 780 | 16,793 | 4,830 | 5.9 | 4,782 | 4,438 | 344 | 48 | 51 | 77 | 171 | 126 | .990 | 7.69 |
Johnny RomanoJohnny Romano Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1958 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1959 White Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 17 | 1 | n/a | 25.2 | 7.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1960 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 19.8 | 6.3 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1961 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 24.2 | 8.5 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1962 Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 18.4 | 7.2 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1963 Indians | 4 | 3 | .571 | 19 | 0 | n/a | 25.5 | 5.2 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1964 Indians | 2 | 2 | .500 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 18.5 | 4.2 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1965 White Sox | 0 | 2 | .000 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 19.8 | 4.8 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1966 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 22 | 0 | n/a | 21.9 | 4.6 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1967 Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.9 | 29.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
10 Years | 7 | 9 | .438 | 105 | 1 | n/a | 21.4 | 5.7 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
Johnny RomanoJohnny Romano Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1958 Chicago White Sox | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 Chicago White Sox | 20 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1960 Cleveland Indians | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Cleveland Indians | 11 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1962 Cleveland Indians | 11 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1963 Cleveland Indians | 9, 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Cleveland Indians | 7 | $27,500.00 | - | - |
1965 Chicago White Sox | 5 | $32,000.00 | - | - |
1966 Chicago White Sox | 5 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
1967 St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | Undetermined | - | - |
Johnny Romano Stats by Baseball Almanac |
John Anthony Romano, Jr. was a Major League Baseball player for the Chicago White Sox (1958–1959, 1965–6196), Cleveland Indians (1960–1964), and St. Louis Cardinals (1967). Johnny, his nickname was one of the best defensive and offensive catchers of his time, appearing in four All-Star Games alongside Yogi Berra and Elston Howard.
Did you know that Johnny Romano was named one of the 100 Greatest Cleveland Indians Players ever? As part of the club’s 100th Anniversary Celebration in 2001, a panel of veteran baseball writers, historians and executives selected a roster of the Top 100 Greatest Indians and Romano was named one of the seven catchers.
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