Tito Francona Trades and Transactions

The Tito Francona trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Tito Francona has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.
"I had a big thrill the first game in the big leagues I played. We were opening up with Boston, I was with Baltimore, and Harry Dorish was my roommate, and Harry played with Boston the previous year. I was just a rookie and Harry said: 'If you want any tips on hitting go over and see Ted Williams before the game, go out early.' So I went out to the ballpark early that day, opening day, and I'm the only guy in our dugout, you know it was early, and here comes Ted Williams walking across from their dugout and he says: 'You Tito Francona?' and I said 'yeh' And he says: 'come along with me,' and he grabs me and we were sitting on the tarp and started talking hitting, and man I was all eyes." - Tito Francona in the Beaver County Times (Sports Editor Sam Bechtel, 07/03/1971, 'For Tito Francona, The Game Was a Gas, Page 9)

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Tito Francona

Tito Francona Autograph on a 1989 Pacific Trading (#133)

Tito Francona Autograph on a 1989 Pacific Trading (#133)
 

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Birth Name:   John Patsy Francona
Nickname:   Tito
Born On:   11-04-1933  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   New Brighton High School (New Brighton, PA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-17-1956 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-29-1970
Draft:   Not Applicable
Tito Francona

Trades & Transactions
00-00-1952: Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Browns.
12-03-1957: Traded by Baltimore Orioles (with Ray Moore and Billy Goodman) to Chicago White Sox for Larry Doby, Jim Marshall, Russ Heman and Jack Harshman.
06-15-1958: Traded by Chicago White Sox (with Bill Fischer) to Detroit Tigers for Ray Boone and Bob Shaw.
03-21-1959: Traded by Detroit Tigers to Cleveland Indians for Larry Doby.
12-15-1964: Sold by Cleveland Indians to St. Louis Cardinals.
04-10-1967: Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies.
06-12-1967: Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Atlanta Braves.
08-22-1969: Sold by Atlanta Braves to Oakland Athletics.
06-11-1970: Traded by Oakland Athletics (with Al Downing) to Milwaukee Brewers for Steve Hovley.
10-27-1970: Released by Milwaukee Brewers.




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