John Romano
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[edit] Biography
John Romano (John Anthony Romano) was born on August 23, 1934 in Hoboken, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on September 12, 1958 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1960, his rookie year, he hit .272 with 16 home runs and 52 RBI. Romano played for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that John Romano's best season was 1961, when he slugged 21 home runs, hit for a .299 average and knocked in 80 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CHI | A | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .375 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | CHI | A | 53 | 126 | 20 | 37 | 5 | 25 | .294 | .407 | .468 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1960 | CLE | A | 108 | 316 | 40 | 86 | 16 | 52 | .272 | .349 | .475 | 12 | 2 | 37 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 1961 | CLE | A | 142 | 509 | 76 | 152 | 21 | 80 | .299 | .377 | .483 | 29 | 1 | 61 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 1962 | CLE | A | 135 | 459 | 71 | 120 | 25 | 81 | .261 | .363 | .479 | 19 | 3 | 73 | 64 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1963 | CLE | A | 89 | 255 | 28 | 55 | 10 | 34 | .216 | .317 | .369 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 1964 | CLE | A | 106 | 352 | 46 | 85 | 19 | 47 | .241 | .346 | .460 | 18 | 1 | 51 | 83 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 1965 | CHI | A | 122 | 356 | 39 | 86 | 18 | 48 | .242 | .355 | .424 | 11 | 0 | 59 | 74 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 1966 | CHI | A | 122 | 329 | 33 | 76 | 15 | 47 | .231 | .344 | .404 | 12 | 0 | 58 | 72 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 1967 | STL | N | 24 | 58 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .121 | .282 | .138 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | NL | 24 | 58 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .121 | .282 | .138 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | AL | 881 | 2709 | 354 | 699 | 129 | 415 | .258 | .356 | .449 | 111 | 10 | 401 | 470 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 68 | |
| Total | 905 | 2767 | 355 | 706 | 129 | 417 | .255 | .354 | .443 | 112 | 10 | 414 | 485 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 69 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CHI | A | C | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1959 | CHI | A | C | 38 | 34 | 285.2 | 169 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 0 | .979 |
| 1960 | CLE | A | C | 100 | 88 | 777.2 | 470 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 20 | 2 | .988 |
| 1961 | CLE | A | C | 141 | 140 | 1232.2 | 752 | 58 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 31 | 2 | .989 |
| 1962 | CLE | A | C | 130 | 128 | 1124.2 | 657 | 63 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 46 | 30 | 9 | .990 |
| 1963 | CLE | A | OF | 4 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .833 |
| 1963 | CLE | A | C | 71 | 64 | 589.2 | 408 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 1 | .993 |
| 1963 | CLE | A | LF | 4 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .833 |
| 1964 | CLE | A | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1964 | CLE | A | C | 95 | 93 | 841.2 | 714 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 37 | 17 | 3 | .991 |
| 1964 | CLE | A | OF | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1964 | CLE | A | LF | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1965 | CHI | A | C | 111 | 107 | 819.1 | 569 | 61 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 47 | 22 | 3 | .992 |
| 1965 | CHI | A | 1B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | CHI | A | LF | 4 | 3 | 25.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1965 | CHI | A | OF | 4 | 3 | 25.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1966 | CHI | A | C | 101 | 96 | 791 | 552 | 46 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 18 | 2 | .993 |
| 1967 | STL | N | C | 20 | 19 | 154 | 111 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .983 |
| Total | 1B | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | OF | 9 | 8 | 56.1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .923 | ||
| Total | C | 809 | 771 | 6629.1 | 4415 | 343 | 47 | 51 | 1 | 77 | 296 | 157 | 22 | .990 | ||
| Total | LF | 9 | 8 | 56.1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .938 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1954).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Bubba Phillips and Norm Cash to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Minnie Minoso, Dick Brown, Don Ferrarese and Jake Striker (December 6, 1959).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Tommy John and Tommie Agee to Chicago White Sox as part of 3-team trade in which Kansas City Athletics sent Rocky Colavito to Cleveland Indians; Chicago White Sox sent Jim Landis and Mike Hershberger to Kansas City Athletics; Chicago White Sox sent Cam Carreon to Cleveland Indians (January 20, 1965); and Chicago White Sox sent Fred Talbot to Kansas City Athletics (February 10, 1965).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Lee White to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Walt Williams and Don Dennis (December 14, 1966).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 20, 1967).
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