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Johnny
Romano		  
Nickname: The Cat
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 210
 
Born: August 23, 1934 in Usa, NJ, HOBOKEN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1961    1964    1966   
All-Star Selections 1961    1965   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 23 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 9 8 8 6 5 6
1959 24 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 9 8 9 6 5 6
1960 25 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 6 5 5 9 8 9 6 6 6
1961 26 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 6 8 8 8 6 5 5 10 9 10 6 6 6
1962 27 DET AL $ 3,192,857   5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 10 9 9 6 5 5
1963 28 DET AL $ 3,192,857   5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 10 9 10 6 5 6
1964 29 DET AL $ 4,000,000   5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 10 9 9 6 5 5
1965 30 DET AL $ 4,000,000   4 4 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 10 9 10 5 4 5
1966 31 DET AL $ 4,000,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 10 9 10 5 4 4
1967 32 KCR AL $ 4,000,000   4 4 5 8 8 8 6 5 5 10 9 9 5 4 4
1968 33 TAM AL $ 5,500,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 5 4 5 10 9 9 5 4 4
1969 34 NYA AL $ 5,500,000   2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 8 8 3 3 3
1970 35 NYA AL $ 5,500,000   1 1 1 2 1 1 4 4 4 9 8 8 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 1 1 4 4 4 9 8 8 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,500,000   5 5 6 8 8 8 6 5 5 10 9 10 6 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1958 23 DET AL 56 187 33 57 12 0 9 32 0 0 21 42 .305 .387 .513 .900 33.5 7.2
    AAA   38 143 26 50 7 1 17 40 0 2 19 29 .350 .426 .769 1.195 40.0  
    AA   17 57 10 18 3 0 5 7 1 1 14 10 .316 .451 .632 1.082 15.2  
1959 24 DET AL 147 506 72 121 20 3 17 80 0 0 62 138 .239 .324 .391 .715 66.7 10.8
1960 25 DET AL 145 517 56 121 24 2 20 65 0 1 59 139 .234 .312 .404 .716 64.4 8.5
1961 26 DET AL 142 488 58 116 20 3 17 61 0 1 66 106 .238 .329 .395 .725 66.4 9.3
1962 27 DET AL 22 71 7 20 1 1 2 6 0 0 9 18 .282 .373 .408 .782 10.9 2.1
1963 28 DET AL 121 383 50 85 8 1 20 48 0 0 77 87 .222 .351 .405 .756 58.5 10.6
1964 29 DET AL 147 486 64 114 28 1 19 63 0 0 69 121 .235 .331 .414 .745 66.1 11.1
1965 30 DET AL 146 516 79 127 22 1 34 90 0 0 78 116 .246 .344 .490 .835 86.1 18.5
1966 31 DET AL 144 480 71 101 26 2 19 47 1 1 79 129 .210 .326 .392 .717 61.3 9.6
1967 32 DET AL 77 239 25 52 11 2 12 36 0 0 39 74 .218 .330 .431 .761 32.6 4.3
  KCR AL 28 86 15 15 3 0 6 21 0 0 15 17 .174 .301 .419 .720 11.1 1.1
  TOT   105 325 40 67 14 2 18 57 0 0 54 91 .206 .322 .428 .750 43.8 5.4
1968 33 TAM AL 137 404 44 76 10 2 16 60 0 0 63 123 .188 .299 .342 .641 45.1 5.8
1969 34 NYA AL 102 301 35 47 7 0 12 27 0 0 39 94 .156 .251 .299 .550 22.9 0.0
1970 35 NYA AL 71 220 14 21 4 0 4 22 0 0 28 63 .095 .209 .168 .377 6.5 0.0
13 Years Sim 1485 4884 623 1073 196 18 207 658 1 3 704 1267 .220 .320 .394 .714 632.2 98.9
1 Years AAA 38 143 26 50 7 1 17 40 0 2 19 29 .350 .430 .769 1.200 40.0  
1 Years AA 17 57 10 18 3 0 5 7 1 1 14 10 .316 .458 .632 1.090 15.2  
2 Years Minors 55 200 36 68 10 1 22 47 1 3 33 39 .340 .439 .730 1.169 55.2  
162 Game Average 532 67 117 21 1 22 71 0 0 76 138 .220 .320 .394 .714 69.0  
Career Highs 147 517 79 127 28 3 34 90 1 1 79 139 .305 .387 .513 .900 86.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3174 409 700 128 12 135 441 1 2 407 827 .221 .311 .396 .707 412.0
vs LH   1710 214 373 68 6 72 217 0 1 297 440 .218 .336 .391 .727 244.7
Home 726 2337 297 505 93 5 104 302 1 3 348 645 .216 .319 .394 .713 315.1
Away 759 2547 326 568 103 13 103 356 0 0 356 622 .223 .320 .395 .715 341.6
RISP   1145 0 263 50 5 47 433 0 0 215 305 .230 .346 .405 .752 177.8
Pinch Hitting   134 13 33 6 1 4 24 0 0 17 28 .246 .329 .396 .724 18.2
Close/Late   663 90 158 24 2 28 93 0 0 109 181 .238 .350 .407 .757 100.3
Mar/Apr 249 818 93 186 24 6 36 103 0 1 111 207 .227 .321 .403 .725 112.1
May 227 758 97 161 25 0 31 93 1 2 98 170 .212 .306 .368 .674 90.7
June 240 789 109 183 31 3 39 111 0 0 108 206 .232 .325 .427 .752 115.1
July 255 852 93 166 34 3 29 115 0 0 111 244 .195 .289 .344 .633 91.2
August 260 849 116 180 43 3 39 118 0 0 122 229 .212 .312 .408 .719 115.0
Sep/Oct 254 818 115 197 39 3 33 118 0 0 154 211 .241 .364 .417 .781 132.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1958 23 DET AL C 52 51 458.3 338 14 2 1 .994 6.91 11 2 .182 0 2.1
1959 24 DET AL C 139 133 1185.0 758 35 3 0 .996 6.02 27 8 .296 1 6.3
1960 25 DET AL C 142 134 1246.3 1127 38 4 0 .997 8.41 39 11 .282 2 5.7
1961 26 DET AL C 139 131 1193.0 1077 46 4 2 .996 8.47 38 12 .316 3 9.9
1962 27 DET AL C 20 19 168.0 146 8 0 0 1.000 8.25 6 4 .667 0 2.0
1963 28 DET AL C 109 107 965.0 573 61 6 2 .991 5.91 82 38 .463 0 6.1
1964 29 DET AL C 144 131 1184.0 778 75 7 1 .992 6.48 99 50 .505 3 10.5
1965 30 DET AL C 142 142 1263.7 788 99 8 0 .991 6.32 135 58 .430 2 11.1
1966 31 DET AL C 137 131 1167.3 685 94 5 0 .994 6.01 132 61 .462 2 7.0
1967 32 DET AL C 72 67 583.3 441 29 5 1 .989 7.25 39 19 .487 0 3.8
  KCR AL C 26 25 212.3 160 11 2 0 .988 7.25 14 7 .500 0 0.9
  TOT   C 98 92 795.6 601 40 7 1 .989 7.25 53 26 .491 0 4.7
1968 33 TAM AL C 123 107 965.0 577 52 6 3 .991 5.87 81 38 .469 2 3.9
    SS 4 3 30.0 2 9 1 1 .917 3.30 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1969 34 NYA AL C 64 64 536.3 352 31 3 0 .992 6.43 41 18 .439 2 2.7
    CF 2 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1970 35 NYA AL C 9 7 65.0 34 3 1 0 .974 5.12 6 2 .333 0 0.2
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1318 1249 11192.6 7834 596 56 10 .993 6.78 750 328 .437 17 72.3
  SS 5 3 32.0 2 10 1 1 .923 3.38 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  CF 2 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
Career Totals   1326 1252 11230.6 7837 606 57 11 .993 6.77 750 328 .437 17 72.3
Career Highs   144 142 1263.7 1127 99 8 4 1.000 8.47 135 61 .667 3  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1963 28 DET AL 7 26 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 12 .038 .107 .154 .261
1964 29 DET AL 7 23 5 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 10 .174 .296 .348 .644
1967 32 KCR AL 14 42 8 8 1 0 4 10 0 0 6 13 .190 .275 .500 .775
Career Post-Season Batting 28 91 16 13 2 0 6 15 0 0 11 35 .143 .236 .363 .598
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
1965-5-.490
 OPS
1965-9-.835
 Homeruns
1965-3-34
 RBIs
1965-7-90
 Walks
1963-7-77
1965-7-78
1966-8-79
 Strikeouts
1959-8-138
1960-7-139
1964-7-121
1965-8-116
1966-6-129
1968-10-123
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 17    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 33    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Duke Sims (917)
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  3. Andy Seminick (913)
  4. Roy Campanella (904)
  5. Lance Parrish (901)
  6. Tim Hosley (899)
  7. Billy Bryan (897)
  8. Frank Fernandez (886)
  9. Bill Sudakis (876)
  10. Gary Carter (875)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Detroit in 1958
Injured on 4/20/1958 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 4 weeks
Had first career hit (double) on 7/4/1958, off Frank Baumann (NYG)
Hit first career homerun on 7/7/1958, off Curt Simmons (NYG)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1959, hitting .667 with 3 HR, 6 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1960, hitting .476 with 3 HR, 13 RBI
Was selected to the 1961 Allstar game
Injured on 9/26/1961 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 4-5 weeks
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1961
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,192,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/25/1962 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,192,857 through salary arbitration
9/22/1963: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $4,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1964
Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 5/26/1965
Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 9/20/1965
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1966
Injured on 5/12/1967 with a Broken Finger, out for 3 weeks
Traded from Detroit to Kansas City on 7/31/1967 (Going to KCR: C Johnny Romano. Going to DET: P Ron Willis)
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 2/4/1968 to a 3-year deal worth $5,500,000 per year
Traded from Tampa Bay to New York (A) on 2/3/1969 (Going to TAM: P Steve Hamilton. Going to NYA: C Johnny Romano, P Paul Foytack, P Billy Wynne, 2B Luis Alcaraz, 3B John Kennedy)
 
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