John Romano Notable

b. August 23, 1934 · Chicago White Sox 1958–1959, 1965–1966, Cleveland Indians 1960–1964, St. Louis Cardinals 1967

John Romano played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1958 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1967. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 1960 to 1964.

Across 905 games he batted .255, with 706 hits and 355 runs. He finished with 129 home runs, 112 doubles and 7 stolen bases.

He played 810 games behind the plate, with 4,415 putouts and 47 errors. He turned 51 double plays.

He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1961 to 1962.

He was born in Hoboken, NJ, USA on August 23, 1934, and died on February 24, 2019. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1961, 1962

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1958	CHW	4	7	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.286
1959	CHW	53	126	20	37	5	1	5	25	23	18	0	.294
1960	CLE	108	316	40	86	12	2	16	52	37	50	0	.272
1961	CLE	142	509	76	152	29	1	21	80	61	60	0	.299
1962	CLE	135	459	71	120	19	3	25	81	73	64	0	.261
1963	CLE	89	255	28	55	5	2	10	34	38	49	4	.216
1964	CLE	106	352	46	85	18	1	19	47	51	83	2	.241
1965	CHW	122	356	39	86	11	0	18	48	59	74	0	.242
1966	CHW	122	329	33	76	12	0	15	47	58	72	0	.231
1967	STL	24	58	1	7	1	0	0	2	13	15	1	.121
Career	—	905	2767	355	706	112	10	129	417	414	485	7	.255

On this day & linked events

1934

Born August 23, 1934

Hoboken, NJ, USA

2019

Died February 24, 2019

1958

Major-league debut: John Romano

John Romano made a major-league debut on September 12, 1958.

1967

Final major-league game: John Romano

John Romano played a final major-league game on September 4, 1967.

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