Johnny Romano

All-Star Selection 1961 & 1962
Full Name: John Anthony "Honey" Romano
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 5-11 Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: Aug 23, 1934 in Hoboken, N.J.
College: ?
Major League Debut: September 12, 1958
Died:

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CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
  BATTING
Year Team Avg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG OPS
1958 CWS .286 4 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .375 .286 .661
1959 CWS .294 53 126 20 37 5 1 5 25 23 18 .407 .468 .875
1960 CLE .272 108 316 40 86 12 2 16 52 37 50 .349 .475 .824
1961 CLE .299 142 509 76 152 29 1 21 80 61 60 .377 .483 .860
1962 CLE .261 135 459 71 120 19 3 25 81 73 64 .363 .479 .842
1963 CLE .216 89 255 28 55 5 2 10 34 38 49 .317 .369 .685
1964 CLE .241 106 352 46 85 18 1 19 47 51 83 .346 .460 .806
1965 CWS .242 122 356 39 86 11 0 18 48 59 74 .355 .424 .779
1966 CWS .231 122 329 33 76 12 0 15 47 58 72 .344 .404 .749
1967 STL .121 24 58 1 7 1 0 0 2 13 15 .282 .138 .420
  AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG OPS
Totals .255 905 2767 355 706 112 10 129 417 414 485 .354 .443 .797

  BATTING BASERUNNING MISC
Year Team HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
1958 CWS 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.0
1959 CWS 1 3 59 0 3 0 0 1 .000 25.2 7.0
1960 CLE 3 7 150 4 0 5 0 0 .000 19.8 6.3
1961 CLE 5 10 246 3 1 4 0 0 .000 24.2 8.5
1962 CLE 5 14 220 0 2 9 0 1 .000 18.4 7.2
1963 CLE 2 3 94 4 0 5 4 3 .571 25.5 5.2
1964 CLE 7 15 162 6 2 3 2 2 .500 18.5 4.2
1965 CWS 5 13 151 3 2 3 0 2 .000 19.8 4.8
1966 CWS 1 3 133 7 3 4 0 0 .000 21.9 4.6
1967 STL 0 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 3.9
  HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
Totals 29 69 1225 27 13 33 7 9 .438 21.4 5.7


CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS
Year Team POS G PO A E DP FPCT
1958 CWS C 2 13 0 0 0 1.000
1959 CWS C 38 169 16 4 5 .979
1960 CLE C 99 470 30 6 6 .988
1961 CLE C 141 752 58 9 8 .989
1962 CLE C 130 657 63 7 6 .990
1963 CLE C 71 408 28 3 5 .993
1963 CLE UN 4 5 0 1 0 .833
1963 Total   75 413 28 4 5 .991
1964 CLE C 96 714 38 7 3 .991
1964 CLE 1B 1 9 0 0 0 1.000
1964 Total   97 723 38 7 3 .991
1965 CWS C 111 569 61 5 10 .992
1965 CWS UN 4 6 1 0 0 1.000
1965 CWS 1B 2 0 0 0 0 .000
1965 Total   117 575 62 5 10 .992
1966 CWS C 102 552 46 4 7 .993
1967 STL C 20 111 3 2 1 .983
  G PO A E DP FPCT
Totals 821 4435 344 48 51 .990



A slugging, 5'11" catcher, Romano tended to be overweight, so he was buried in the White Sox system, where he set a Three-I League record with 38 homers at Waterloo in 1955. He went 8-for-13 as a pinch hitter in 1959, when he and Earl Battey backed up Sherm Lollar on Chicago's AL championship team. He became the Indians' regular catcher in 1960 and was an All-Star in 1961 and 1962, when he hit 21 and 25 HR. He fractured a hand in 1963, and it bothered him for several years. Romano was reacquired by the White Sox in 1965 and played there until 1967 when he was traded to St. Louis (NL). He caught in only 20 games for the Cardinals and then was released and he retired.