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Terry Francona 47 |
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Full Name: Terry Jon Francona
Title: Manager
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Career Notes
Has guided the Red Sox to the playoffs 4 times in his 5 seasons, the only Boston manager
to reach the postseason more than twiceHas won 90+ games 4 times with the Red Sox,
the most in team history, one more than Bill CarriganHas a career 470-340 (.580) record in 810
games with Boston, the best winning percentage in team history among managers with 400 or
more gamesRanks 4th in total wins and 5th in games managed...Is tied with Mike Scioscia at .580 (470-
340) for the 2nd-best winning percentage since 2004
among managers who have guided teams all 5 seasons...
Joe Torre ranks first at .581 (471-339)...Joins Joe
Cronin (13, 1935-47) and Jimmy Collins (5, 1901-05) as
just the 3rd Boston skipper ever to be at the helm for
5 consecutive full seasonsHis 470 wins are the most
ever by a Red Sox manager over a 5-year span...Was the manager of the American
League All-Stars for the 2nd time in 2008, guiding the
team to a 4-3, 15-inning victory on July 15 at Yankee
StadiumWon in his previous stint as All-Star manager,
7-5, at Detroits Comerica Park in 2005Joins
Cronin (1940 and 1947) as the only Red Sox skippers
to manage multiple All-Star teams...Is one of 3 major league managers with 4 post-season appearances over
the last 5 years (2004; 2005; 2007; 2008) with Torre (5) and Scioscia (4)Is one of 5 current A.L.
managers to have at least 4 career post-season appearances, joining Jim Leyland (5), Scioscia (5),
Ron Gardenhire (4) and Cito Gaston (4)In 2007 was the first Sox skipper to win an East Division
title since Kevin Kennedy in 1995Has a career post-season winning percentage of .667 (28-14),
the 2nd-highest of any manager in history with at least 20 gamesHas won 7 of 9 playoff series,
losing only to Chicago in 2005 ALDS and Tampa Bay in the 2008 ALCS...Led Boston to World Series victories in 2004 and 2007 after the clubs 86-year
droughtHas won all 8 World Series games he has managed, the most wins without a loss in the
history of the Fall ClassicGeorge Stallings (1914 Braves), Hank Bauer (1966 Orioles), Lou Piniella
(1990 Reds), and Ozzie Guillen (2005 White Sox) were all 4-0 in their only Series appearances
Is just the 8th manager to earn championships in at least his first 2 Series trips and the 20th to
capture more than one overall world titleJoins Bill Carrigan (1915-16) as the only skipper to win
2 World Series with the Red Sox...Selected the 2007 Major League
Manager of the Year by Baseball America and
by the Boston chapter of the Baseball Writers
Association of AmericaNamed by USA
Today Sports Weekly as manager on its Team
2007Has placed 4th in BBWAA A.L. Manager
of the Year voting in 2007 and 2008.
Red Sox by Year
2008: Led the Red Sox to a 95-67 record (.586),
2nd-place in the A.L. East behind Tampa Bay
and the clubs 2nd playoff berth in as many
years, clinching the Wild Card on September 26...Won his 400th game as Red Sox manager, May 17,
2008 vs. Milwaukee, one of 7 Boston skippers to reach
that plateauPosted his 700th career win on June 8 vs.
Seattle, one of 79 managers ever to reach that mark,
9th among actives...Missed 3 games, all in Baltimore,
May 13-14 (family death) and June 1 (daughters high
school graduation)Was ejected a Red Sox low one
time, May 27 at Seattle...Agreed to terms on a 3-year
contract extension through 2011 with a 2-year club option
for the 2012 and 2013 seasons on February 24.
2007: With a 96-66 record (.593), had the 2nd highest
win total for a Red Sox manager in the last 29 years (beginning
1979) to his 98-64 mark in 2004...Became the
10th manager in club history to win 300 games on May
8 at Toronto...Earned career managerial victory No. 600
on May 29 vs. Cleveland...The April 19 contest at Toronto
was his 500th game as Sox skipper...Was ejected 5
times in 2007: June 6 at Oakland by HP umpire Dan Iassogna,
June 23 at San Diego by 3B umpire Brian Knight,
July 20 vs. the White Sox by 3B Tim McClelland, August
17 vs. the Angels (2) by 1B umpire Mark Wegner, and
August 30 at the Yankees by 2B umpire Derryl Cousins.
2006: Agreed to a 2-year contract extension through 2008 on March 14, 2006Earned his 200th
win as Red Sox manager on April 14 vs. Seattle (2-1 win) in 334th game...Was the 17th manager
in club history to reach the milestone, the 2nd fastest skipper to do so behind Joe McCarthy (323
games)Won his 500th career major league game on May 15 at Baltimore (11-1 win)...Managed
his 1,000th game in the big leagues on May 4 vs. Toronto (7-4 win)...When the Red Sox climbed 16
games above .500 for the first time on June 24 at 44-28, Francona was at .500 in his managerial
career (522-522) for the first time since he was 1-1 on April 2, 1997, 2 games into his stint with the
Phillies...Moved above .500 for his career on June 26 for the first time since he was 1-0 on April 1,
1997...Had Bostons only ejection of the season on September 23 in Toronto (Doug Eddings).
2005: Managed the Red Sox to a 95-67 (.586) record, a tie with the Yankees for 1st place in the A.L.
East Division and, by virtue of losing the season series with New York 10-9, the A.L. Wild Card...
Was 1st manager ever to guide the Red Sox into the postseason in each of his 1st 2 seasons in Boston
Managed A.L. All-Stars to a 7-5 victory over the N.L. on July 12 at DetroitHad 5 ejections
(April 14 vs. New York by umpire Greg Gibson, April 24 at Tampa Bay by umpire Ted Barrett, June
7 at St. Louis by umpire Larry Young, July 2 vs. Toronto by umpire Lance Barksdale and August 26
vs. Detroit by umpire Randy Marsh).
2004: Named the 44th manager in Red Sox history December 4, 2003, agreeing to a 3-year contract
with a club option for 2007In his first season at the helm in Boston, guided the club to
their first World Championship since 1918... Led team to a 98-64 regular-season record and the
A.L. Wild Card, finishing 2nd in the A.L. East, 3.0 games behind the Yankees...Is 2nd best record
ever for a Red Sox first-year manager to Jake Stahl in 1912 (105-47)Was the 6th Sox manager
to earn post-season berth in first year at the helm, joining Stahl (1912), Ed Barrow (1918), Dick
Williams (1967), Joe Morgan (1988) and Kevin Kennedy (1995), the 3rd to win the World Championship
(Stahl in 1912 and Barrow in 1918)Jack McKeon
led Florida to a World Series title after taking over in midseason
in 2003Went 11-3 in the postseason to give him
club career record for playoff wins.
Managerial/COaching Career
PHILADELPHIA: Guided the Phillies to a 285-363 record
from 1997-2000...Became the youngest manager in the
majors at age 37 when hired by Philadelphia on October
30, 1996After finishing 5th in N.L. East with 67-95 record
in 1996, the Phillies improved their record in each of next
3 seasons...Were 68-94 in 1997, including the leagues 3rdbest
record (44-33) after the All-Star break...The 1998 Phils
finished 75-87, rising to 3rd place in the division and staying
in the Wild Card chase until mid August...In 1999 Philadelphia
started 61-48 through August 6 en route to a 77-
85 record and a 3rd-place finish...Club was 65-97 in 2000...Dismissed as manager on October 1, 2000.
MINOR LEAGUES: Began his coaching career
immediately upon the conclusion of his playing
days in 1991, as hitting instructor for the White
Sox Rookie-level Gulf Coast League club...
Managed Chicagos Single-A South Bend affiliate
in 1992 and skippered Double-A Birmingham
from 1993-95, earning Southern League
Manager of the Year and Baseball America Minor
League Manager of the Year honors after
leading the Barons to the league championship
in 1993...Had a career minor league record
of 296-266 (.527)Named the top managerial
prospect in the minors by Baseball America in
1994, the year he managed basketball great
Michael Jordan...Twice participated in the Arizona Fall League: as a coach for Grand Canyon in
1992 and as manager in Scottsdale in 1994, when he managed Nomar Garciaparra and Jordan
Elected to the Arizona Fall League Hall of Fame in 2005Guided Aguilas to the Dominican Winter
League championship after the 1995 season.
MAJOR LEAGUES: Served as 3rd base coach on Detroit manager Buddy Bells staff in 1996In
2001, was a Special Assistant to Baseball Operations for ClevelandAlso guided Team USA to a
7-3 record and the Silver Medal in the 2001 Baseball World Cup in Taipai, Taiwan, dropping the
title game to Cuba...Returned to the dugout as Jerry Narrons bench coach with Texas in 2002 and
spent 2003 as Ken Machas bench coach with the A.L. West champion Athletics.
Playing Career
A first round draft pick (22nd overall) by the Montreal Expos in 1980, played 12 pro seasons from
1980-91, including 10 years in the majors with the Expos (1981-85), Cubs (1986), Reds (1987),
Indians (1988) and Brewers (1989-90)...Batted .274 with 16 homers and 143 RBI in 708 major
league games as a first baseman and outfielderPlayed only 194 minor league games over parts
of 2 seasons before being promoted to the majors by Montreal for the first time on August 18,
1981 after hitting .350 for Double-A Memphis and Triple-A DenverHit his first major league
home run off Cardinals Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter on September 16, 1981Went 4-for-12 in five
games in Montreals 1981 Division Series vs. Philadelphia and 0-for-1 in 2 games in the 1981 N.L.
Championship Series vs. Los AngelesHis 2 best major league seasons were derailed by knee
problemsWas hitting .321 through 46 games in 1982 before undergoing season-ending surgery
on his right kneeHad a .346 average through 58 games in 1984 before a June 14 injury to his left
knee necessitated season-ending surgeryMade one major league appearance on the mound,
fanning one in a perfect inning for the Brewers May
15, 1989 at OaklandConcluded his pro career with
86 games at Triple-A Louisville (Cardinals) in 1991,
including 5 pitching appearances (1 ER/7.2 IP).
PERSONAL
Terry and his wife, the former Jacque Lang, make
their full-time home in BostonThey have 4 children:
Nicholas (7/11/85), Alyssa (4/7/87), Leah (1/27/90) and
Jamie (11/24/93)...Nick was drafted by the Red Sox
as a lefthanded pitcher out of high school in 2004...
Terry attended the University of Arizona, where he
played 3 seasons of baseballAs a junior in 1980,
won the Golden Spikes Award, presented annually
by USA Baseball to the nations top amateur player
Hit .401 en route to also being named College
Player of the Year by The Sporting NewsHit .458
at the College World Series and was named the series
MVPGraduated from New Brighton (PA) High
School in 1977, where he hit .769 in 1976Also
played basketball and golf in high schoolPicked
by the Cubs in the 2nd round of the June 1977 amateur
draft but did not signToured Italy with Team
USA in 1978...His father Tito spent 15 seasons in the
majors as a 1B-OF with 9 teams from 1956-70Was
a guest at a White House Dinner in January 2008.
Terry and his wife, the former Jacque Lang, make
their full-time home in BostonThey have 4 children:
Nicholas (7/11/85), Alyssa (4/7/87), Leah (1/27/90) and
Jamie (11/24/93)...Nick was drafted by the Red Sox
as a lefthanded pitcher out of high school in 2004...
Terry attended the University of Arizona, where he
played 3 seasons of baseballAs a junior in 1980,
won the Golden Spikes Award, presented annually
by USA Baseball to the nations top amateur player
Hit .401 en route to also being named College
Player of the Year by The Sporting NewsHit .458
at the College World Series and was named the series
MVPGraduated from New Brighton (PA) High
School in 1977, where he hit .769 in 1976Also
played basketball and golf in high schoolPicked
by the Cubs in the 2nd round of the June 1977 amateur
draft but did not signToured Italy with Team
USA in 1978...His father Tito spent 15 seasons in the
majors as a 1B-OF with 9 teams from 1956-70Was
a guest at a White House Dinner in January 2008.
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