Frank Kostro
[edit] Biography
Frank Kostro (Frank Jerry Kostro) was born on August 4, 1937 in Windber, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1962 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1963, his rookie year, he hit .225 with 2 home runs and 10 RBI. Kostro played for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 6 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1962
| DET
| A
| 16
| 41
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 3
| .268
| .279
| .341
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| 43
| 99
| 6
| 22
| 2
| 10
| .222
| .264
| .323
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1963
| DET
| A
| 31
| 52
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 0
| .231
| .344
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| 74
| 151
| 10
| 34
| 2
| 10
| .225
| .293
| .298
| 3
| 1
| 15
| 30
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1964
| MIN
| A
| 59
| 103
| 10
| 28
| 3
| 12
| .272
| .303
| .408
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| 20
| 31
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .161
| .250
| .226
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| 32
| 31
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .323
| .382
| .323
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1968
| MIN
| A
| 63
| 108
| 9
| 26
| 0
| 9
| .241
| .274
| .296
| 4
| 1
| 6
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1969
| MIN
| A
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 266
| 467
| 40
| 114
| 5
| 37
| .244
| .291
| .321
| 17
| 2
| 33
| 85
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 12
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1962
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 11
| 10
| 84
| 9
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| 3B
| 19
| 16
| 149
| 21
| 27
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 4
| 34.1
| 36
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1963
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 2
| 20
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| DET
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| DET
| A
| OF
| 3
| 2
| 22
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 6
| 4
| 43
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1963
| DET
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 6
| 54.1
| 57
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 6
| 5
| 43
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 25
| 20
| 192
| 22
| 39
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1963
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 4
| 3
| 28
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 12
| 10
| 99
| 9
| 22
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| 1964
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 7
| 45
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1964
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 1
| 23
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 6
| 2
| 36.1
| 4
| 12
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 3
| 2
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 25
| 14
| 154
| 30
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 1
| 23
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 15
| 8
| 92.1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 10
| 6
| 61.2
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 55
| 42
| 412.1
| 44
| 93
| 11
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 16
| 9
| 92.2
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 14
| 8
| 79.1
| 82
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 22
| 13
| 132.1
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 14
| 8
| 68
| 11
| 17
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 38
| 22
| 225
| 39
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1956).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Paul Foytack to Los Angeles Angels in exchange for George Thomas and cash (June 15, 1963).
- Traded by Los Angeles Angels to Minnesota Twins as part of 3-team trade in which Cleveland Indians sent Jerry Kindall to Minnesota Twins; Los Angeles Angels sent Billy Moran to Cleveland Indians; and Minnesota Twins sent Vic Power and Lenny Green to Los Angeles Angels (June 11, 1964).
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