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Frank Kostro

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Full Name: Frank Jerry Kostro Primary Position: 3B,OF,LF,1B
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/190 First Game: September 2, 1962
Birthdate: August 4, 1937 Final Game: September 21, 1969
Birthplace: Windber, Pennsylvania MLB Experience: 6 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[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.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
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

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
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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