Frankie Gustine
[edit] Biography
Frankie Gustine (Frank William Gustine) was born on February 20, 1920 in Hoopeston, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on September 13, 1939 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1940, his rookie year, he hit .281 with 1 home run and 55 RBI. Gustine played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Browns over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Frankie Gustine's best season was 1947, when he hit for a .297 average and knocked in 67 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1939
| PIT
| N
| 22
| 70
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 3
| .186
| .278
| .229
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1940
| PIT
| N
| 133
| 524
| 59
| 147
| 1
| 55
| .281
| .328
| .374
| 32
| 7
| 35
| 39
| 2
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 13
|
| 1941
| PIT
| N
| 121
| 463
| 46
| 125
| 1
| 46
| .270
| .313
| .359
| 24
| 7
| 28
| 38
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 9
|
| 1942
| PIT
| N
| 115
| 388
| 34
| 89
| 2
| 35
| .229
| .286
| .294
| 11
| 4
| 29
| 27
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 14
|
| 1943
| PIT
| N
| 112
| 414
| 40
| 120
| 0
| 43
| .290
| .341
| .355
| 21
| 3
| 32
| 36
| 0
| 8
| 12
| 0
| 8
|
| 1944
| PIT
| N
| 127
| 405
| 42
| 93
| 2
| 42
| .230
| .288
| .304
| 18
| 3
| 33
| 41
| 0
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 14
|
| 1945
| PIT
| N
| 128
| 478
| 67
| 134
| 2
| 66
| .280
| .335
| .370
| 27
| 5
| 37
| 33
| 2
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 14
|
| 1946
| PIT
| N
| 131
| 495
| 60
| 128
| 8
| 52
| .259
| .318
| .378
| 23
| 6
| 40
| 52
| 3
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 13
|
| 1947
| PIT
| N
| 156
| 616
| 102
| 183
| 9
| 67
| .297
| .364
| .409
| 30
| 6
| 63
| 65
| 2
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 15
|
| 1948
| PIT
| N
| 131
| 449
| 68
| 120
| 9
| 42
| .267
| .333
| .379
| 19
| 2
| 42
| 62
| 2
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 12
|
| 1949
| CHI
| N
| 76
| 261
| 29
| 59
| 4
| 27
| .226
| .279
| .352
| 13
| 4
| 18
| 22
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 9
|
| 1950
| STL
| A
| 9
| 19
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .158
| .273
| .211
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1252
| 4563
| 552
| 1211
| 38
| 478
| .265
| .322
| .359
| 221
| 47
| 366
| 419
| 15
| 70
| 60
| 0
| 124
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 9
| 19
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .158
| .273
| .211
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 1261
| 4582
| 553
| 1214
| 38
| 480
| .265
| .322
| .359
| 222
| 47
| 369
| 427
| 15
| 71
| 60
| 0
| 125
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1939
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 52
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .896
|
| 1940
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 288
| 402
| 43
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1941
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 269
| 317
| 28
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1941
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 36
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1942
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1942
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1942
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 108
| 0
| 0
| 227
| 312
| 26
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1942
| PIT
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1943
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1943
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 135
| 230
| 24
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1943
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 75
| 115
| 6
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1944
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1944
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 116
| 0
| 0
| 183
| 330
| 34
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1944
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 21
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1945
| PIT
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1945
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 177
| 291
| 35
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1945
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 69
| 75
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1946
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1946
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 290
| 328
| 21
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1946
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 40
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1947
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 156
| 0
| 0
| 193
| 330
| 31
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1948
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 119
| 256
| 21
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1949
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 52
| 110
| 12
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1949
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 52
| 47
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1950
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 8
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 551
| 0
| 0
| 1293
| 1617
| 136
| 303
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 303
| 0
| 0
| 517
| 893
| 95
| 153
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 382
| 0
| 0
| 426
| 813
| 85
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1937).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Cal McLish to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Clyde McCullough and Cliff Chambers (December 8, 1948).
- Claimed on waivers by Philadelphia Athletics from Chicago Cubs (September 14, 1949).
- Traded by Philadelphia Athletics with Ray Coleman, Billy DeMars, Ray Ippolito and $100000 to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Bob Dillinger and Paul Lehner (December 13, 1949).
- Released by St. Louis Browns (May 22, 1950).
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