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Frank Kostro
Frank Jerry Kostro

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.

Debut September 2, 1962
  vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 21, 1969
Born August 4, 1937 in Windber, PA

Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1962 24 DET AL  16   41    5   11   3  0   0    3   0  0   1   6  .268  .279  .341   64   14   1   1   0   0   0
 1963 25 TOT AL  74  151   10   34   3  1   2   10   0  0  15  30  .225  .293  .298   69   45   1   1   0   0   5
         DET AL  31   52    4   12   1  0   0    0   0  0   9  13  .231  .344  .250   68   13   1   0   0   0   2
         LAA AL  43   99    6   22   2  1   2   10   0  0   6  17  .222  .264  .323   69   32   0   1   0   0   3
 1964 26 MIN AL  59  103   10   28   5  0   3   12   0  0   4  21  .272  .303  .408   95   42   0   1   0   1   2
 1965 27 MIN AL  20   31    2    5   2  0   0    1   0  0   4   5  .161  .250  .226   34    7   0   1   0   0   1
 1967 29 MIN AL  32   31    4   10   0  0   0    2   0  0   3   2  .323  .382  .323  104   10   0   0   0   0   2
 1968 30 MIN AL  63  108    9   26   4  1   0    9   0  0   6  20  .241  .274  .296   68   32   1   3   1   0   2
 1969 31 MIN AL   2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      266  467   40  114  17  2   5   37   0  0  33  85  .244  .291  .321   74  150   3   7   1   1  12
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        284   24   69  10  1   3   23   0  0  20  52  .244  .291  .321   74   91   2   4   1   1   7
 Career High     74  151   10   34   5  1   3   12   0  0  15  30                          45   1   3   1   1   5
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1962 24 DET AL   44   32    4   3.4   105| .268  .266| .279  .339| .341  .415| .620  .754|  64  .364  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1963 25 TOT AL  168  124   13   2.8    92| .225  .252| .293  .318| .298  .389| .591  .707|  69  .327  -6.2  -0.6   0%
         DET AL   62   43    5   3.1    97| .231  .259| .344  .325| .250  .399| .594  .725|  68  .370  -1.9  -0.2   0%
         LAA AL  106   81    8   2.7    89| .222  .248| .264  .314| .323  .383| .587  .697|  69  .304  -4.3  -0.4   0%
 1964 26 MIN AL  109   78   12   4.1    97| .272  .257| .303  .325| .408  .399| .711  .724|  95  .489  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1965 27 MIN AL   36   28    2   1.9    96| .161  .256| .250  .327| .226  .393| .476  .720|  34  .205  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1967 29 MIN AL   34   23    3   3.5    91| .323  .252| .382  .322| .323  .377| .705  .699| 104  .474   0.2   0.0   0%
 1968 30 MIN AL  118   88    9   2.8    85| .241  .245| .274  .316| .296  .363| .570  .679|  68  .390  -4.2  -0.5   0%
 1969 31 MIN AL    2    2    0   0.0    98| .000  .259| .000  .336| .000  .390| .000  .726|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       511  375   43   3.1    93| .244  .253| .291  .322| .321  .387| .612  .709|  74  .380 -16.2  -1.8   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1962 24 DET AL 3B 11 9 20 1 2 .967 .951 2.64 2.79 3.11 3.08 10 84.0 1963 25 TOT AL 3B 25 22 39 3 5 .953 .947 2.44 2.85 2.86 3.02 20 192.0 TOT AL 1B 8 57 5 1 3 .984 .990 7.75 8.60 10.28 9.48 6 54.3 TOT AL OF 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.90 1.26 2.16 5 43.0 TOT AL RF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 1.70 0.96 1.99 3 28.0 TOT AL LF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.60 1.80 1.92 2 15.0 DET AL 3B 6 1 12 1 0 .929 .949 2.17 2.85 2.72 3.01 4 43.0 1B 3 21 3 0 0 1.000 .992 8.00 8.60 10.80 9.50 2 20.0 OF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.90 1.23 2.17 2 22.0 RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.99 1 14.0 LF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.60 3.38 1.91 1 8.0 LAA AL 3B 19 21 27 2 5 .960 .947 2.53 2.85 2.90 3.02 16 149.0 1B 5 36 2 1 3 .974 .990 7.60 8.60 9.97 9.47 4 34.3 OF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.90 1.29 2.14 3 21.0 RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.70 1.93 1.99 2 14.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.93 1 7.0 1964 26 MIN AL 3B 12 9 22 3 1 .912 .954 2.58 2.76 2.82 3.03 10 99.0 2B 7 5 11 1 1 .941 .982 2.29 4.54 3.20 5.16 7 45.0 LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.45 2.00 1.80 1 9.0 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.10 4.50 9.45 1 2.0 1965 27 MIN AL 2B 7 6 6 1 2 .923 .976 1.71 4.39 4.70 5.09 1 23.0 3B 6 4 12 4 4 .800 .958 2.67 2.87 3.97 3.12 2 36.3 OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1967 29 MIN AL OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.77 0.53 2.06 2 17.0 LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.40 0.60 1.86 2 15.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1968 30 MIN AL OF 24 30 2 0 0 1.000 .982 1.33 1.80 1.87 2.08 14 154.0 LF 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.45 1.46 1.85 8 92.3 RF 10 16 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.70 1.57 2.48 1.88 6 61.7 1B 5 24 0 0 1 1.000 .988 4.80 8.32 9.39 9.59 1 23.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1963 25 TOT AL 1B 8 57 5 1 3 .984 .990 7.75 8.60 10.28 9.48 6 54.3 DET AL 1B 3 21 3 0 0 1.000 .992 8.00 8.60 10.80 9.50 2 20.0 LAA AL 1B 5 36 2 1 3 .974 .990 7.60 8.60 9.97 9.47 4 34.3 1964 26 MIN AL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.10 4.50 9.45 1 2.0 1968 30 MIN AL 1B 5 24 0 0 1 1.000 .988 4.80 8.32 9.39 9.59 1 23.0 1964 26 MIN AL 2B 7 5 11 1 1 .941 .982 2.29 4.54 3.20 5.16 7 45.0 1965 27 MIN AL 2B 7 6 6 1 2 .923 .976 1.71 4.39 4.70 5.09 1 23.0 1962 24 DET AL 3B 11 9 20 1 2 .967 .951 2.64 2.79 3.11 3.08 10 84.0 1963 25 TOT AL 3B 25 22 39 3 5 .953 .947 2.44 2.85 2.86 3.02 20 192.0 DET AL 3B 6 1 12 1 0 .929 .949 2.17 2.85 2.72 3.01 4 43.0 LAA AL 3B 19 21 27 2 5 .960 .947 2.53 2.85 2.90 3.02 16 149.0 1964 26 MIN AL 3B 12 9 22 3 1 .912 .954 2.58 2.76 2.82 3.03 10 99.0 1965 27 MIN AL 3B 6 4 12 4 4 .800 .958 2.67 2.87 3.97 3.12 2 36.3 1967 29 MIN AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1963 25 TOT AL LF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.60 1.80 1.92 2 15.0 DET AL LF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.60 3.38 1.91 1 8.0 LAA AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.93 1 7.0 1964 26 MIN AL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.45 2.00 1.80 1 9.0 1965 27 MIN AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1967 29 MIN AL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.40 0.60 1.86 2 15.0 1968 30 MIN AL LF 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.45 1.46 1.85 8 92.3 1963 25 TOT AL OF 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.90 1.26 2.16 5 43.0 DET AL OF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.90 1.23 2.17 2 22.0 LAA AL OF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.90 1.29 2.14 3 21.0 1964 26 MIN AL OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 2.00 2.00 1 9.0 1965 27 MIN AL OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1967 29 MIN AL OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.77 0.53 2.06 2 17.0 1968 30 MIN AL OF 24 30 2 0 0 1.000 .982 1.33 1.80 1.87 2.08 14 154.0 1963 25 TOT AL RF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 1.70 0.96 1.99 3 28.0 DET AL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.99 1 14.0 LAA AL RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.70 1.93 1.99 2 14.0 1965 27 MIN AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1967 29 MIN AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1968 30 MIN AL RF 10 16 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.70 1.57 2.48 1.88 6 61.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B* 55 44 93 11 12 .926 .951 2.49 2.82 2.99 3.04 42 412.3 OF* 37 39 2 0 0 1.000 .981 1.11 1.81 1.64 2.09 22 225.0 22 0 16# LF* 22 21 0 0 0 1.000 .977 0.95 1.46 1.43 1.86 13 132.3 RF* 16 19 1 0 0 1.000 .976 1.25 1.61 1.94 1.91 9 92.7 1B* 14 82 5 1 4 .989 .990 6.21 8.46 9.87 9.51 8 79.3 2B* 14 11 17 2 3 .933 .979 2.00 4.46 3.71 5.14 8 68.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 120 176 117 14 19 .954 .969 2.44 3.36 3.36 3.60 80 785
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1956 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

June 15, 1963: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Paul Foytack to the Los Angeles Angels for George Thomas and cash.

June 11, 1964: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Los Angeles Angels to the Minnesota Twins. The Los Angeles Angels sent Billy Moran to the Cleveland Indians. The Minnesota Twins sent Vic Power and Lenny Green to the Los Angeles Angels. The Cleveland Indians sent Jerry Kindall to the Minnesota Twins.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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