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Frankie Gustine
Frank William Gustine
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 20, 1920 in Hoopeston, IL
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1937. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1939
Final Game: May 17, 1950
Died: April 1, 1991 in Davenport, IA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1939 19 PIT NL 22 84 70 5 13 3 0 0 3 0 9 4 .186 .278 .229 .507 39 16 3 0 5 5
1940 20 PIT NL 133 565 524 59 147 32 7 1 55 7 35 39 .281 .328 .374 .702 94 196 13 2 4 *4 MVP-34
1941 21 PIT NL 121 497 463 46 125 24 7 1 46 5 28 38 .270 .313 .359 .672 89 166 9 1 5 *45
1942 22 PIT NL 115 422 388 34 89 11 4 2 35 5 29 27 .229 .286 .294 .580 68 114 14 2 3 *4/562
1943 23 PIT NL 112 454 414 40 120 21 3 0 43 12 32 36 .290 .341 .355 .696 99 147 8 0 8 64/3
1944 24 PIT NL 127 446 405 42 93 18 3 2 42 8 33 41 .230 .288 .304 .591 64 123 14 0 8 *64/5
1945 25 PIT NL 128 523 478 67 134 27 5 2 66 8 37 33 .280 .335 .370 .705 93 177 14 2 6 *64/2
1946 26 PIT NL 131 548 495 60 128 23 6 8 52 2 40 52 .259 .318 .378 .696 95 187 13 3 10 *46/5 AS,MVP-28
1947 27 PIT NL 156 691 616 102 183 30 6 9 67 5 63 65 .297 .364 .409 .773 102 252 15 2 10 *5 AS
1948 28 PIT NL 131 499 449 68 120 19 2 9 42 5 42 62 .267 .333 .379 .711 90 170 12 2 6 *5 AS
1949 29 CHC NL 76 285 261 29 59 13 4 4 27 3 18 22 .226 .279 .352 .631 70 92 9 1 5 54
1950 30 SLB AL 9 23 19 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 8 .158 .273 .211 .483 23 4 1 0 1 /5
12 Seasons 1261 5037 4582 553 1214 222 47 38 480 60 1 369 427 .265 .322 .359 .681 87 1644 125 15 71
162 Game Avg. 162 647 589 71 156 29 6 5 62 8 47 55 .265 .322 .359 .681 87 211 16 2 9
PIT (10 yrs) 1176 4729 4302 523 1152 208 43 34 451 57 348 397 .268 .325 .360 .684 89 1548 115 14 65
CHC (1 yr) 76 285 261 29 59 13 4 4 27 3 18 22 .226 .279 .352 .631 70 92 9 1 5
SLB (1 yr) 9 23 19 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 8 .158 .273 .211 .483 23 4 1 0 1
NL (11 yrs) 1252 5014 4563 552 1211 221 47 38 478 60 366 419 .265 .322 .359 .681 88 1640 124 15 70
AL (1 yr) 9 23 19 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 8 .158 .273 .211 .483 23 4 1 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1939 PIT NL 19 3B 22 77 17 52 8 3 .896 3.14 .945 2.79
1940 PIT NL 20 2B 130 733 288 402 43 92 .941 5.31 .965 5.14 MVP-34
1941 PIT NL 21 2B 104 614 269 317 28 45 .954 5.63 .962 5.25
1941 PIT NL 21 3B 15 68 24 36 8 2 .882 4.00 .953 3.16
1942 PIT NL 22 2B 108 565 227 312 26 53 .954 4.99 .968 5.19
1942 PIT NL 22 3B 2 5 2 2 1 1 .800 2.00 .940 3.05
1942 PIT NL 22 SS 2 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 4.85
1942 PIT NL 22 C 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 1.000 4.30 0
1943 PIT NL 23 SS 68 389 135 230 24 41 .938 5.37 .955 4.97
1943 PIT NL 23 2B 40 196 75 115 6 23 .969 4.75 .969 5.40
1943 PIT NL 23 1B 1 6 3 0 3 1 .500 3.00 1.000 10.00
1944 PIT NL 24 SS 116 547 183 330 34 52 .938 4.42 .955 4.85
1944 PIT NL 24 2B 11 46 23 21 2 3 .957 4.00 .963 5.04
1944 PIT NL 24 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00
1945 PIT NL 25 SS 104 503 177 291 35 52 .930 4.50 .948 4.75
1945 PIT NL 25 2B 29 150 69 75 6 11 .960 4.97 .967 5.05
1945 PIT NL 25 C 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 1.000 3.80 0
1946 PIT NL 26 2B 113 639 290 328 21 61 .967 5.47 .970 5.09 AS,MVP-28
1946 PIT NL 26 SS 13 62 20 40 2 8 .968 4.62 .956 4.67 AS,MVP-28
1946 PIT NL 26 3B 7 29 9 19 1 1 .966 4.00 .952 2.84 AS,MVP-28
1947 PIT NL 27 3B 156 554 193 330 31 35 .944 3.35 .947 2.80 AS
1948 PIT NL 28 3B 118 396 119 256 21 21 .947 3.18 .941 2.81 AS
1949 CHC NL 29 3B 55 174 52 110 12 13 .931 2.95 .953 2.98
1949 CHC NL 29 2B 16 103 52 47 4 15 .961 6.19 .977 5.07
1950 SLB AL 30 3B 6 21 10 8 3 3 .857 3.00 .962 3.03
8 Seasons 2B 551 3046 1293 1617 136 303 .955 5.28 .967 5.17
9 Seasons 3B 382 1324 426 813 85 79 .936 3.24 .946 2.85
5 Seasons SS 303 1505 517 893 95 153 .937 4.65 .953 4.83
2 Seasons C 2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 1.000 4.05 0
1 Season 1B 1 6 3 0 3 1 .500 3.00 1.000 10.00
12 Seasons TOT 1239 5885 2243 3323 319 536 .946 4.49 .904 4.37 0
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1958 BBWAA ( 1.1%)

All-Star Games
1946 *
1947 (3B)
1948 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1940 NL (34, 0%)
1946 NL (28, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1469th)

Games Played s c a p y
1947 NL  156 (1st)

At Bats s c a p y
1947 NL  616 (4th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1947 NL  691 (4th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1947 NL  102 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1947 NL  183 (3rd)

Total Bases s c a p y
1947 NL  252 (10th)

Doubles s c a p y
1947 NL  30 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1947 NL  65 (8th)
1948 NL  62 (10th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1943 NL  12 (3rd)

Singles s c a p y
1947 NL  138 (3rd)

Times On Base s c a p y
1947 NL  248 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1946 NL  3 (10th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1944 NL  14 (9th)
1945 NL  14 (8th)
1947 NL  15 (10th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1947 NL  458 (3rd)

Youngest s c a p y
1939 NL  born 1920-02-20 (2nd)
1940 NL  born 1920-02-20 (4th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (725), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 12 (1268), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 12 (1042), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 14 (1273), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  6. Ron Oester (941)
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  6. Buddy Kerr (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  8. Cass Michaels (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  10. Rennie Stennett (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1937 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

December 8, 1948: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Cal McLish to the Chicago Cubs for Cliff Chambers and Clyde McCullough.

September 14, 1949: Selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Chicago Cubs.

December 13, 1949: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics with Ray Ippolito (minors), Ray Coleman, Billy DeMars and $100,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Bob Dillinger and Paul Lehner.

May 22, 1950: Released by the St. Louis Browns.

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