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Frank Malzone

Frank James Malzone

Position: Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 28, 1930 in Bronx, NY
High School: Gompers (Bronx, NY)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 1955
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Angels 1955-1966

Final Game: October 1, 1966
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 5:11PM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #871. Bill Melton… #872. Don Slaught… #873. Pablo Sandoval… #874. FRANK MALZONE… #875. Red Smith… #876. Tony Clark… #877. Todd Hundley… 

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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
1955 25 BOS AL 6 21 20 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .350 .381 .400 .781 103 8 0 0 0 0 0 /5
1956 26 BOS AL 27 115 103 15 17 3 1 2 11 1 0 9 8 .165 .230 .272 .502 26 28 5 0 2 1 0 5
1957 27 BOS AL 153 672 634 82 185 31 5 15 103 2 1 31 41 .292 .323 .427 .751 99 271 15 1 1 5 1 *5 AS,MVP-7,RoY-2,GG
1958 28 BOS AL 155 672 627 76 185 30 2 15 87 1 3 33 53 .295 .333 .421 .754 102 264 21 4 5 3 3 *5 AS,MVP-25,GG
1959 29 BOS AL 154 660 604 90 169 34 2 19 92 6 0 42 58 .280 .323 .437 .760 104 264 15 1 3 10 6 *5 AS,MVP-14,GG
1960 30 BOS AL 152 647 595 60 161 30 2 14 79 2 3 36 42 .271 .313 .398 .711 89 237 20 4 4 8 4 *5 AS
1961 31 BOS AL 151 644 590 74 157 21 4 14 87 1 3 44 49 .266 .314 .386 .700 85 228 19 1 0 9 3 *5
1962 32 BOS AL 156 663 619 74 175 20 3 21 95 0 1 35 43 .283 .319 .426 .745 97 264 17 0 4 5 2 *5 MVP-31
1963 33 BOS AL 151 623 580 66 169 25 2 15 71 0 2 31 45 .291 .327 .419 .746 105 243 24 3 3 6 5 *5 AS
1964 34 BOS AL 148 585 537 62 142 19 0 13 56 0 0 37 43 .264 .312 .372 .685 86 200 7 2 5 4 1 *5 AS
1965 35 BOS AL 106 400 364 40 87 20 0 3 34 1 1 28 38 .239 .293 .319 .612 70 116 18 1 4 3 0 5
1966 36 CAL AL 82 166 155 6 32 5 0 2 12 0 0 10 11 .206 .253 .277 .530 55 43 4 0 0 1 1 5
12 Seasons 1441 5868 5428 647 1486 239 21 133 728 14 14 337 434 .274 .315 .399 .714 92 2166 165 17 31 55 26
162 Game Avg. 162 660 610 73 167 27 2 15 82 2 2 38 49 .274 .315 .399 .714 92 244 19 2 3 6 3
BOS (11 yrs) 1359 5702 5273 641 1454 234 21 131 716 14 14 327 423 .276 .317 .403 .720 93 2123 161 17 31 54 25
CAL (1 yr) 82 166 155 6 32 5 0 2 12 0 0 10 11 .206 .253 .277 .530 55 43 4 0 0 1 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1955 25 BOS AL 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ /5
1956 26 BOS AL 115 -12 1 -1 0 -2 0 3 -11 -1.1 -9 -0.9 -0.2 $ 5
1957 27 BOS AL 672 -1 1 3 -1 10 2 18 32 3.2 22 2.3 0.9 $ *5 AS,MVP-7,RoY-2,GG
1958 28 BOS AL 673 -1 2 2 -1 10 2 18 32 3.2 22 2.4 0.8 $ *5 AS,MVP-25,GG
1959 29 BOS AL 660 4 2 0 0 1 2 18 27 2.7 26 2.7 0.0 $ *5 AS,MVP-14,GG
1960 30 BOS AL 647 -15 -1 1 0 -3 4 18 4 0.3 7 0.7 -0.4 $ *5 AS
1961 31 BOS AL 643 -13 2 -2 0 3 4 17 11 1.1 8 0.8 0.3 $ *5
1962 32 BOS AL 663 -4 0 0 -2 8 4 18 24 2.4 16 1.6 0.8 $ *5 MVP-31
1963 33 BOS AL 623 1 1 0 -3 6 4 17 26 2.6 20 2.2 0.4 $ *5 AS
1964 34 BOS AL 585 -11 1 0 2 0 4 17 13 1.2 13 1.4 -0.2 $ *5 AS
1965 35 BOS AL 400 -17 0 1 -2 1 2 11 -4 -0.6 -5 -0.6 0.0 $ 5
1966 36 CAL AL 166 -9 0 0 -1 -1 1 5 -5 -0.7 -4 -0.4 -0.3 $ 5
12 Seasons 5868 -78 9 5 -8 34 29 161 151 14.5 118 12.4 2.1 $
BOS (11 yrs) 5702 -69 9 5 -7 35 28 156 156 15.2 122 12.8 2.4 $
CAL (1 yr) 166 -9 0 0 -1 -1 1 5 -5 -0.7 -4 -0.4 -0.3 $

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1955 BOS AL 25 3B 4 17 2 15 0 1 1.000 0 4.25 .950 3.15
1956 BOS AL 26 3B 26 87 24 57 6 4 .931 -2 3.12 .949 3.19
1957 BOS AL 27 3B 153 546 151 370 25 31 .954 10 3.41 .951 3.24 AS,MVP-7,RoY-2,GG
1958 BOS AL 28 3B 155 544 139 378 27 36 .950 10 3.34 .951 3.08 AS,MVP-25,GG
1959 BOS AL 29 3B 154 515 134 357 24 40 .953 1 3.19 .952 3.19 AS,MVP-14,GG
1960 BOS AL 30 3B 151 503 159 318 26 36 .948 -3 3.16 .952 3.14 AS
1961 BOS AL 31 3B 149 463 136 304 23 45 .950 3 2.95 .950 3.15
1962 BOS AL 32 3B 156 483 154 313 16 32 .967 8 2.99 .952 3.07 MVP-31
1963 BOS AL 33 3B 148 450 151 283 16 18 .964 6 2.93 .947 3.02 AS
1964 BOS AL 34 3B 143 417 141 259 17 24 .959 0 2.80 .955 3.02 AS
1965 BOS AL 35 3B 96 257 79 170 8 19 .969 1 2.59 .960 3.12
1966 CAL AL 36 3B 35 106 38 60 8 3 .925 -1 2.80 .954 3.03
12 Seasons 3B 1370 4388 1308 2884 196 289 .955 34 3.06 .952 3.11
12 Seasons TOT 1370 4388 1308 2884 196 289 .955 34 3.06 .952 3.11
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1957 *
1958 (3B)
1959-1 *
1959-2 (3B)
1960-1 (3B)
1960-2 (3B)
1963 (3B)
1964

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1957 AL (7, 17%)
1958 AL (25, 0%)
1959 AL (14, 7%)
1962 AL (31, 1%)
0.25 Career Shares (673rd)

Gold Gloves
1957 ML (3B)
1958 AL (3B)
1959 AL (3B)
All multiple winners

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1957 AL  0.9 (10th)
1958 AL  0.8 (10th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1957 AL  .292 (10th)
1963 AL  .291 (6th)

Games Played s c a p y
1957 AL  153 (3rd)
1958 AL  155 (1st)
1959 AL  154 (2nd)
1960 AL  152 (5th)

At Bats s c a p y
1957 AL  634 (2nd)
1958 AL  627 (1st)
1959 AL  604 (3rd)
1960 AL  595 (3rd)
1962 AL  619 (10th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1957 AL  672 (6th)
1958 AL  672 (3rd)
1959 AL  660 (6th)
1960 AL  647 (6th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1957 AL  82 (10th)
1959 AL  90 (10th)

Hits s c a p y
1957 AL  185 (2nd)
1958 AL  185 (2nd)
1959 AL  169 (6th)
1960 AL  161 (9th)
1963 AL  169 (6th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1957 AL  271 (5th)
1958 AL  264 (9th)
1959 AL  264 (9th)

Doubles s c a p y
1957 AL  31 (3rd)
1958 AL  30 (6th)
1959 AL  34 (2nd)
1960 AL  30 (8th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1957 AL  103 (3rd)
1958 AL  87 (7th)
1959 AL  92 (8th)
1962 AL  95 (10th)

Singles s c a p y
1957 AL  134 (2nd)
1958 AL  138 (2nd)
1959 AL  114 (9th)
1960 AL  115 (10th)
1962 AL  131 (6th)
1963 AL  127 (3rd)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1957 AL  51 (7th)
1959 AL  55 (7th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1958 AL  222 (10th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1959 AL  10 (3rd)
1960 AL  8 (3rd)
1961 AL  9 (4th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1959 AL  6 (7th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1957 AL  15 (9th)
1958 AL  21 (3rd)
1959 AL  15 (6th)
1960 AL  20 (3rd)
1961 AL  19 (4th)
1962 AL  17 (9th)
1963 AL  24 (1st)
1965 AL  18 (6th)
Career  165 (200th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1957 AL  15.5 (6th)
1958 AL  11.8 (7th)
1960 AL  14.2 (6th)
1961 AL  12.0 (9th)
1962 AL  14.4 (8th)
1963 AL  12.9 (7th)
1964 AL  12.5 (4th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1957 AL  471 (4th)
1958 AL  474 (1st)
1959 AL  463 (2nd)
1960 AL  469 (3rd)
1961 AL  464 (10th)

Errors Committed† s c a p y
1957 AL  25 (3rd)
1958 AL  27 (3rd)
1959 AL  24 (4th)
1960 AL  26 (4th)

Def. Games as 3B s c a p y
1957 AL  153 (1st)
1958 AL  155 (1st)
1959 AL  154 (1st)
1960 AL  151 (2nd)
1961 AL  149 (2nd)
1962 AL  156 (4th)
1963 AL  148 (5th)
1964 AL  143 (4th)
Career  1,370 (51st)

Putouts as 3B s c a p y
1957 AL  151 (1st)
1958 AL  139 (2nd)
1959 AL  134 (2nd)
1960 AL  159 (2nd)
1961 AL  136 (4th)
1962 AL  154 (4th)
1964 AL  141 (2nd)
Career  1,308 (55th)

Assists as 3B s c a p y
1957 AL  370 (1st)
1958 AL  378 (1st)
1959 AL  357 (1st)
1960 AL  318 (2nd)
1961 AL  304 (3rd)
1962 AL  313 (4th)
Career  2,884 (47th)

Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y
1957 AL  25 (1st)
1958 AL  27 (1st)
1959 AL  24 (2nd)
1960 AL  26 (1st)
1961 AL  23 (1st)
1964 AL  17 (5th)
Career  196 (86th)

Total Zone Runs as 3B s c a p y
1957 AL  10 (2nd)
1958 AL  10 (1st)
1962 AL  8 (3rd)
1963 AL  6 (3rd)
Career  34 (40th)

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B† s c a p y
1957 AL  3.44 (3rd)
1958 AL  3.37 (2nd)
1959 AL  3.24 (5th)
1960 AL  3.24 (4th)
1961 AL  3.02 (5th)
1962 AL  3.03 (5th)
1963 AL  2.95 (5th)

Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y
1957 AL  3.41 (1st)
1958 AL  3.34 (1st)
1959 AL  3.19 (2nd)
1960 AL  3.16 (3rd)
1961 AL  2.95 (5th)
1962 AL  2.99 (4th)
1963 AL  2.93 (4th)
Career  3.06 (75th)

Fielding % as 3B s c a p y
1957 AL  .954 (4th)
1958 AL  .950 (5th)
1959 AL  .953 (5th)
1962 AL  .967 (3rd)
1963 AL  .964 (2nd)
1964 AL  .959 (4th)
1965 AL  .969 (4th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (598), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 62 (408), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 30 (604), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1389), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  3. Doug Rader (922)
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  5. Melvin Mora (908)
  6. Jorge Orta (906)
  7. Edgardo Alfonzo (906)
  8. David Bell (903)
  9. Hector Lopez (902)
  10. Al Cowens (901)
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  1. Chris Sabo (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  3. Ray Jablonski (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Joe Randa (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Joe Randa (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Joe Randa (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Joe Randa (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Charlie Hayes (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Charlie Hayes (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Charlie Hayes (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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