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Frank Zupo

Frank Joseph Zupo (Noodles)

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 182 lb.

Born: August 29, 1939 in San Francisco, CA
High School: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (San Francisco, CA)
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 1, 1957 (Age 17)
Team: Orioles 1957-1961

Final Game: May 9, 1961 (Age 21)
Died: March 25, 2005 in Burlingame, CA
Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, CA
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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
1957 17 BAL AL 10 13 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .083 .154 .083 .237 -31 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1958 18 BAL AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1961 21 BAL AL 5 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .600 .750 1.350 266 3 0 0 0 0 0 /2
3 Yrs 16 20 18 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .167 .250 .222 .472 33 4 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 203 182 30 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 20 61 .167 .250 .222 .472 33 41 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1957 17 BAL AL 10 13 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .482 .499 -0.0 -0.1 -0 /2
1958 18 BAL AL 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .444 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 /2
1961 21 BAL AL 5 5 1 -0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .521 .501 0.1 0.0 1 /2
3 Seasons 16 20 -1 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .492 .500 0.0 -0.1 0

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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 PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1957 BAL AL 17 C 8 1 1 26.0 23 20 1 2 0 .913 -1 -46 7.27 2.63 .991 5.92 5.94 1 0 2 1 33% 47% 0
1958 BAL AL 18 C 1 0 0 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 9.00 4.00 .990 6.08 6.00 0 1 0 0 0
1961 BAL AL 21 C 4 0 0 8.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 7.88 1.75 .989 6.19 6.15 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons C 13 1 1 38.0 34 31 1 2 0 .941 -1 -32 7.58 2.46 .990 5.99 6.01 1 1 2 1 33% 47% 0
3 Seasons TOT 13 1 1 38.0 34 31 1 2 0 .941 -1 -32 7.58 2.46 .990 5.99 6.01 1 1 2 1 33% 47% 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1957 AL  born 1939-08-29 (3rd)
1958 AL  born 1939-08-29 (3rd)

                                         

Transactions

  • June 13, 1957: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).
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