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Frank Kostro

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Third Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: August 4, 1937 in Windber, PA us

High School: Forbes HS (Pittsburgh, PA)

School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Debut: September 2, 1962 (Age 25-029d, 12,021st in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 21, 1969 (Age 32-048d)
vs. SEP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: Frank Jerry Kostro

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.9

AB

467

H

114

HR

BA

.244

R

RBI

SB

OBP

.291

SLG

.321

OPS

.613

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1956	18	DET-min	D	114	530	455	97	151	22	6	4	83	8		63	31	.332	.411	.433	.844		197		3	2	7			JAM · PONY
1957	19	DET-min	B	141	632	575	84	167	34	12	4	70	6		47	43	.290	.347	.412	.759		237		4	4	2	0		DHM · CARL
1958	20	DET-min	A,AA	109	460	395	60	109	10	6	3	29	6		53	36	.276	.366	.354	.721		140		4	7	1	2		AUG,BIR · SALL,SOUA
1959	21	DET-min	A,AAA,AA	128	536	477	72	143	23	5	7	58	7		43	45	.300	.363	.413	.776		197		7	4	5	4		KNX,CHL,BIR · SALL,AA,SOUA
1960	22	DET-min	AA,AAA	118	513	463	78	127	23	6	6	61	6	1	41	41	.274	.337	.389	.726		180		4	3	2	0		VCT,BIR,DEN · TL,SOUA,AA
1961	23	DET-min	AAA	73	216	184	24	50	8	2	4	26	4		24	31	.272	.360	.402	.762		74		3	2	3	1		DEN · AA
1962	24	DET-min	AAA	136	601	514	84	165	33	8	13	97	3		66	62	.321	.402	.492	.895		253		8	7	6	3		DEN · AA
1962	24	DET	AL	16	44	41	5	11	3	0	0	3	0	0	1	6	.268	.279	.341	.621	64	14	0	0	1	1	0	5/H
1963	25	LAA-min	AAA	10	46	41	8	17	4	0	2	4	0	0	5	4	.415	.478	.659	1.137		27		0	0	0			HAW · PCL
1963	25	TOT	AL	74	168	151	10	34	3	1	2	10	0	0	15	30	.225	.293	.298	.591	69	45	5	0	1	1	0	H5/397
1963	25	DET	AL	31	62	52	4	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	13	.231	.344	.250	.594	68	13	2	0	1	0	0	H/5397
1963	25	LAA	AL	43	106	99	6	22	2	1	2	10	0	0	6	17	.222	.264	.323	.587	69	32	3	0	0	1	0	5H/397
1964	26	LAA-min	AAA	37	139	125	15	43	7	0	1	18	0	0	14	14	.344	.410	.424	.834		53		0	0	0			HAW · PCL
1964	26	MIN	AL	59	110	103	10	28	5	0	3	12	0	0	4	21	.272	.303	.408	.711	95	42	2	1	0	1	0	H5/473
1965	27	CAL-min	AAA	74	272	238	30	67	13	3	5	29	1	0	31	38	.282	.364	.424	.788		101		1	0	2			SLE · PCL
1965	27	MIN	AL	20	36	31	2	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	4	5	.161	.250	.226	.476	34	7	1	0	0	1	0	/H4579

1966	28	MIN-min	AAA	140	550	483	74	145	32	6	10	78	5	3	52	42	.300	.365	.453	.819		219		2	5	8			DEN · PCL
1967	29	MIN-min	AAA	55	215	179	35	66	9	1	2	28	2	2	29	16	.369	.458	.464	.922		83		3	1	3			DEN · PCL
1967	29	MIN	AL	32	34	31	4	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	2	.323	.382	.323	.705	103	10	2	0	0	0	0	H/759
1968	30	MIN	AL	63	118	108	9	26	4	1	0	9	0	0	6	20	.241	.274	.296	.570	69	32	2	0	1	3	1	H79/3
1969	31	MIN-min	AAA	57	240	206	35	64	12	2	6	36	1	0	26	16	.311	.392	.476	.867		98		4	0	4			DEN · AA
1969	31	MIN	AL	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H
7 Yrs				266	512	467	40	114	17	2	5	37	0	0	33	85	.244	.291	.321	.613	74	150	12	1	3	7	1
162 Game Avg.				162	312	284	24	69	10	1	3	23	0	0	20	52	.244	.291	.321	.613	74	91	7	1	2	4	1

MIN (5 yrs)				176	300	275	25	69	11	1	3	24	0	0	17	49	.251	.292	.331	.623	78	91	7	1	1	5	1
DET (2 yrs)				47	106	93	9	23	4	0	0	3	0	0	10	19	.247	.317	.290	.608	67	27	2	0	2	1	0
LAA (1 yr)				43	106	99	6	22	2	1	2	10	0	0	6	17	.222	.264	.323	.587	69	32	3	0	0	1	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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