Frank Mancuso

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: May 23, 1918 in Houston, TX us

Died: August 4, 2007 in Houston, TX

Buried: Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX

High School: Milby HS (Houston, TX)

Debut: April 18, 1944 (Age 25-331d, 7,550th in MLB history)
vs. DET 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1947 (Age 29-126d)
vs. PHA 2 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Frank Octavius Mancuso

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Relatives: Brother of Gus Mancuso

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

AB

1002

H

241

HR

BA

.241

R

RBI

SB

OBP

.314

SLG

.306

OPS

.620

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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	IBB	Pos	Awards
1937	19	SFG-min	D	97	344	344		102	18	12	13						.297	.297	.532	.828		183						BLY · NEAR
1938	20	STL-SFG-min	B,C	62	188	188		58	12	3	3						.309	.309	.452	.761		85						CDR,FSM · IIIL,WA
1940	22	CHC-min	C	130	480	480		149	24	16	7						.310	.310	.471	.781		226						STJ · WA
1941	23	BAL-min	C	134	468	468		142	33	8	18						.303	.303	.524	.827		245						STJ · WA
1942	24	BAL-min	A1	131	435	435		109	12	3	11						.251	.251	.368	.618		160						SAN · TL
1944	26	SLB	AL	88	269	244	19	50	11	0	1	24	1	0	20	32	.205	.271	.262	.533	48	64	11	2	3	3	2
1945	27	SLB	AL	119	417	365	39	98	13	3	1	38	0	2	46	44	.268	.354	.329	.682	94	120	14	2	4	6	*2
1946	28	SLB	AL	87	294	262	22	63	8	3	3	23	1	0	30	31	.240	.323	.328	.651	78	86	7	2	0	2	2
1947	29	WSH	AL	43	137	131	5	30	5	1	0	13	0	0	5	11	.229	.257	.282	.540	52	37	8	0	1	0	2
1948	30	BAL-min	AAA	111	376	337	41	92	14	4	13	61	0		38	40	.273	.347	.454	.801		153		0	1			TOL · AA
1949	31	BAL-min	AAA	122	412	364	45	94	10	5	17	48	1		41	55	.258	.337	.453	.790		165		2	5			BLT · IL
1950	32	BAL-min	AA	111	303	303		72	16	0	9						.238	.238	.380	.617		115						SAN · TL
1951	33	NYY-BAL-min	AA	108	358	358		95	22	1	11						.265	.265	.425	.690		152						BMT,SAN · TL
1952	34	ATL-min	B	101	286	286		83	19	0	14						.290	.290	.503	.794		144						WFL · BSTL
1953	35	STL-min	AA,A	103	289	268	8	59	12	0	4	13	0	0	19	23	.220	.272	.310	.581		83		0	2			HSN,OMA · TL,WL
1954	36	STL-min	D	32	72	72		24	4	0	7						.333	.333	.681	1.014		49						ARD · SOSL
1955	37	STL-min	D	25	33	33		8	3	0	1						.242	.242	.424	.667		14						ARD · SOSL
4 Yrs				337	1117	1002	85	241	37	7	5	98	2	2	101	118	.241	.314	.306	.620	73	307	40	6	8	11
162 Game Avg.				162	537	482	41	116	18	3	2	47	1	1	49	57	.241	.314	.306	.620	73	148	19	3	4	5

SLB (3 yrs)				294	980	871	80	211	32	6	5	85	2	2	96	107	.242	.322	.310	.632	76	270	32	6	7	11
WSH (1 yr)				43	137	131	5	30	5	1	0	13	0	0	5	11	.229	.257	.282	.540	52	37	8	0	1	0

Player Value--Batting

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

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Frank Mancuso

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

H

HR

BA

R

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Transactions

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