Frank
Kostro
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: August 4, 1937 in Usa, PA, WINDBER
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1962 24 TOR AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5
1963 25 TOR AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 3 3 6 6 6
1964 26 TOR AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
1965 27 TOR AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 3 3 7 7 7
1966 28 TOR AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 3 3 7 7 7
1967 29 TOR AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 3 3 7 7 7
1968 30 TOR AL     5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
1970 32 NYG NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 3 3 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1962 24 TOR AL 57 115 7 21 2 0 0 5 0 0 11 28 .183 .254 .200 .454 4.1 0.0
1963 25 TOR AL 33 39 3 8 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 13 .205 .225 .282 .507 2.2 0.0
1964 26 TOR AL 53 134 16 34 5 2 2 14 0 0 9 21 .254 .301 .366 .666 14.7 3.1
1965 27 TOR AL 85 153 14 25 4 1 2 13 0 0 10 36 .163 .213 .242 .455 6.7 0.0
1966 28 AAA   56 211 19 51 5 1 3 22 3 4 18 23 .242 .301 .318 .619 20.0  
    AA   53 212 20 56 10 0 4 24 1 1 19 26 .264 .325 .368 .693 25.3  
    A   28 105 8 33 2 0 2 7 0 1 16 15 .314 .405 .390 .795 17.0  
1967 29 AAA   127 453 59 127 31 0 8 51 3 4 30 63 .280 .325 .402 .727 56.0  
1968 30 TOR AL 46 50 9 14 2 0 2 4 0 0 2 9 .280 .308 .440 .748 5.9 1.0
1970 32 AAA   76 230 26 65 12 2 4 28 4 2 11 40 .283 .315 .404 .720 28.0  
5 Years Sim 274 491 49 102 14 4 6 39 0 0 33 107 .208 .257 .289 .546 33.7 4.0
3 Years AAA 259 894 104 243 48 3 15 101 10 10 59 126 .272 .318 .383 .700 103.9  
1 Years AA 53 212 20 56 10 0 4 24 1 1 19 26 .264 .323 .368 .691 25.3  
1 Years A 28 105 8 33 2 0 2 7 0 1 16 15 .314 .402 .390 .792 17.0  
5 Years Minors 340 1211 132 332 60 3 21 132 11 12 94 167 .274 .326 .381 .707 146.3  
162 Game Average 290 28 60 8 2 3 23 0 0 19 63 .208 .257 .289 .546 19.9  
Career Highs 85 153 16 34 5 2 2 14 0 0 11 36 .280 .308 .440 .748 14.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   310 29 66 9 3 3 27 0 0 17 63 .213 .253 .290 .543 21.8
vs LH   181 20 36 5 1 3 12 0 0 16 44 .199 .264 .287 .551 14.0
Home 140 242 33 45 8 2 2 14 0 0 21 57 .186 .251 .260 .511 15.4
Away 134 249 16 57 6 2 4 25 0 0 12 50 .229 .263 .317 .581 20.3
RISP   93 0 21 1 1 2 33 0 0 8 12 .226 .284 .323 .607 8.9
Pinch Hitting   106 15 25 3 0 2 11 0 0 5 22 .236 .270 .321 .591 9.0
Close/Late   90 8 19 2 0 1 8 0 0 4 18 .211 .245 .267 .511 5.4
Mar/Apr 35 47 6 10 3 0 1 3 0 0 5 16 .213 .283 .340 .623 4.7
May 40 59 9 11 0 1 1 4 0 0 5 12 .186 .250 .271 .521 4.1
June 58 135 8 24 4 1 2 13 0 0 7 29 .178 .218 .267 .485 7.0
July 47 65 7 11 0 1 0 4 0 0 3 11 .169 .206 .200 .406 1.9
August 50 88 9 26 5 1 1 9 0 0 9 16 .295 .361 .409 .770 12.7
Sep/Oct 44 97 10 20 2 0 1 6 0 0 4 23 .206 .238 .258 .495 5.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1962 24 TOR AL 3B 16 14 128.3 5 34 4 4 .907 2.74   0.2
    RF 8 6 51.3 12 0 0 0 1.000 2.10   0.2
    LF 5 3 29.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.55    
    SS 3 0 13.3 3 2 0 1 1.000 3.38   0.0
    2B 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 3 1.000 8.00   0.1
1963 25 TOR AL LF 4 3 19.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.37    
    RF 6 2 19.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 3.32   0.1
    3B 7 1 17.0 0 4 0 0 1.000 2.12   0.1
1964 26 TOR AL 3B 35 28 232.7 13 63 4 6 .950 2.94   0.7
    RF 8 4 43.0 12 2 0 1 1.000 2.93   0.2
    LF 6 4 35.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
1965 27 TOR AL RF 22 16 135.0 22 0 1 0 .957 1.47   0.6
    LF 21 13 122.7 28 0 0 0 1.000 2.05    
    3B 6 3 34.0 3 5 0 2 1.000 2.12   0.1
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.0
1968 30 TOR AL 3B 13 4 50.0 2 7 0 1 1.000 1.62   0.1
    CF 11 1 31.7 9 1 0 0 1.000 2.84   0.4
    1B 4 1 8.0 7 0 0 1 1.000 7.88   0.0
    RF 2 1 8.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38    
    LF 3 0 5.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 5.40    
  3B 77 50 462.0 23 113 8 13 .944 2.65   1.3
  RF 46 29 256.3 56 2 1 1 .983 2.04   1.1
  LF 39 23 210.7 48 0 0 0 1.000 2.05    
  CF 11 1 31.7 9 1 0 0 1.000 2.84   0.4
  SS 4 0 15.3 3 3 0 2 1.000 3.52   0.0
  2B 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 3 1.000 8.00   0.1
  1B 4 1 8.0 7 0 0 1 1.000 7.88   0.0
Career Totals   182 105 993.0 150 123 9 20 .968 2.47   2.8
Career Highs   50 36 310.7 53 65 4 8 1.000 2.81    
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History
Had first career hit on 6/2/1962, off Jim Brewer (COL)
Hit first career homerun on 6/2/1964, off Don Gross (SDP)
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Toronto on 10/22/1968
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 6/1/1970 to a minor league deal