Frank Kostro

Frank Jerry Kostro
Born: August 4, 1937
Windber, PA US
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, LF, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
Career: 1956-1970
Major League Statistics

Frank Kostro compiled a career batting average of .302 with 68 home runs and 623 RBI in his 1229-game career with the Jamestown Falcons, Durham Bulls, Birmingham Barons, Augusta Tigers, Knoxville Smokies, Charleston Senators, Victoria Rosebuds, Denver Bears, Hawaii Islanders, Seattle Angels and Hankyu Braves. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1970 campaign.

Durham Bulls	Charleston Senators	Denver Bears	Victoria Rosebuds	Hawaii Islanders	Seattle Angels
Denver Bears	Denver Bears	Hankyu Braves

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Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1956	D	NYPL	Jamestown Falcons	114	530	455	97	151	22	6	4	83	8		63	31	.332	.411	.433	.844	197		3	2	7
1957	B	CARL	Durham Bulls	141	632	575	84	167	34	12	4	70	6		47	43	.290	.347	.412	.759	237		4	4	2	0
1958	A	SALL2	Augusta Tigers	65	281	250	37	72	9	4	1	25	4		23	19	.288	.354	.368	.722	92		3	4	1	1
1958	AA	SOUA	Birmingham Barons	44	179	145	23	37	1	2	2	4	2		30	17	.255	.386	.331	.717	48		1	3	0	1
1959	AA	SOUA	Birmingham Barons	6	6	6		0									.000	.000	.000	.000	0
1959	A	SALL2	Knoxville Smokies	77	339	297	51	89	13	4	6	52	6		32	28	.300	.370	.431	.801	128		4	1	5	3
1959	AAA	AA2	Charleston Senators	45	191	174	21	54	10	1	1	6	1		11	17	.310	.362	.397	.758	69		3	3	0	1
1960	AA	TL	Victoria Rosebuds	70	301	270	49	74	11	6	4	38	2	1	28	16	.274	.341	.404	.745	109		0	2	1
1960	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	22	104	94	18	26	7	0	2	9	2		6	9	.277	.340	.415	.755	39		3	1	0	0
1960	AA	SOUA	Birmingham Barons	26	108	99	11	27	5	0	0	14	2		7	16	.273	.324	.323	.647	32		1	0	1	0
1961	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	73	216	184	24	50	8	2	4	26	4		24	31	.272	.360	.402	.762	74		3	2	3	1
1962	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	136	601	514	84	165	33	8	13	97	3		66	62	.321	.402	.492	.895	253		8	7	6	3
1963	AAA	PCL	Hawaii Islanders	10	46	41	8	17	4	0	2	4	0	0	5	4	.415	.478	.659	1.137	27		0	0	0
1964	AAA	PCL	Hawaii Islanders	37	139	125	15	43	7	0	1	18	0	0	14	14	.344	.410	.424	.834	53		0	0	0
1965	AAA	PCL	Seattle Angels	74	272	238	30	67	13	3	5	29	1	0	31	38	.282	.364	.424	.788	101		1	0	2
1966	AAA	PCL	Denver Bears	140	550	483	74	145	32	6	10	78	5	3	52	42	.300	.365	.453	.819	219		2	5	8
1967	AAA	PCL	Denver Bears	55	215	179	35	66	9	1	2	28	2	2	29	16	.369	.458	.464	.922	83		3	1	3
1969	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	57	240	206	35	64	12	2	6	36	1	0	26	16	.311	.392	.476	.867	98		4	0	4
1970	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hankyu Braves	37	48	45	3	9	2	0	1	6	0	0	2	8	.200	.250	.311	.561	14	1	1	0	0	0
Totals				1229	4998	4380	699	1323	232	57	68	623	49	6	496	427	.302	.375	.428	.803	1873	1	44	35	43	10

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1956	D	NYPL	Jamestown Falcons	SS	114	221	287	57	57	.899	4.456
1957	B	CARL	Durham Bulls	SS	141	216	348	51	75	.917	4.000
1958	A	SALL2	Augusta Tigers	SS	43	71	124	21	26	.903	4.535
1958	AA	SOUA	Birmingham Barons	SS	36	67	89	15	21	.912	4.333
1958	A	SALL2	Augusta Tigers	3B	22	20	41	11	7	.847	2.773
1959	A	SALL2	Knoxville Smokies	SS	76	118	218	37	51	.901	4.421
1959	AAA	AA2	Charleston Senators	SS	40	58	95	16	14	.905	3.825
1960	AA	TL	Victoria Rosebuds	SS	37	67	98	16	28	.912	4.459
1960	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	SS	21	41	60	14	12	.878	4.810
1960	AA	TL	Victoria Rosebuds	LF	20	22	2	1	0	.960	1.200
1960	AA	SOUA	Birmingham Barons	3B	17	16	33	4	3	.925	2.882
1961	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	OF	34	41	1	3	0	.933	1.235
1961	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	SS	15	29	44	4	7	.948	4.867
1962	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	OF	57	106	5	4	2	.965	1.947
1962	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	SS	45	62	107	15	23	.918	3.756
1962	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	1B	36	321	14	7	41	.980	9.306
1964	AAA	PCL	Hawaii Islanders	OF	24	37	1	2	0	.950	1.583
1964	AAA	PCL	Hawaii Islanders	1B	10	103	7	2	8	.982	11.000
1965	AAA	PCL	Seattle Angels	3B	53	26	82	10	6	.915	2.038
1965	AAA	PCL	Seattle Angels	OF	21	29	0	0	0	1.000	1.381
1966	AAA	PCL	Denver Bears	OF	125	282	11	7	3	.977	2.344
1967	AAA	PCL	Denver Bears	OF	53	111	9	4	2	.968	2.264
1969	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	OF	29	47	2	0	1	1.000	1.690
1969	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	1B	21	149	11	3	22	.982	7.619
1969	AAA	AA2	Denver Bears	3B	1	1	3	1	1	.800	4.000
1970	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hankyu Braves	OF	6						.000
1970	Foreign Major	JPPL	Hankyu Braves	1B	2						.000
Totals					1099	2261	1692	305	410	.928	3.597

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1956	D	PONY League	Jamestown Falcons	DET
1957	B	Carolina League	Durham Bulls	DET
1958	AA	Southern Association	Birmingham Barons	DET
1958	A	South Atlantic League	Augusta Tigers	DET
1959	A	South Atlantic League	Knoxville Smokies	DET
1959	AA	Southern Association	Birmingham Barons	DET
1959	AAA	American Association 2	Charleston Senators	DET
1960	AA	Texas League	Victoria Rosebuds	DET
1960	AA	Southern Association	Birmingham Barons	DET
1960	AAA	American Association 2	Denver Bears	DET
1961	AAA	American Association 2	Denver Bears	DET
1962	AAA	American Association 2	Denver Bears	DET
1963	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Hawaii Islanders	LAA
1964	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Hawaii Islanders	LAA
1965	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Seattle Angels	CAL
1966	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Denver Bears	MIN
1967	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Denver Bears	MIN
1969	AAA	American Association 2	Denver Bears	MIN
1970	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Hankyu Braves

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