Frank DiPino
[edit] Biography
Born on October 22, 1956 in Syracuse, New York, Frank DiPino (Frank Michael DiPino) played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 12 year career. DiPino broke into the bigs on September 14, 1981 with the Milwaukee Brewers, and put up a 2.65 ERA in 71.1 innings pitched in 1983, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Frank DiPino's best season was 1983, when he posted a 2.65 ERA, notched 20 saves and struck out 67 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| HOU
| N
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 6.04
| 25
| 20
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 28.1
| 32
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| HOU
| N
| 53
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 2.65
| 67
| 21
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 71.1
| 52
| 2
| 20
| 5
| 3
| 1
|
| 1984
| HOU
| N
| 57
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 3.35
| 65
| 32
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 75.1
| 74
| 3
| 36
| 11
| 3
| 1
|
| 1985
| HOU
| N
| 54
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 4.03
| 49
| 44
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 76
| 69
| 7
| 43
| 6
| 4
| 2
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| 31
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3.57
| 27
| 18
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 40.1
| 27
| 5
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| 30
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 5.18
| 43
| 27
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 47
| 6
| 14
| 5
| 3
| 0
|
| 1986
| TOT
| N
| 61
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 4.37
| 70
| 45
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 80.1
| 74
| 11
| 30
| 6
| 3
| 2
|
| 1987
| CHI
| N
| 69
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 3.15
| 61
| 31
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 80
| 75
| 7
| 34
| 2
| 5
| 1
|
| 1988
| CHI
| N
| 63
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 4.98
| 69
| 54
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 90.1
| 102
| 6
| 32
| 7
| 6
| 0
|
| 1989
| STL
| N
| 67
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 2.45
| 44
| 26
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 88.1
| 73
| 6
| 20
| 7
| 2
| 0
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| 62
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 4.56
| 49
| 45
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 81
| 92
| 8
| 31
| 12
| 2
| 1
|
| 1992
| STL
| N
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.64
| 8
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| KC
| A
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 6.89
| 5
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.2
| 21
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 501
| 6
| 34
| 37
| 3.77
| 507
| 320
| 286
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 682
| 652
| 51
| 260
| 57
| 28
| 8
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 6.00
| 8
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 21
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 514
| 6
| 35
| 38
| 3.83
| 515
| 332
| 298
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 700
| 673
| 53
| 269
| 57
| 28
| 10
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 2.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| HOU
| N
| P
| 6
| 6
| 28.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| HOU
| N
| P
| 53
| 0
| 71.1
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| HOU
| N
| P
| 57
| 0
| 75.1
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| HOU
| N
| P
| 54
| 0
| 76
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 1
| .889
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 40.1
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .929
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| P
| 30
| 0
| 40
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| TOT
| N
| P
| 61
| 0
| 80.1
| 8
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| .962
|
| 1987
| CHI
| N
| P
| 69
| 0
| 80
| 2
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 2
| .947
|
| 1988
| CHI
| N
| P
| 63
| 0
| 90.1
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| STL
| N
| P
| 67
| 0
| 88.1
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| P
| 62
| 0
| 81
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| STL
| N
| P
| 9
| 0
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| KC
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 15.2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 514
| 6
| 700
| 33
| 109
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 46
| 23
| 6
| .979
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| HOU
| N
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| HOU
| N
| 53
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .286
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| HOU
| N
| 57
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| HOU
| N
| 54
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| 31
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| TOT
| N
| 61
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1987
| CHI
| N
| 69
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| CHI
| N
| 63
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .100
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| STL
| N
| 67
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .077
| .077
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| 62
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| STL
| N
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| KC
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 501
| 72
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .125
| .137
| .153
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 34
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 514
| 72
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .125
| .137
| .153
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 34
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Milwaukee Brewers (July 11, 1977).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers with Kevin Bass and Mike Madden to Houston Astros (September 3, 1982) completing trade in which Milwaukee Brewers traded cash and 3 players to be named later to Houston Astros in exchange for Don Sutton (August 30, 1982).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Davey Lopes (July 21, 1986).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (December 21, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (December 13, 1989).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 1992).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (January 27, 1993).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (July 25, 1993).
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