Frank Catalanotto Notable

b. April 27, 1974 · Detroit Tigers 1997–1999, Texas Rangers 2000–2002, 2007–2008, Toronto Blue Jays 2003–2006, Milwaukee Brewers 2009, New York Mets 2010

Frank Catalanotto played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1997 and closing with the New York Mets in 2010.

Across 1,265 games he batted .291, with 1,113 hits and 562 runs. He finished with 84 home runs, 262 doubles and 45 stolen bases.

He played 601 games in the outfield, with 931 putouts and 8 errors. He also played 157 games at second base and 140 games at first base.

He was born in Smithtown, NY, USA on April 27, 1974. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	1	2005

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1997	DET	13	26	2	8	2	0	0	3	3	7	0	.308
1998	DET	89	213	23	60	13	2	6	25	12	39	3	.282
1999	DET	100	286	41	79	19	0	11	35	15	49	3	.276
2000	TEX	103	282	55	82	13	2	10	42	33	36	6	.291
2001	TEX	133	463	77	153	31	5	11	54	39	55	15	.330
2002	TEX	68	212	42	57	16	6	3	23	25	27	9	.269
2003	TOR	133	489	83	146	34	6	13	59	35	62	2	.299
2004	TOR	75	249	27	73	19	1	1	26	17	33	1	.293
2005	TOR	130	419	56	126	29	5	8	59	37	53	0	.301
2006	TOR	128	437	56	131	36	2	7	56	52	37	1	.300
2007	TEX	103	331	52	86	20	4	11	44	28	37	2	.260
2008	TEX	88	248	28	68	23	1	2	21	20	29	1	.274
2009	MIL	77	144	18	40	6	3	1	9	14	23	2	.278
2010	NYM	25	25	2	4	1	0	0	1	1	5	0	.160
Career	—	1265	3824	562	1113	262	37	84	457	331	492	45	.291

On this day & linked events

1974

Born April 27, 1974

Smithtown, NY, USA

1997

Major-league debut: Frank Catalanotto

Frank Catalanotto made a major-league debut on September 3, 1997.

2010

Final major-league game: Frank Catalanotto

Frank Catalanotto played a final major-league game on May 10, 2010.

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