1956
Born October 22, 1956
Syracuse, NY, USA
Frank DiPino Notable
b. October 22, 1956 · Milwaukee Brewers 1981, Houston Astros 1982–1986, Chicago Cubs 1986–1988, St. Louis Cardinals 1989–1990, 1992, Kansas City Royals 1993
Frank DiPino played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1981 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 1993. His longest stay was with the Houston Astros, from 1982 to 1986.
He went 35 and 38 with a 3.83 earned run average, pitching 700 innings in 514 games. He struck out 515. Across 514 games he batted .125, with 9 hits and 4 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Syracuse, NY, USA on October 22, 1956. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | MIL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | HOU | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1983 | HOU | 53 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| 1984 | HOU | 57 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1985 | HOU | 54 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .167 |
| 1986 | CHC/HOU | 61 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| 1987 | CHC | 69 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1988 | CHC | 63 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .100 |
| 1989 | STL | 67 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .077 |
| 1990 | STL | 62 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1992 | STL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1993 | KCR | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 514 | 72 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 0 | .125 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | MIL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 1982 | HOU | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 28.1 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 25 | 6.04 |
| 1983 | HOU | 3 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 20 | 71.1 | 52 | 21 | 20 | 67 | 2.65 |
| 1984 | HOU | 4 | 9 | 57 | 0 | 14 | 75.1 | 74 | 28 | 36 | 65 | 3.35 |
| 1985 | HOU | 3 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 6 | 76.0 | 69 | 34 | 43 | 49 | 4.03 |
| 1986 | CHC/HOU | 3 | 7 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 80.1 | 74 | 39 | 30 | 70 | 4.37 |
| 1987 | CHC | 3 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 4 | 80.0 | 75 | 28 | 34 | 61 | 3.15 |
| 1988 | CHC | 2 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 6 | 90.1 | 102 | 50 | 32 | 69 | 4.98 |
| 1989 | STL | 9 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 88.1 | 73 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 2.45 |
| 1990 | STL | 5 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 3 | 81.0 | 92 | 41 | 31 | 49 | 4.56 |
| 1992 | STL | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1.64 |
| 1993 | KCR | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6.89 |
| Career | — | 35 | 38 | 514 | 6 | 56 | 700.0 | 673 | 298 | 269 | 515 | 3.83 |
On this day & linked events
1981
Major-league debut: Frank DiPino
Frank DiPino made a major-league debut on September 14, 1981.
1993
Final major-league game: Frank DiPino
Frank DiPino played a final major-league game on July 22, 1993.
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