Frankie Gustine
1939–1950 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Browns
1,261G
.265AVG
.322OBP
.359SLG
More career statistics
1,214H
38HR
480RBI
60SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 1 | 59 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,214 | 1,216 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 427 | 425 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 5,037 | 5,040 |
| Batting · RBI | 480 | 481 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 60 | 62 |
| Batting · Walks | 369 | 371 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,261 | 5,037 | 4,582 | 553 | 1,214 | 222 | 47 | 38 | 480 | 369 | 427 | 60 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1,644 | .265 | .322 | .359 | .681 |
Streaks
22longest hitting streak · 1947-07-10 to 1947-07-29
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1946-09-25 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1948-05-21 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1941-09-12 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 651 | 2563 | 620 | 18 | 266 | 179 | 209 | .266 | .312 | .365 |
| Away | 610 | 2477 | 596 | 20 | 215 | 192 | 216 | .265 | .318 | .353 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 99 | 384 | 103 | 2 | 35 | 32 | 28 | .297 | .352 | .378 |
| May | 218 | 880 | 212 | 8 | 92 | 71 | 77 | .266 | .322 | .380 |
| June | 233 | 969 | 240 | 6 | 89 | 84 | 85 | .277 | .334 | .374 |
| July | 267 | 1028 | 251 | 8 | 97 | 59 | 85 | .264 | .302 | .352 |
| August | 220 | 898 | 224 | 8 | 95 | 62 | 83 | .273 | .318 | .370 |
| September | 218 | 859 | 183 | 6 | 69 | 63 | 67 | .236 | .286 | .316 |
| October | 6 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .136 | .190 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 190 | 757 | 184 | 1 | 63 | 71 | 58 | .274 | .337 | .352 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 190 | 753 | 188 | 2 | 68 | 52 | 69 | .273 | .319 | .360 |
| cincinnati-reds | 181 | 692 | 142 | 6 | 58 | 57 | 55 | .226 | .288 | .313 |
| new-york-giants | 176 | 721 | 179 | 14 | 91 | 48 | 64 | .270 | .315 | .393 |
| boston-braves | 175 | 713 | 180 | 6 | 66 | 54 | 54 | .277 | .328 | .398 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 173 | 701 | 166 | 5 | 61 | 43 | 66 | .257 | .298 | .330 |
| chicago-cubs | 155 | 636 | 169 | 3 | 65 | 40 | 49 | .292 | .329 | .375 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 12 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .128 | .182 | .333 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | 70 | 13 | – | 3 | – | .186 | – | – |
| 1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 133 | 524 | 147 | 1 | 55 | 9 | .281 | – | – |
| 1941 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 121 | 463 | 125 | 1 | 46 | 5 | .270 | – | – |
| 1942 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 115 | 388 | 89 | 2 | 34 | 5 | .229 | – | – |
| 1943 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 112 | 414 | 120 | – | 44 | 12 | .290 | – | – |
| 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 127 | 405 | 95 | 2 | 42 | 8 | .235 | – | – |
| 1945 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 128 | 478 | 134 | 2 | 67 | 8 | .280 | – | – |
| 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 131 | 495 | 128 | 8 | 52 | 2 | .259 | – | – |
| 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 156 | 616 | 183 | 9 | 66 | 5 | .297 | – | – |
| 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 131 | 449 | 120 | 9 | 43 | 5 | .267 | – | – |
| 1949 |  Chicago Cubs | 76 | 261 | 59 | 4 | 27 | 3 | .226 | – | – |
| 1950 |  St. Louis Browns | 9 | 19 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .158 | – | – |