Frenchie
Gastineau
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 188
 
Born: June 12, 1914 in Potsdam, NY
 
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won BATTER OF THE YEAR or ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1934 20 AAA   82 338 46 75 7 3 1 23 25 9 21 57 .222 .267 .269 .537 25.1  
    AA   49 177 15 48 5 2 1 18 12 5 29 14 .271 .374 .339 .713 25.2  
1935 21 AAA   101 439 86 142 23 5 3 44 39 9 24 57 .323 .359 .419 .778 65.4  
    AA   28 107 11 33 5 2 0 11 10 2 9 13 .308 .362 .393 .755 15.8  
1936 22 AAA   129 531 80 175 26 3 3 58 50 11 39 50 .330 .375 .407 .782 82.2  
1937 23 AAA   130 546 97 178 28 5 3 50 57 10 49 50 .326 .382 .412 .794 89.1  
1938 24 AAA   127 536 83 153 16 10 5 49 30 19 58 45 .285 .355 .381 .736 72.4  
1939 25 AAA   126 526 79 159 22 8 3 72 43 20 44 47 .302 .356 .392 .748 72.5  
1940 26 SLA AL 54 111 18 37 5 1 0 10 10 2 7 5 .333 .373 .396 .769 16.1 2.9
    AAA   60 234 31 74 10 1 3 27 14 8 25 12 .316 .382 .406 .788 35.7  
1941 27 SLA AL 92 133 31 40 5 0 1 21 10 2 11 9 .301 .352 .361 .713 16.2 2.6
1942 28 SLA AL 149 545 81 168 19 4 2 44 43 22 34 39 .308 .357 .369 .726 70.9 19.2
1946 32 AAA   10 31 4 13 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 .419 .455 .484 .938 5.6  
1947 33 AAA   129 398 47 88 11 1 0 43 16 9 47 50 .221 .303 .254 .557 33.2  
3 Years Sim 295 789 130 245 29 5 3 75 63 26 52 53 .311 .358 .371 .730 103.2 24.6
9 Years AAA 894 3579 553 1057 145 36 21 368 276 97 309 372 .295 .360 .374 .734 481.2  
2 Years AA 77 284 26 81 10 4 1 29 22 7 38 27 .285 .380 .359 .739 41.0  
11 Years Minors 971 3863 579 1138 155 40 22 397 298 104 347 399 .295 .362 .373 .734 522.1  
162 Game Average 433 71 134 15 2 1 41 34 14 28 29 .311 .358 .371 .730 56.6  
Career Highs 149 545 81 168 19 4 2 44 43 22 34 39 .333 .373 .396 .769 70.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   499 78 149 23 4 2 40 38 16 37 31 .299 .349 .373 .721 64.3
vs LH   290 52 96 6 1 1 35 25 10 15 22 .331 .375 .369 .744 38.6
Home 141 366 60 106 12 3 1 37 28 9 25 32 .290 .341 .347 .688 43.9
Away 154 423 70 139 17 2 2 38 35 17 27 21 .329 .373 .392 .766 59.0
RISP   166 0 54 9 1 0 67 0 0 12 13 .325 .370 .392 .761 22.8
Pinch Hitting   33 7 9 1 0 1 10 2 0 4 4 .273 .351 .394 .745 5.1
Close/Late   90 15 29 3 0 0 11 0 0 8 12 .322 .380 .356 .736 12.0
Mar/Apr 26 78 12 23 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 11 .295 .329 .372 .701 8.7
May 52 148 35 49 5 2 1 16 10 7 10 8 .331 .379 .412 .791 21.1
June 53 146 17 44 4 1 0 13 18 4 13 8 .301 .363 .342 .705 20.0
July 58 163 20 48 7 1 0 12 7 5 8 12 .294 .329 .350 .679 17.4
August 62 154 25 48 7 0 1 20 16 2 13 10 .312 .365 .377 .741 23.0
Sep/Oct 44 100 21 33 5 0 0 11 8 4 4 4 .330 .380 .380 .760 12.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won GOLD GLOVE AWARD.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1940 26 SLA AL CF 28 19 187.3 85 1 1 0 .989 4.13   0.9
    LF 5 5 45.0 10 0 0 0 1.000 2.00    
    RF 4 4 30.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.20    
1941 27 SLA AL RF 54 12 183.0 51 2 2 1 .964 2.61   0.6
    CF 22 13 126.0 49 0 1 0 .980 3.50    
    LF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1942 28 SLA AL RF 80 74 646.3 164 2 2 2 .988 2.31   2.9
    CF 65 59 515.0 164 5 7 2 .960 2.95    
  RF 138 90 859.3 219 4 4 3 .982 2.34   3.5
  CF 115 91 828.3 298 6 9 2 .971 3.30   0.9
  LF 6 6 52.0 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.73    
Career Totals   259 187 1739.7 527 10 13 5 .976 2.78   4.4
Career Highs   145 133 1161.3 328 7 9 4 .990 3.43    
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  4. Buddy Fink (970)
  5. Carmine Sutton (964)
  6. Bill Nicodemus (964)
  7. Aubrey Knight (961)
  8. Mel Hazard (959)
  9. Dirk Van Diemen (956)
  10. Oliver O'Hollohan (954)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 33rd overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1920
Had first career hit (double) on 5/17/1929, off Bucky Burns (BSN)
Released by Philadelphia (N) on 7/16/1929
Drafted in 3rd round, 46th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1934
Injured on 8/1/1934 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 4-5 weeks