finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1969 right windber , pennsylvania 1962 september 21 .244 5 37 infielder/outfielder minnesota twins batting average home runs runs batted in september 2 4 august 1937 frank kostro
 detroit tigers frank kostro right
frank kostro

frank jerry kostro -lrb- born august 4 , 1937 -rrb- is a retired american professional baseball player .
the native of windber , pennsylvania , appeared in 266 games over seven seasons -lrb- 1962 -- 65 ; 1967 -- 69 -rrb- for the detroit tigers , los angeles angels and minnesota twins of major league baseball .
following his big league career , kostro played in japan in for the hankyu braves .
kostro threw and batted right-handed and was listed as tall and .
he signed with the tigers in 1956 after attending the university of michigan and his pro career in north america lasted for 14 seasons .
he played multiple positions during his mlb career : 55 games as a third baseman , 38 as an outfielder , and 14 games each as a second baseman and first baseman .
in 1962 , he was named an all-star as a utilityman in recognition of his versatility in the triple-a american association after batting .321 with 165 hits and 97 runs batted in in 136 games .
his 114 mlb hits included 17 doubles , two triples and five home runs .
