Frank Malzone

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: February 28, 1930 in Bronx, NY us

Died: December 29, 2015 in Needham, MA

Buried: St. Mary's Cemetery, Needham, MA

High School: Samuel Gompers HS (Bronx, NY)

Debut: September 17, 1955 (Age 25-201d, 11,305th in major league history)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1966 (Age 36-215d)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: Frank James Malzone

Pronunciation: \mal-ZONE\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.4

5428

1486

133

.274

647

RBI

728

OBP

.315

SLG

.399

OPS

.714

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
2	2	Apr 14	BOS		WSH	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
3	3	Apr 15	BOS		WSH	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
4	4	Apr 16	BOS		WSH	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
5	5	Apr 17	BOS		NYY	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
6	6	Apr 18	BOS		NYY	L,7-16	CG	50	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
7	7	Apr 19	BOS		NYY	W,5-4	CG	52	12.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
8	8	Apr 21	BOS		BAL	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
9	9	Apr 22	BOS		BAL	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
10	10	Apr 23	BOS		BAL	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
11	11	Apr 24	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
12	12	Apr 25	BOS	@	WSH	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	0	5	1	6	0	3B
13	13	Apr 26	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	0	4	0	4	2	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
15	15	May 2	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
16	16	May 3	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	1	2	2	5	1	3B
17	17	May 4	BOS	@	KCA	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
18	18	May 5	BOS	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
19	19	May 6	BOS	@	DET	W,17-6	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
20	20	May 7	BOS	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
21	21	May 8	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
22	22	May 9	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
23	23	May 10 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
24	24	May 10 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
25	25	May 12	BOS		CHW	L,3-4	CG	54	12.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
26	26	May 13	BOS		CHW	L,0-4	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
27	27	May 14	BOS		CHW	L,6-14	CG	52	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
28	28	May 15	BOS		CLE	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
29	29	May 16	BOS		CLE	L,6-12	CG	46	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
30	30	May 17	BOS		DET	W,10-1	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
31	31	May 18	BOS		DET	L,2-14	CG	51	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
32	32	May 20	BOS		KCA	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
33	33	May 21	BOS		KCA	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
34	34	May 22	BOS		WSH	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
35	35	May 23	BOS		WSH	L,4-10	CG	47	11.0	2	6	1	9	0	3B
36	36	May 24	BOS		WSH	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
37	37	May 26	BOS	@	NYY	W,12-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
38	38	May 27	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
39	39	May 28	BOS	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	3	2	5	1	3B
40	40	May 29	BOS	@	WSH	L,6-7	CG	43	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	3B
41	41	May 30 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
42	42	May 30 (2)	BOS		BAL	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
43	43	May 31	BOS		BAL	L,1-2	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	44	Jun 2	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
45	45	Jun 3	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	0	3	1	4	0
46	46	Jun 4	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
47	47	Jun 5	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
48	48	Jun 6	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
49	49	Jun 7 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
50	50	Jun 7 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
51	51	Jun 8	BOS		DET	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
52	52	Jun 9	BOS		DET	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
53	53	Jun 10	BOS		DET	L,9-10	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
54	54	Jun 11	BOS		DET	L,1-8	CG	46	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
55	55	Jun 12	BOS		KCA	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
56	56	Jun 13	BOS		KCA	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
57	57	Jun 14	BOS		KCA	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
58	58	Jun 15	BOS		CLE	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
59	59	Jun 16	BOS		CLE	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
60	60	Jun 18	BOS		CLE	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
61	61	Jun 20 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
62	62	Jun 20 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	3B
63	63	Jun 21	BOS		CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
64	64	Jun 23	BOS	@	DET	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
65	65	Jun 24	BOS	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
66	66	Jun 25	BOS	@	DET	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
67	67	Jun 26	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-11	CG	41	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
68	68	Jun 27	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
69	69	Jun 28 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
70	70	Jun 28 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	3	4	0	7	3	3B
71	71	Jun 30	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	72	Jul 1	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
73	73	Jul 2	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-6	CG	41	9.1	0	1	0	1	0	3B
74	74	Jul 3	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
75	75	Jul 4	BOS	@	BAL	L,5-11	CG	42	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	3B
76	76	Jul 5 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
77	77	Jul 5 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
78	78	Jul 8	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-11	CG	44	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
79	79	Jul 9	BOS		NYY	W,14-3	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
80	80	Jul 10	BOS		NYY	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
81	81	Jul 11	BOS		NYY	W,8-4	CG	43	10.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
82	82	Jul 12	BOS		NYY	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
83	83	Jul 13	BOS		NYY	W,13-3	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
84	84	Jul 14	BOS		CHW	L,3-7	CG	48	9.0	3	3	1	7	0	3B
85	85	Jul 16 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
86	86	Jul 16 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
87	87	Jul 17	BOS		CLE	L,7-8	CG	43	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
88	88	Jul 18	BOS		CLE	L,5-7	CG	52	13.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
89	89	Jul 19 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
90	90	Jul 19 (2)	BOS		CLE	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
91	91	Jul 21	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	37	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
92	92	Jul 22	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	2	3	0	5	0	3B
93	93	Jul 24	BOS	@	KCA	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
94	94	Jul 25	BOS	@	KCA	L,0-3	CG	39	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
95	95	Jul 26	BOS	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	0	4	1	5	1	3B
96	96	Jul 27	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
97	97	Jul 28 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
98	98	Jul 28 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
99	99	Jul 29	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
100	100	Jul 30	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	39	8.1	0	3	0	3	0	3B
101	101	Jul 31	BOS	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	47	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	102	Aug 1	BOS	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
103	103	Aug 2	BOS	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
104	104	Aug 4 (1)	BOS		KCA	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
105	105	Aug 4 (2)	BOS		KCA	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
106	106	Aug 5	BOS		KCA	W,17-6	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	2	3B
107	107	Aug 6	BOS		KCA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
108	108	Aug 7	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
109	109	Aug 8	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	49	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
110	110	Aug 9	BOS		DET	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
111	111	Aug 10	BOS		NYY	L,4-7	CG	45	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	3B
112	112	Aug 11	BOS		NYY	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
113	113	Aug 12	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
114	114	Aug 14	BOS	@	NYY	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
115	115	Aug 15	BOS	@	NYY	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
116	116	Aug 16 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
117	117	Aug 16 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
118	118	Aug 18	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
119	119	Aug 19	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
120	120	Aug 20	BOS	@	KCA	W,11-10	CG	47	9.0	2	7	0	9	0	3B
121	121	Aug 21	BOS	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
122	122	Aug 22	BOS	@	DET	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
123	123	Aug 23 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
124	124	Aug 23 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
125	125	Aug 25	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	9.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
126	126	Aug 26	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
127	127	Aug 27	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
128	128	Aug 28	BOS		BAL	W,6-4	CG	46	10.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
129	129	Aug 29	BOS		BAL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
130	130	Aug 30	BOS		BAL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
131	131	Aug 31	BOS		WSH	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
132	132	Sep 1	BOS		WSH	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
133	133	Sep 2	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
134	134	Sep 3	BOS	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	1	2	1	4	1	3B
135	135	Sep 4	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
136	136	Sep 5	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-14	CG	45	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
137	137	Sep 6	BOS	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
138	138	Sep 7	BOS		NYY	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
139	139	Sep 9	BOS		DET	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
140	140	Sep 10	BOS		DET	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
141	141	Sep 11	BOS		KCA	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
142	142	Sep 12	BOS		KCA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
143	143	Sep 13	BOS		CHW	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	3B
144	144	Sep 14	BOS		CHW	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
145	145	Sep 15	BOS		CLE	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	3B
146	146	Sep 16	BOS		CLE	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
147	147	Sep 18	BOS	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
148	148	Sep 19	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
149	149	Sep 20	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
150	150	Sep 22	BOS		BAL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
151	151	Sep 23	BOS		BAL	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
152	152	Sep 25	BOS		WSH	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
153	153	Sep 26	BOS		WSH	W,5-4	CG	42	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
154	154	Sep 27	BOS		WSH	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
							154gm		1364.0	134	357	24	515	40