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Fred Lynn League
3-7-2075
Frank Cato Second Base
Retired (1954, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .285 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .755 Status Deceased (1987) Option Years 0  
H 359 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 05-06-1918
HR 18 Drafted Round 13, Pick 203
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 1 years
(148 games)
RBI 137
SB 23
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance D-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R D  Power vs. L C- Velocity D-   Mentor vR F 
Speed C- Bunt B- Control F    Mentor vL D+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS F  (3.6%) Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 0
3B F  (0.5%) RF F  (1.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 CIN-PIT
131
411
55
109
14
2
6
48
58
 49 4 2
3
 2 13
.713
.360
.353
.088
.265
1951 PIT
136
422
56
125
23
4
7
39
51
 46 2 1
11
 4 16
.793
.374
.419
.123
.296
1952 PIT
70
156
12
45
10
0
4
23
20
 19 1 1
3
 0 6
.800
.371
.429
.141
.288
1953 PIT
81
225
17
61
6
4
1
19
21
 30 0 0
6
 4 7
.680
.333
.347
.076
.271
1954 PIT
27
45
8
19
3
0
0
8
7
 3 0 1
0
 2 3
.979
.491
.489
.067
.422
Total
445
1259
148
359
56
10
18
137
157
 147 7 5
23
 12 45
.755
.366
.388
.103
.285
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1954-11-01Frank Cato has retired from the Pittsburgh Captains
1952-09-08The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Frank Cato to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Jimmy Peterson to the minors.
1952-08-09The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jimmy Peterson to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Frank Cato to the minors.
1950-07-04The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jerry Schmutz to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Frank Cato to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Matt Millar to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent John Doyle to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Merle DeHart to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Dan Colman to the minors.
1950-07-04A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Big Red Machine II. The Cincinnati Big Red Machine II receive Ed Osborn, Norm Camp, Stan Belinda from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jerry Schmutz, Frank Cato, Matt Millar.