Frank Malzone

Trivia

• Frank Malzone was inducted to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1995.
• In his career Malzone compiled a record of .274 BA, 133 home runs, 728 RBI, 647 runs, 239 doubles, 21 triples, and steal 14 bases in 1441 games.
• He was the last American League third baseman to win a Gold Glove prior to Brooks Robinson's 16-year run.
• He was an All-Star eight times (1957,1958,1959*,1960*,1963-64; the MLB had All-Star games twice a season from 1959-1962) and won three straight Gold Glove Awards (1957-59).
• He enjoyed his best season in 1962, batting .283 with 21 home runs and 95 RBI.
• Through 1961, he tied a record by leading AL third basemen in double plays five straight seasons.
• Malzone led the league with 627 at-bats and hit a career-high .295 in 1958.
• He became the first player to lead the league at his position in games played, putouts, assists, double plays and fielding percentage.
• In 1957, in his first full season with the Red Sox, he had a season-high 103 RBI and tied an American League record for a third baseman with 10 assists in a game.
• A free agent at the end of 1965, he finished up with the Angels playing 82 games in 1966.