What years did Frank Crespi play?

Frank Crespi played in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1942.

Was Frank Crespi a pitcher?

No. Frank Crespi was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Frank Crespi hit?

Frank Crespi hit 4 career home runs with 240 hits.

Frank Crespi

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1938-1942)

AVG .263

HR 4

RBI 88

H 240

OPS .657

PIV -390

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 175 lb
Born: 2/16/1918 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died: 3/1/1990 in Florissant, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1938-09-14
Last Game: 1942-09-27

Full name: Frank Angelo Joseph Crespi

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
264	911	125	240	32	4	4	88	8	90	102	.263	.336	.321	.657	-390

Career AVG .263 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .336 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .321 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 15.5% below league average.

Career OPS .657 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 8.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1938	SLN	NL	7	19	2	5	2	0	0	1	0	2	7	.263	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	SLN	NL	15	29	3	5	1	0	0	6	0	3	6	.172	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	SLN	NL	3	11	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	SLN	NL	146	560	85	156	24	2	4	46	3	57	58	.279	.262 (+6%)	.332 (+7%)	.373 (-6%)	.705 (avg)	166.0
1942	SLN	NL	93	292	33	71	4	2	0	35	4	27	29	.243	.253 (-4%)	.323 (-4%)	.349 (-23%)	.672 (-14%)	-555.8
Career · 5 seasons			264	911	125	240	32	4	4	88	8	90	102	.263	—	—	—	—	-390

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1942	WS	SLN	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	132	441	69	122	1	43	.277
Away	132	470	56	118	3	45	.251

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1942-09-27	STL	CHC	W	3	1	2	0	1	1	1
1942-09-17	STL	BSN	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1942-09-07	STL	PIT	W	3	1	3	1	2	1	0
1942-09-07	STL	PIT	L	2	1	1	0	1	0	0
1942-09-06	STL	CIN	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1942-09-03	STL	NY1	W	2	1	1	0	0	1	0
1942-09-02	STL	NY1	L	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
1942-08-13	STL	CHC	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1942-08-12	STL	CHC	W	5	0	1	0	0	0	1
1942-08-12	STL	CHC	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
2B	234	610	627	47	137
3B	2	4	1	0	0
SS	17	24	35	10	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1938	SLN	SS	7	14	12	6	4
1939	SLN	2B	6	9	16	1	1
1939	SLN	SS	4	0	9	1	0
1940	SLN	3B	2	4	1	0	0
1940	SLN	SS	1	2	3	1	1
1941	SLN	2B	145	382	421	32	94
1942	SLN	2B	83	219	190	14	42
1942	SLN	SS	5	8	11	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	234
Third Base	2
Shortstop	17

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1941	Baseball Magazine All-Star	2B

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1941	Most Valuable Player	NL	18th	13.0	336	0

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Crespi

What years did Frank Crespi play?: Frank Crespi played in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1942.
Was Frank Crespi a pitcher?: No. Frank Crespi was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Frank Crespi hit?: Frank Crespi hit 4 career home runs with 240 hits.