Frank Pastore

Pitcher

Born: August 21, 1957
Alhambra, California

Died: December 17, 2012 (aged 55)
Upland, California

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

April 4, 1979, for the Cincinnati Reds

Last MLB appearance

September 5, 1986, for the Minnesota Twins

MLB statistics

Win–loss record

48–58

Earned run average

4.29

Strikeouts

541

Teams

Cincinnati Reds (1979–1985)
Minnesota Twins (1986)

Frank Pastore (/pəˈstɔːri/; August 21, 1957 – December 17, 2012) was an American Major League baseball player and radio host. He pitched for the Cincinnati Reds from 1979 until 1985, for the Minnesota Twins in 1986, and in the Texas Rangers organization in 1987.

Pastore was born in Alhambra, California, and was valedictorian of the 1975 class of Damien High School in La Verne, California. That year Pastore went to the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the amateur draft. Despite less than overwhelming statistics (Pastore's career minor league record is 34-41 with a 3.28 ERA), he continued to be promoted within the organization and made his major league debut on April 4, 1979 at Riverfront Stadium, pitching three scoreless innings in a loss to the San Francisco Giants. Though used equally as a reliever and starter during his rookie season, he moved full-time to the starting rotation in 1980.

Pastore's best statistical season came in 1980 with the Reds, as he posted a record of 13 - 7 with an ERA of 3.27 in 27 appearances. Pastore was hit on the elbow with a batted ball on June 4, 1984. That injury caused him to appear in only 41 games in the 1984 and 1985 seasons combined. He was then released by the Reds in 1986 following spring training. However, Pastore quickly signed with the Minnesota Twins and spent the entire season coming out of the bullpen. Following the season, he signed with the Texas Rangers and was assigned to the AAA Oklahoma City 89ers. However, Pastore started four disappointing games with the team (compiling a 1-3 record and 8.46 ERA) before retiring.

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