Frank DiPino

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1956)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Frank DiPino

|image=Frank DiPino Astros.jpg

|position=Pitcher

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1956|10|22}}

|birth_place=Syracuse, New York, U.S.

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 13

|debutyear=1981

|debutteam=Milwaukee Brewers

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=July 22

|finalyear=1993

|finalteam=Kansas City Royals

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=35–38

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=3.83

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=515

|stat4label=Saves

|stat4value=56

|teams=

• Milwaukee Brewers ({{mlby|1981}})
• Houston Astros ({{mlby|1982}}–{{mlby|1986}})
• Chicago Cubs ({{mlby|1986}}–{{mlby|1988}})
• St. Louis Cardinals ({{mlby|1989}}–{{mlby|1992}})
• Kansas City Royals ({{mlby|1993}})

}}

Frank Michael DiPino (born October 22, 1956) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

On September 7, 1982, DiPino struck out ten batters in five innings for his first Major League victory. On July 21, 1986, the Astros traded DiPino to the Cubs for Davey Lopes.

DiPino was the winning pitcher for the Cubs in the first official night game played at Wrigley Field, on August 9, 1988.

DiPino has the best batting average against for any pitcher who faced Tony Gwynn more than ten times. Gwynn, a lifetime .338 hitter, was .050, going 1 for 20 with three walks.{{cn|date=December 2020}}

As of 2013, DiPino was a pitching instructor for Perfect Practice of Syracuse, New York.http://www.perfectpracticellc.com/trainers/frank-dipino/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726021138/http://www.perfectpracticellc.com/trainers/frank-dipino/ |date=2013-07-26 }} Pitching Instructor, Frank DiPino