Frank Tamayo
Full name: Frank Tamayo Castillo
Also known as: Aplanadora Santiaguera
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- 1976-02-08
- Died
- 2004-12-31
- Debut
- 1997
Frank Tamayo was a Cuban baseball player, born on 8 February 1976. His full name is recorded as Frank Tamayo Castillo. He is also listed as Aplanadora Santiaguera. He died on 31 December 2004. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 9 seasons in the Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1996 and 2004. He appears throughout for Santiago de Cuba. He appears in 8 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .240, with 282 hits, 44 home runs and 179 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .323, in 2003-04 (232 AB). His most home runs in a season was 10, in 2003-04.
Career summary
- Seasons 9 (1996–2004)
- Leagues Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsSantiago de Cuba
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.240 / .377 / .398
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .267 | .389 | .400 | .789 |
| 1996-97 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 31 | 102 | 88 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 35 | .227 | .290 | .398 | .688 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1997-98 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 51 | 141 | 122 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | .180 | .273 | .246 | .519 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .150 | .433 | .150 | .583 |
| 1998-99 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 15 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .050 | .208 | .100 | .308 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 |
| 1999-00 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41 | 122 | 97 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 26 | .186 | .314 | .268 | .582 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1.000 | — | 1.000 |
| 2000-01 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 28 | 69 | 56 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .214 | .362 | .446 | .808 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .666 |
| 2001-02 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42 | 130 | 110 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 52 | .255 | .359 | .473 | .832 |
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .278 | .143 | .421 |
| 2002-03 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 84 | 298 | 234 | 47 | 58 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 98 | .248 | .385 | .419 | .804 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 41 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .250 | .341 | .528 | .869 |
| 2003-04 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 77 | 310 | 232 | 46 | 75 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 118 | .323 | .481 | .509 | .990 |
| 2004-05 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 32 | 125 | 90 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34 | .211 | .403 | .378 | .781 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 1174 | 187 | 282 | 51 | 1 | 44 | 179 | 3 | 3 | 229 | 263 | 38 | 8 | 21 | 16 | — | .240 | .377 | .398 | .775 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 156.1 | 117 | 21 | 2 | 6 | .986 | 140 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997-98 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 210.0 | 109 | 15 | 3 | 1 | .976 | 127 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 72.2 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .979 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 24.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 259.0 | 140 | 17 | 3 | 2 | .981 | 160 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000-01 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 142.0 | 88 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 98 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 259.1 | 171 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 197 | 0 | 5 |
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 40.0 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .967 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 634.2 | 398 | 52 | 13 | 3 | .972 | 463 | 0 | 6 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 83.0 | 68 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .987 | 75 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003-04 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 594.2 | 379 | 40 | 5 | 6 | .988 | 424 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004-05 | Santiago de Cuba | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 275.2 | 199 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .981 | 214 | 0 | 4 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2835.0 | 1795 | 214 | 33 | 27 | .984 | 2042 | 0 | 29 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Frequently asked questions
When was Frank Tamayo born?
Frank Tamayo was born on 1976-02-08.
Which teams did Frank Tamayo play for?
Frank Tamayo appears for Santiago de Cuba across 9 recorded seasons.
What are Frank Tamayo's career statistics?
In 9 recorded seasons Frank Tamayo batted .240 with 282 hits, 44 home runs and 179 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-09-21)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
