Johnny Ostrowski
[edit] Biography
Johnny Ostrowski (John Thaddeus Ostrowski) was born on October 17, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on September 24, 1943 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1946, his rookie year, he hit .213 with 3 home runs and 12 RBI. Ostrowski played for the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators over the course of his 6 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1943
| CHI
| N
| 10
| 29
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .207
| .303
| .276
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1944
| CHI
| N
| 8
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .154
| .214
| .231
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1945
| CHI
| N
| 7
| 10
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .300
| .300
| .500
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| CHI
| N
| 64
| 160
| 20
| 34
| 3
| 12
| .213
| .300
| .319
| 4
| 2
| 20
| 31
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1948
| BOS
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| CHI
| A
| 49
| 158
| 19
| 42
| 5
| 31
| .266
| .333
| .468
| 9
| 4
| 15
| 41
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 4
|
| 1950
| WAS
| A
| 55
| 141
| 16
| 32
| 4
| 23
| .227
| .327
| .340
| 2
| 1
| 20
| 31
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 4
|
| 1950
| CHI
| A
| 21
| 45
| 9
| 10
| 2
| 2
| .222
| .364
| .422
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1950
| CHI
| A
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .750
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| TOT
| A
| 77
| 190
| 26
| 44
| 6
| 25
| .232
| .339
| .368
| 4
| 2
| 29
| 40
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 89
| 212
| 28
| 45
| 3
| 18
| .212
| .295
| .316
| 7
| 3
| 24
| 43
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 127
| 349
| 45
| 86
| 11
| 56
| .246
| .336
| .413
| 13
| 6
| 44
| 82
| 3
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 9
|
| Total
|
|
| 216
| 561
| 73
| 131
| 14
| 74
| .234
| .321
| .376
| 20
| 9
| 68
| 125
| 4
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 13
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1943
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1943
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1945
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1946
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 80
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| 1946
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1949
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 81
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1950
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 105
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1950
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1950
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1950
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1950
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 132
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1950
| TOT
| A
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1950
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 96
| 12
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 108
| 0
| 0
| 222
| 7
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1939).
- Selected by Boston Red Sox from Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 10, 1947).
- Returned to Chicago Cubs (May 15, 1948).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Bobby Rhawn and cash (August 4, 1949).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Bob Kuzava and Cass Michaels to Washington Senators in exchange for Eddie Robinson, Al Kozar and Ray Scarborough (May 31, 1950).
- Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from Washington Senators (September 22, 1950).
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