Johnny Wyrostek

Full Name: John Barney Wyrostek	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/180	First Game: September 10, 1942
Birthdate: July 12, 1919	Final Game: September 26, 1954
Birthplace: Fairmont City, Illinois	MLB Experience: 11 years
Died: December 12, 1986
Deathplace: St. Louis, Missouri
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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[edit] Biography

Johnny Wyrostek (John Barney Wyrostek) was born on July 12, 1919 in Fairmont City, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 1942 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1946, his rookie year, he hit .281 with 6 home runs and 45 RBI. Wyrostek played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 11 year career.

Most people believe that Johnny Wyrostek's best season was 1948, when he slugged 17 home runs and knocked in 76 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1942	PIT	N	9	35	0	4	0	3	.114	.184	.171	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
1943	PIT	N	51	79	7	12	0	1	.152	.183	.190	3	0	3	15	0	1	0	0	1
1946	PHI	N	145	545	73	153	6	45	.281	.366	.383	30	4	70	42	3	10	7	0	6
1947	PHI	N	128	454	68	124	5	51	.273	.364	.390	24	7	61	45	4	4	7	0	9
1948	CIN	N	136	512	74	140	17	76	.273	.344	.455	24	9	52	63	3	0	7	0	5
1949	CIN	N	134	474	54	118	9	46	.249	.333	.365	20	4	58	63	2	0	7	0	7
1950	CIN	N	131	509	70	145	8	76	.285	.357	.418	34	5	52	38	5	3	1	0	14
1951	CIN	N	142	537	52	167	2	61	.311	.376	.391	31	3	54	54	2	5	2	0	10
1952	PHI	N	98	321	45	88	1	37	.274	.363	.352	16	3	44	26	1	5	1	0	6
1952	CIN	N	30	106	12	25	1	10	.236	.347	.330	1	3	18	7	0	1	1	0	6
1952	TOT	N	128	427	57	113	2	47	.265	.359	.347	17	6	62	33	1	6	2	0	12
1953	PHI	N	125	409	42	111	6	47	.271	.339	.359	14	2	38	43	4	1	0	0	9
1954	PHI	N	92	259	28	62	3	28	.239	.314	.351	12	4	29	39	1	3	0	5	7
Total			1221	4240	525	1149	58	481	.271	.349	.383	209	45	482	437	25	33	33	5	80

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1942	PIT	N	OF	8	0	0	18	1	0	1	1.000
1943	PIT	N	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1943	PIT	N	OF	20	0	0	34	0	3	0	.919
1943	PIT	N	2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1943	PIT	N	3B	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.500
1946	PHI	N	OF	142	0	0	388	18	8	4	.981
1947	PHI	N	OF	126	0	0	261	11	8	2	.971
1948	CIN	N	OF	130	0	0	331	8	8	1	.977
1949	CIN	N	OF	129	0	0	293	10	9	1	.971
1950	CIN	N	OF	129	0	0	238	8	5	0	.980
1950	CIN	N	1B	4	0	0	20	2	0	4	1.000
1951	CIN	N	OF	139	0	0	255	8	8	2	.970
1952	PHI	N	OF	88	0	0	202	10	6	1	.972
1952	CIN	N	OF	29	0	0	70	6	0	0	1.000
1952	CIN	N	1B	1	0	0	8	0	0	1	1.000
1952	TOT	N	OF	117	0	0	272	16	6	1	.980
1952	TOT	N	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1952	TOT	N	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1953	PHI	N	OF	110	0	0	192	11	8	2	.962
1954	PHI	N	1B	22	21	192	187	9	3	20	.985
1954	PHI	N	OF	55	48	420	90	5	1	1	.990
1954	PHI	N	LF	6	5	36	7	0	0	0	1.000
1954	PHI	N	RF	49	43	384	85	5	1	1	.989
Total			2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Total			OF	1105	48	420	2372	96	64	15	.975
Total			3B	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.500
Total			RF	49	43	384	85	5	1	1	.989
Total			1B	28	21	192	215	11	3	25	.987
Total			LF	6	5	36	7	0	0	0	1.000

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1937).
Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Pittsburgh Pirates (September 10, 1941).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Johnny Podgajny and cash to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Preacher Roe (September 30, 1943).
Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies with Al Jurisich (February 4, 1946).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with cash to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Eddie Miller (February 7, 1948).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Kent Peterson to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Bubba Church (May 23, 1952).
Released by Philadelphia Phillies (April 5, 1955).