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