Whitey Kurowski
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Whitey Kurowski (George John Kurowski) was born on April 19, 1918 in Reading, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on September 23, 1941 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1942, his rookie year, he hit .254 with 9 home runs and 42 RBI. Kurowski played for the St. Louis Cardinals for his entire 9 year career.
Most people believe that Whitey Kurowski's best season was 1947, when he slugged 27 home runs, hit for a .310 average and knocked in 104 runs.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | STL | N | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .400 | .556 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | STL | N | 115 | 366 | 51 | 93 | 9 | 42 | .254 | .326 | .391 | 17 | 3 | 33 | 60 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 1943 | STL | N | 139 | 522 | 69 | 150 | 13 | 70 | .287 | .330 | .439 | 24 | 8 | 31 | 54 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 1944 | STL | N | 149 | 555 | 95 | 150 | 20 | 87 | .270 | .341 | .449 | 25 | 7 | 58 | 40 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 1945 | STL | N | 133 | 511 | 84 | 165 | 21 | 102 | .323 | .383 | .511 | 27 | 3 | 45 | 45 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 1946 | STL | N | 142 | 519 | 76 | 156 | 14 | 89 | .301 | .391 | .462 | 32 | 5 | 72 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 1947 | STL | N | 146 | 513 | 108 | 159 | 27 | 104 | .310 | .420 | .544 | 27 | 6 | 87 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| 1948 | STL | N | 77 | 220 | 34 | 47 | 2 | 33 | .214 | .352 | .277 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1949 | STL | N | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .200 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 916 | 3229 | 518 | 925 | 106 | 529 | .286 | .366 | .455 | 162 | 32 | 369 | 332 | 36 | 57 | 19 | 0 | 72 |
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| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | STL | N | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1942 | STL | N | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1942 | STL | N | 3B | 104 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 194 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .944 |
| 1942 | STL | N | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1943 | STL | N | 3B | 137 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 255 | 21 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .952 |
| 1943 | STL | N | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1944 | STL | N | 3B | 146 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 281 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .965 |
| 1944 | STL | N | 2B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1944 | STL | N | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1945 | STL | N | 3B | 131 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 235 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .964 |
| 1945 | STL | N | SS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .833 |
| 1946 | STL | N | 3B | 138 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 249 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .966 |
| 1947 | STL | N | 3B | 141 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 250 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .954 |
| 1948 | STL | N | 3B | 65 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 100 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .939 |
| 1949 | STL | N | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Total | 2B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | SS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .909 | ||
| Total | 3B | 868 | 0 | 0 | 1025 | 1569 | 116 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .957 |
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