Johnny Ostrowski

Positions: Leftfielder, Third Baseman and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: October 17, 1917 in Chicago, IL us

Died: November 13, 1992 in Chicago, IL

Buried: Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, IL

High School: Tilden Tech HS (Chicago, IL)

Debut: September 24, 1943 (Age 25-342d, 9,538th in major league history)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1950 (Age 32-349d)
vs. SLB 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: John Thaddeus Ostrowski

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

561

131

.234

RBI

OBP

.321

SLG

.376

OPS

.697

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1939	21	BRO-min	D	115	470	470		126	19	7	14						.268	.268	.428	.696		201						SUP · NORL
1940	22	CIN-BRO-min	D,B	124	505	505		167	37	10	30						.331	.331	.622	.952		314						TRA,MAC · ALSL,SALL
1941	23	CHC-min	B	138	483	483		129	18	20	14						.267	.267	.474	.741		229						MAC · SALL
1942	24	CHC-min	B	68	227	227		55	11	3	4						.242	.242	.370	.612		84						MAC · SALL
1943	25	CHC-min	AA	143	523	472	76	133	23	6	21	82	7		40	109	.282	.339	.489	.829		231		1	10			LOS · PCL
1943	25	CHC	NL	10	33	29	2	6	0	1	0	3	0	0	3	8	.207	.303	.276	.579	69	8	2	1	0	0	/75H
1944	26	CHC-min	AA	124	530	475	62	134	27	7	10	67	7		37	74	.282	.338	.432	.769		205		3	15			LOS · PCL
1944	26	CHC	NL	8	14	13	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	4	.154	.214	.231	.445	26	3	0	0	0	0	/H7
1945	27	NYY-min	AA	144	608	558	102	166	28	4	13	99	14		48	70	.297	.353	.432	.785		241	11	0	2			KCY · AA
1945	27	CHC	NL	7	10	10	4	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.500	.800	122	5	0	0	0	0	/H5
1946	28	CHC	NL	64	181	160	20	34	4	2	3	12	1	3	20	31	.213	.300	.319	.619	77	51	2	0	1	2	5H/48

1947	29	CHC-min	AAA	173	729	654	109	191	39	12	24	110	3		64	92	.292	.357	.498	.855		326		2	9			LOS · PCL
1948	30	CHC-min	AAA	109	435	397	59	117	21	3	15	56	4		34	84	.295	.353	.476	.829		189		2	2			LOS · PCL
1948	30	BOS	AL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1949	31	CHC-min	AAA	129	530	478	92	150	28	2	32	90	1		45	105	.314	.375	.582	.957		278		2	5			LOS · PCL
1949	31	CHW	AL	49	175	158	19	42	9	4	5	31	4	3	15	41	.266	.333	.468	.802	115	74	4	1	1	1	7/5H9
1950	32	TOT	AL	77	223	190	26	44	4	2	6	25	2	0	29	40	.232	.339	.368	.708	85	70	5	2	2	4	7H9/8
1950	32	CHW	AL	21	56	45	9	10	1	1	2	2	0	0	9	8	.222	.364	.422	.786	103	19	1	1	1	2	/H978
1950	32	WSH	AL	55	163	141	16	32	2	1	4	23	2	0	20	31	.227	.327	.340	.668	75	48	4	1	1	2	7H/89
1950	32	CHW	AL	1	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.750	1.250	220	3	0	0	0	0	/H
1951	33	SLB-min	AAA	127	439	377	40	81	15	2	13	56	0		58	86	.215	.321	.369	.690		139		1	3			TTO · IL
1953	35	CHW-min	AA	22	72	64	7	18	4	0	1	13	0		7	16	.281	.361	.391	.752		25		1	0			MEM · SOUA
7 Yrs				216	637	561	73	131	20	9	14	74	7	6	68	125	.234	.321	.376	.697	89	211	13	4	4	7
162 Game Avg.				162	478	421	55	98	15	7	10	56	5	4	51	94	.234	.321	.376	.697	89	158	10	3	3	5

CHC (4 yrs)				89	238	212	28	45	7	3	3	18	1	3	24	43	.212	.295	.316	.611	75	67	4	1	1	2
CHW (2 yrs)				71	235	207	29	54	11	5	7	33	4	3	24	50	.261	.343	.464	.807	114	96	5	2	2	3
WSH (1 yr)				55	163	141	16	32	2	1	4	23	2	0	20	31	.227	.327	.340	.668	75	48	4	1	1	2
BOS (1 yr)				1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0

AL (3 yrs)				127	399	349	45	86	13	6	11	56	6	3	44	82	.246	.336	.413	.748	97	144	9	3	3	5
NL (4 yrs)				89	238	212	28	45	7	3	3	18	1	3	24	43	.212	.295	.316	.611	75	67	4	1	1	2

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