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Johnny Ostrowski
John Thaddeus Ostrowski

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 170 lb.

Debut September 24, 1943
Final Game October 1, 1950
Born October 17, 1917 in Chicago, IL
Died November 13, 1992 in Chicago, IL

Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1943 25 CHC NL  10   29    2    6   0  1   0    3   0      3   8  .207  .303  .276   68    8   0           1   2
 1944 26 CHC NL   8   13    2    2   1  0   0    2   0      1   4  .154  .214  .231   25    3   0           0   0
 1945 27 CHC NL   7   10    4    3   2  0   0    1   0      0   0  .300  .300  .500  122    5   0           0   0
 1946 28 CHC NL  64  160   20   34   4  2   3   12   1     20  31  .213  .300  .319   77   51   1           0   2
 1948 30 BOS AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1949 31 CHW AL  49  158   19   42   9  4   5   31   4  3  15  41  .266  .333  .468  114   74   1           1   4
 1950 32 TOT AL  77  190   26   44   4  2   6   25   2  0  29  40  .232  .339  .368   85   70   2   0   0   2   5
         CHW AL  21   45    9   10   1  1   2    2   0  0   9   8  .222  .364  .422  103   19   1           1   1
         WSH AL  55  141   16   32   2  1   4   23   2  0  20  31  .227  .327  .340   75   48   1           1   4
         CHW AL   1    4    1    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .500  .500  .750  220    3   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      216  561   73  131  20  9  14   74   7  3  68 125  .234  .321  .376   89  211   4   0   0   4  13
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        421   55   98  15  7  11   56   5  2  51  94  .234  .321  .376   89  158   3   0   0   3  10
 Career High     77  190   26   44   9  4   6   31   4  3  29  41                          74   2   0   0   2   5
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1943 25 CHC NL   33   25    2   2.2    89| .207  .264| .303  .332| .276  .358| .579  .690|  68  .249  -1.2  -0.1     
 1944 26 CHC NL   14   11    1   2.4    94| .154  .268| .214  .335| .231  .376| .445  .711|  25  .270  -1.3  -0.1     
 1945 27 CHC NL   10    7    2   7.6    95| .300  .271| .300  .340| .500  .374| .800  .714| 122  .743   0.3   0.0     
 1946 28 CHC NL  181  129   15   3.1    91| .213  .260| .300  .335| .319  .364| .619  .699|  77  .383  -5.0  -0.5     
 1948 30 BOS AL    1    1    0   0.0   110| .000  .279| .000  .365| .000  .403| .000  .768|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1949 31 CHW AL  175  124   24   5.1   104| .266  .267| .333  .358| .468  .388| .801  .747| 114  .554   1.7   0.2  57%
 1950 32 TOT AL  223  153   25   4.3   109| .232  .273| .339  .359| .368  .409| .707  .768|  85  .438  -4.4  -0.4 100%
         CHW AL   56   37    7   5.0   111| .222  .275| .364  .361| .422  .412| .786  .773| 103  .506   0.3   0.0   0%
         WSH AL  163  114   16   3.7   109| .227  .272| .327  .358| .340  .408| .667  .766|  75  .371  -5.4  -0.5 100%
         CHW AL    4    2    2  26.5   111| .500  .275| .500  .362| .750  .412|1.250  .773| 220  .956   0.7   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       637  450   69   4.1   101| .234  .267| .321  .350| .376  .386| .697  .736|  89  .454 -10.2  -0.9     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1943 25 CHC NL OF 5 8 0 0 1 1.000 .976 1.60 2.28 5 0 0 3B 4 3 5 2 1 .800 .952 2.00 2.98 1944 26 CHC NL OF 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.50 2.30 2 0 0 1945 27 CHC NL 3B 4 1 2 1 0 .750 .938 0.75 2.98 1946 28 CHC NL 3B 50 33 80 8 5 .934 .952 2.26 2.84 2B 1 2 2 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 5.10 1949 31 CHW AL OF 41 81 3 5 0 .944 .980 2.05 2.27 40 0 3 3B 8 4 9 1 0 .929 .963 1.62 2.95 1950 32 TOT AL OF 60 132 4 6 1 .958 .979 2.27 2.34 40 9 12 CHW AL OF 14 26 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.93 2.34 6 1 8 WSH AL OF 45 105 3 6 1 .947 .979 2.40 2.34 34 7 4 CHW AL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.30 0 1 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1946 28 CHC NL 2B 1 2 2 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 5.10 1943 25 CHC NL 3B 4 3 5 2 1 .800 .952 2.00 2.98 1945 27 CHC NL 3B 4 1 2 1 0 .750 .938 0.75 2.98 1946 28 CHC NL 3B 50 33 80 8 5 .934 .952 2.26 2.84 1949 31 CHW AL 3B 8 4 9 1 0 .929 .963 1.62 2.95 1943 25 CHC NL OF 5 8 0 0 1 1.000 .976 1.60 2.28 5 0 0 1944 26 CHC NL OF 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.50 2.30 2 0 0 1949 31 CHW AL OF 41 81 3 5 0 .944 .980 2.05 2.27 40 0 3 1950 32 TOT AL OF 60 132 4 6 1 .958 .979 2.27 2.34 40 9 12 CHW AL OF 14 26 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.93 2.34 6 1 8 WSH AL OF 45 105 3 6 1 .947 .979 2.40 2.34 34 7 4 CHW AL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.30 0 1 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 108 222 7 12 2 .950 .979 2.12 2.31 87 9 15 3B 66 41 96 12 6 .919 .953 2.08 2.87 2B 1 2 2 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 5.10 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 175 265 105 24 8 .939 .969 2.11 2.54
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Transactions 

Before 1939 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

Before 1941 Season: Returned to the Macon (South Atlantic) by the Brooklyn Dodgers after expiration of minor league working agreement.

Before 1941 Season: Obtained by the Chicago Cubs from the Macon (South Atlantic) as part of a minor league working agreement.

November 10, 1947: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox from the Chicago Cubs in the 1947 rule 5 draft.

May 15, 1948: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago Cubs.

August 4, 1949: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Chicago White Sox for Bobby Rhawn and cash.

May 31, 1950: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Bob Kuzava and Cass Michaels to the Washington Senators for Eddie Robinson, Al Kozar, and Ray Scarborough.

September 22, 1950: Selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Washington Senators.


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