Joe Ostrowski
Joseph Paul Ostrowski (Professor and Specs)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: November 15, 1916 in West Wyoming, PA
High School: West Wyoming (West Wyoming, PA)
School: University of Scranton
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 18, 1948
Final Game: August 20, 1952
Died: January 3, 2003 in Wilkes-Barre, PA
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1948 31 SLB AL 4 6 .400 5.97 26 9 11 3 0 3 78.1 108 54 52 6 17 20 0 1 1 347 76 1.596 12.4 0.7 2.0 2.3 1.18
1949 32 SLB AL 8 8 .500 4.79 40 13 12 4 0 2 141.0 185 94 75 16 27 34 0 0 1 634 95 1.504 11.8 1.0 1.7 2.2 1.26
1950 33 TOT AL 3 5 .375 3.65 30 11 11 3 0 3 101.0 107 48 41 13 22 30 0 0 0 422 128 1.277 9.5 1.2 2.0 2.7 1.36
1950 33 SLB AL 2 4 .333 2.51 9 7 2 2 0 0 57.1 57 22 16 2 7 15 0 0 0 237 197 1.116 8.9 0.3 1.1 2.4 2.14
1950 33 NYY AL 1 1 .500 5.15 21 4 9 1 0 3 43.2 50 26 25 11 15 15 0 0 0 185 83 1.489 10.3 2.3 3.1 3.1 1.00
1951 34 NYY AL 6 4 .600 3.49 34 3 18 2 0 5 95.1 103 44 37 4 18 30 1 0 0 396 110 1.269 9.7 0.4 1.7 2.8 1.67
1952 35 NYY AL 2 2 .500 5.62 20 1 8 0 0 2 40.0 56 31 25 5 14 17 1 0 0 190 59 1.750 12.6 1.1 3.2 3.8 1.21
5 Seasons 23 25 .479 4.54 150 37 60 12 0 15 455.2 559 271 230 44 98 131 2 1 2 1989 95 1.442 11.0 0.9 1.9 2.6 1.34
162 Game Avg. 8 9 .479 4.54 55 13 22 4 0 5 166 203 99 84 16 36 48 1 0 1 723 95 1.442 11.0 0.9 1.9 2.6 1.34
NYY (3 yrs) 9 7 .563 4.37 75 8 35 3 0 10 179.0 209 101 87 20 47 62 2 0 0 771 88 1.430 10.5 1.0 2.4 3.1 1.32
SLB (3 yrs) 14 18 .438 4.65 75 29 25 9 0 5 276.2 350 170 143 24 51 69 0 1 2 1218 99 1.449 11.4 0.8 1.7 2.2 1.35

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1951 34 NYY AL WS W NYG 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 4.5
1 WS 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 4.5

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1948 31 4 6 .400 5.97 26 9 11 3 0 3 78.1 108 54 52 6 17 20 0 1 1 347 76 1.596 12.4 0.7 2.0 2.3 1.18 76
1949 32 12 14 .462 5.21 66 22 23 7 0 5 219.1 293 148 127 22 44 54 0 1 2 981 87 1.536 12.0 0.9 1.8 2.2 1.23 87
1950 33 15 19 .441 4.72 96 33 34 10 0 8 320.1 400 196 168 35 66 84 0 1 2 1403 97 1.455 11.2 1.0 1.9 2.4 1.27 97
1951 34 21 23 .477 4.44 130 36 52 12 0 13 415.2 503 240 205 39 84 114 1 1 2 1799 99 1.412 10.9 0.8 1.8 2.5 1.36 99
1952 35 23 25 .479 4.54 150 37 60 12 0 15 455.2 559 271 230 44 98 131 2 1 2 1989 95 1.442 11.0 0.9 1.9 2.6 1.34 95

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1948 31 3 5 .375 5.40 80.0 105 53 48 6 17 20 0 1.525 11.8 1.9 2.3 1.18 0.7 26
1949 32 8 8 .500 4.11 151.0 183 77 69 16 27 36 0 1.391 10.9 1.6 2.1 1.33 1.0 40
1950 33 7 4 .636 3.17 105.0 104 41 37 13 21 31 0 1.190 8.9 1.8 2.7 1.48 1.1 30
1951 34 5 5 .500 3.75 96.0 109 44 40 4 19 30 1 1.333 10.2 1.8 2.8 1.58 0.4 34
1952 35 1 3 .250 6.92 39.0 64 33 30 6 16 17 1 2.051 14.8 3.7 3.9 1.06 1.4 20
5 Seasons 24 25 .490 4.28 471.0 565 248 224 45 100 134 2 1.412 10.8 2.6 1.34 0.9 150

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1951 AL  5 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1951 AL  18 (9th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (2059), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1877), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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