Wes Westrum

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: November 28, 1922 in Clearbrook, MN us

Died: May 28, 2002 in Clearbrook, MN

Buried: Silver Creek Cemetery, Clearbrook, MN

High School: Clearbrook-Gonvick HS (Clearbrook, MN)

School: Bemidji State University (Bemidji, MN)

Debut: September 17, 1947 (Age 24-293d, 10,362nd in major league history)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1957 (Age 34-305d)
vs. PIT 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Wesley Noreen Westrum

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.6

2322

503

.217

302

RBI

315

OBP

.356

SLG

.373

OPS

.729

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-4 / in Starts: 6-4
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1951	WS g1	Oct 4	NYG	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	5	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.667	.800	.667	1.467	8	.49	0.088	25.51	2.98%	1.13	C
2	1951	WS g2	Oct 5	NYG	@	NYY	L,1-3	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.625	.400	1.025	7	1.65	0.014	84.94	0.40%	-0.09	C
3	1951	WS g3	Oct 6	NYG		NYY	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.222	.417	.222	.639	8	.44	-0.042	27.78	-1.47%	-1.23	C
4	1951	WS g4	Oct 8	NYG		NYY	L,2-6	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.400	.182	.582	8	.55	-0.019	35.59	-0.65%	-0.34	C
5	1951	WS g5	Oct 9	NYG		NYY	L,1-13	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.389	.286	.675	8	.20	0.004	16.29	0.30%	0.21	C
6	1951	WS g6	Oct 10	NYG	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.235	.409	.294	.703	7	1.23	-0.102	94.13	-4.28%	-0.69	C
1954 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	1954	WS g1	Sep 29	NYG		CLE	W,5-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	8	1.47	-0.063	76.88	-1.74%	-0.02	C
8	1954	WS g2	Sep 30	NYG		CLE	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	8	1.02	-0.019	53.98	-0.65%	-0.16	C
9	1954	WS g3	Oct 1	NYG	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	8	.64	-0.014	26.66	-0.39%	0.11	C
10	1954	WS g4	Oct 2	NYG	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	.273	.286	.273	.558	8	.56	0.025	10.67	0.29%	-0.09	C
									37	28	1	7	1	0	0	3	6	0	6	0	1	2		2	0	1	.250	.361	.286	.647

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