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Joe Ostrowski

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: November 15, 1916 in West Wyoming, PA us

Died: January 3, 2003 in Wilkes-Barre, PA

Buried: St. Joseph Church Cemetery, West Wyoming, PA

High School: West Wyoming HS (West Wyoming, PA)

School: University of Scranton (Scranton, PA)

Debut: July 8, 1948 (Age 31-236d, 10,543rd in major league history)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: August 20, 1952 (Age 35-279d)
vs. CHW 5.0 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Joseph Paul Ostrowski

Nicknames: Professor or Specs

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1951 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.4

W

L

ERA

4.54

G

150

GS

SV

IP

455.2

SO

131

WHIP

1.442

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1941	24	BOS-min	D,C	12	7	.632	2.44	23						166.0	143	62	45		54									1.187	7.8		2.9			CTV,CAN ESHL,MATL
1942	25	BOS-min	B	21	8	.724	1.65	35						256.0	209	69	47		49									1.008	7.3		1.7			GBO PIED
1946	29	BOS-min	AAA	10	4	.714	2.87	24	11	9	6	2		116.0	123	48	37		35		54	0	0	1				1.362	9.5		2.7	4.2	1.54	LOU AA
1947	30	BOS-min	AAA	13	11	.542	2.98	29	22	3	13	4		184.0	160	75	61		43		66	0	0	0				1.103	7.8		2.1	3.2	1.53	LOU AA
1948	31	SLB-min	AAA	6	9	.400	4.54	19			8	0		115.0	129	65	58		22		51	1	0	0				1.313	10.1		1.7	4.0	2.32	TOL AA
1948	31	SLB	AL	4	6	.400	5.97	26	9	11	3	0	3	78.1	108	54	52	6	17	3	20	0	1	1	347	76	3.88	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	6	34	0	0	1	634	95	4.08	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	0	30	0	0	0	422	129	4.32	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	0	15	0	0	0	237	198	2.88	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	0	15	0	0	0	185	84	6.20	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	6	95.1	103	44	37	4	18	5	30	1	0	0	396	110	2.99	1.269	9.7	0.4	1.7	2.8	1.67
1952	35	NYY	AL	2	2	.500	5.63	20	1	8	0	0	2	40.0	56	31	25	5	14	1	17	1	0	0	190	59	4.29	1.750	12.6	1.1	3.2	3.8	1.21
1953	36	CHC-min	Opn	3	6	.333	2.97	28	3		0	0		72.2	77	36	24	6	14		16	2	0	1				1.252	9.5	0.7	1.7	2.0	1.14	LOS PCL
5 Yrs				23	25	.479	4.54	150	37	60	12	0	16	455.2	559	271	230	44	98	15	131	2	1	2	1989	95	3.89	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	6	166	203	99	84	16	36	5	48	1	0	1	723	95	3.89	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	11	179.0	209	101	87	20	47	6	62	2	0	0	771	88	4.07	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	9	69	0	1	2	1218	100	3.77	1.449	11.4	0.8	1.7	2.2	1.35