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Johnny Ostrowski
Johnny Ostrowski
| Full name John Thaddeus Ostrowski |
| Born October 17, 1917, Chicago, Illinois |
| Died November 13, 1992, Chicago, Illinois |
| Buried at Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, Illinois |
| First Game: September 24, 1943; Final Game: October 1, 1950 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10.5" Weight: 170 |
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| SABR Biography |
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1943 CHI N Daily Splits 10 29 2 6 0 1 0 3 3 0 8 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .207 .303 .276 -0.4 1943 CHI N
1944 CHI N Daily Splits 8 13 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .214 .231 -0.2 1944 CHI N
1945 CHI N Daily Splits 7 10 4 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .500 -0.1 1945 CHI N
1946 CHI N Daily Splits 64 160 20 34 4 2 3 12 20 2 31 0 1 0 8 2 1 3 .213 .300 .319 -0.6 1946 CHI N
1948 BOS A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1948 BOS A
1949 CHI A Daily Splits 49 158 19 42 9 4 5 31 15 1 41 1 1 0 2 4 4 3 .266 .333 .468 -0.2 1949 CHI A
1950 CHI A Daily Splits 21 45 9 10 1 1 2 2 9 2 8 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .364 .422 0.0 1950 CHI A
1950 WAS A Daily Splits 55 141 16 32 2 1 4 23 20 2 31 1 1 0 1 4 2 0 .227 .327 .340 -0.5 1950 WAS A
1950 CHI A Daily Splits 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 0.0 1950 CHI A
1950 TOT A 77 190 26 44 4 2 6 25 29 4 40 2 2 0 2 5 2 0 .232 .339 .368 -0.5 1950 TOT A
Total NL ( 4 Years) 89 212 28 45 7 3 3 18 24 2 43 1 1 0 9 4 1 3 .212 .295 .316 -1.3 Total NL
Total AL ( 3 Years) 127 349 45 86 13 6 11 56 44 5 82 3 3 0 4 9 6 3 .246 .336 .413 -0.7 Total AL
Total ( 7 Years) Splits 216 561 73 131 20 9 14 74 68 7 125 4 4 0 13 13 7 6 .234 .321 .376 -2.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1943 CHI N Daily Splits OF 5 5 3 44 8 0 0 1 0 1.000 5 0 0
1943 CHI N LF 5 5 3 44 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
1943 CHI N 3B 4 4 4 36 3 5 2 1 0 .800
1944 CHI N Daily Splits OF 2 2 2 17 1 0 1 0 0 .500 2 0 0
1944 CHI N LF 2 2 2 17 1 0 1 0 0 .500
1945 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 4 2 1 14 1 2 1 0 0 .750
1946 CHI N Daily Splits 3B 51 34 33 341 33 80 8 5 0 .934
1946 CHI N CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1946 CHI N OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0
1949 CHI A Daily Splits OF 41 35 30 317.2 81 3 5 0 0 .944 40 0 3
1949 CHI A LF 40 34 29 300.2 79 2 5 0 0 .942
1949 CHI A 3B 8 3 3 36 4 9 1 0 0 .929
1949 CHI A RF 3 1 1 17 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1950 CHI A Daily Splits OF 14 11 10 99 26 1 0 0 0 1.000 7 0 8
1950 CHI A RF 8 6 5 53 17 0 0 0 0 1.000
1950 CHI A LF 7 5 5 46 9 1 0 0 0 1.000
1950 WAS A Daily Splits OF 45 39 30 326 105 3 6 1 0 .947 34 7 4
1950 WAS A LF 34 28 19 228 72 1 5 0 0 .936
1950 WAS A CF 7 7 7 63 24 0 0 0 0 1.000
1950 WAS A RF 4 4 4 35 7 2 1 1 0 .900
1950 CHI A Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1950 CHI A CF 1 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1950 TOT A LF 41 33 24 274 81 2 5 0 0 .943
1950 TOT A CF 8 7 7 71 25 0 0 0 0 1.000
1950 TOT A RF 12 10 9 88 24 2 1 1 0 .963
1950 TOT A OF 60 50 40 433 132 4 6 1 0 .958 41 8 12
Total ( 5 Years) Splits OF 109 92 75 812.2 222 7 12 2 0 .950 88 9 15
Total ( 4 Years) LF 88 74 58 635.2 169 4 11 0 0 .940
Total ( 4 Years) 3B 67 43 41 427 41 96 12 6 0 .919
Total ( 2 Years) RF 15 11 10 105 26 2 1 1 0 .966
Total ( 2 Years) CF 9 7 7 72 25 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1939).
Selected by Boston Red Sox from Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 10, 1947).
Returned to Chicago Cubs (May 15, 1948).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Bobby Rhawn and cash
(August 4, 1949).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Bob Kuzava and Cass Michaels to Washington Senators
in exchange for Eddie Robinson, Al Kozar and Ray Scarborough (May 31, 1950).
Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from Washington Senators (September 22, 1950).
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