1916
Born November 15, 1916
West Wyoming, PA, USA
Joe Ostrowski Notable
Joe Ostrowski divided five seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the St. Louis Browns from 1948, then the New York Yankees through 1952.
He went 23 and 25 with a 4.54 earned run average, pitching 455.7 innings in 150 games. He struck out 131. Across 150 games he batted .161, with 19 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He was born in West Wyoming, PA, USA on November 15, 1916, and died on January 3, 2003. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | SLB | 26 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .222 |
| 1949 | SLB | 40 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | .189 |
| 1950 | NYY/SLB | 30 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .185 |
| 1951 | NYY | 34 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .107 |
| 1952 | NYY | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 150 | 118 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 0 | .161 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | SLB | 4 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 78.1 | 108 | 52 | 17 | 20 | 5.97 |
| 1949 | SLB | 8 | 8 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 141.0 | 185 | 75 | 27 | 34 | 4.79 |
| 1950 | NYY/SLB | 3 | 5 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 101.0 | 107 | 41 | 22 | 30 | 3.65 |
| 1951 | NYY | 6 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 95.1 | 103 | 37 | 18 | 30 | 3.49 |
| 1952 | NYY | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 40.0 | 56 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 5.63 |
| Career | — | 23 | 25 | 150 | 37 | 15 | 455.2 | 559 | 230 | 98 | 131 | 4.54 |
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