1917
Born October 17, 1917
Chicago, IL, USA
Johnny Ostrowski Notable
b. October 17, 1917 · Chicago Cubs 1943–1946, Boston Red Sox 1948, Chicago White Sox 1949–1950, Washington Senators 1950
Johnny Ostrowski played for four clubs across eight seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1943 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1950.
Across 216 games he batted .234, with 131 hits and 73 runs. He finished with 14 home runs, 20 doubles and 7 stolen bases.
He played 108 games in the outfield, with 222 putouts and 12 errors.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on October 17, 1917, and died on November 13, 1992. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | CHC | 10 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .207 |
| 1944 | CHC | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .154 |
| 1945 | CHC | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| 1946 | CHC | 64 | 160 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 1 | .212 |
| 1948 | BOS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1949 | CHW | 49 | 158 | 19 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 41 | 4 | .266 |
| 1950 | CHW/WSH | 77 | 190 | 26 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 40 | 2 | .232 |
| Career | — | 216 | 561 | 73 | 131 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 74 | 68 | 125 | 7 | .234 |
On this day & linked events
1992
Died November 13, 1992
Image: Unkknown, public domain