Johnny Wyrostek Notable

b. July 12, 1919 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1942–1943, Philadelphia Phillies 1946–1947, 1952–1954, Cincinnati Reds 1948–1952

Johnny Wyrostek played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1942 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1954. His longest stay was with the Cincinnati Reds, from 1948 to 1952.

Across 1,221 games he batted .271, with 1,149 hits and 525 runs. He finished with 58 home runs, 209 doubles and 33 stolen bases.

He played 1,105 games in the outfield, with 2,372 putouts and 64 errors.

He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1950 to 1951.

He was born in Fairmont City, IL, USA on July 12, 1919, and died on December 12, 1986. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1950, 1951

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1942	PIT	9	35	0	4	0	1	0	3	3	2	0	.114
1943	PIT	51	79	7	12	3	0	0	1	3	15	0	.152
1946	PHI	145	545	73	153	30	4	6	45	70	42	7	.281
1947	PHI	128	454	68	124	24	7	5	51	61	45	7	.273
1948	CIN	136	512	74	140	24	9	17	76	52	63	7	.273
1949	CIN	134	474	54	118	20	4	9	46	58	63	7	.249
1950	CIN	131	509	70	145	34	5	8	76	52	38	1	.285
1951	CIN	142	537	52	167	31	3	2	61	54	54	2	.311
1952	CIN/PHI	128	427	57	113	17	6	2	47	62	33	2	.265
1953	PHI	125	409	42	111	14	2	6	47	38	43	0	.271
1954	PHI	92	259	28	62	12	4	3	28	29	39	0	.239
Career	—	1221	4240	525	1149	209	45	58	481	482	437	33	.271

On this day & linked events

1919

Born July 12, 1919

Fairmont City, IL, USA

1986

Died December 12, 1986

1942

Major-league debut: Johnny Wyrostek

Johnny Wyrostek made a major-league debut on September 10, 1942.

1954

Final major-league game: Johnny Wyrostek

Johnny Wyrostek played a final major-league game on September 26, 1954.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain