1918
Born April 19, 1918
Reading, PA, USA
Whitey Kurowski Notable
b. April 19, 1918 · St. Louis Cardinals 1941–1949
Whitey Kurowski played 1941 to 1949 for the St. Louis Cardinals as a third baseman.
Across 916 games he batted .286, with 925 hits and 518 runs. He finished with 106 home runs, 162 doubles and 19 stolen bases.
He played 868 games at third base, with 1,569 assists and 116 errors. He turned 137 double plays.
He was selected to five consecutive All-Star teams, from 1943 to 1947.
He was born in Reading, PA, USA on April 19, 1918, and died on December 9, 1999. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 5 | 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947 |
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 2 | 1945, 1946 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1945 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | STL | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1942 | STL | 115 | 366 | 51 | 93 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 33 | 60 | 7 | .254 |
| 1943 | STL | 139 | 522 | 69 | 150 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 70 | 31 | 54 | 3 | .287 |
| 1944 | STL | 149 | 555 | 95 | 150 | 25 | 7 | 20 | 87 | 58 | 40 | 2 | .270 |
| 1945 | STL | 133 | 511 | 84 | 165 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 102 | 45 | 45 | 1 | .323 |
| 1946 | STL | 142 | 519 | 76 | 156 | 32 | 5 | 14 | 89 | 72 | 47 | 2 | .301 |
| 1947 | STL | 146 | 513 | 108 | 159 | 27 | 6 | 27 | 104 | 87 | 56 | 4 | .310 |
| 1948 | STL | 77 | 220 | 34 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 42 | 28 | 0 | .214 |
| 1949 | STL | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 916 | 3229 | 518 | 925 | 162 | 32 | 106 | 529 | 369 | 332 | 19 | .286 |
On this day & linked events
1999
Died December 9, 1999
1941
Major-league debut: Whitey Kurowski
Whitey Kurowski made a major-league debut on September 23, 1941.
1949
Final major-league game: Whitey Kurowski
Whitey Kurowski played a final major-league game on October 1, 1949.
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