#58 Whitey Kurowski, Third Base, 24 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Saturday, 10/21/1942 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Whitey Kurowski
4/19/1918 24 USA,PA,READING 5"11 193
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1942 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 44 Days (216 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 44 Days (216 total Days) 1 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 2 3 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 10 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | BSN | W 7-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/24 | BSN | L 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/26 | @PHI | L 1-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/27 | @PHI | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/28 | PIT | L 6-9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/29 | @CIN | L 6-14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/30 | CHC | W 13-7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/1 | @PIT | W 11-6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | #6 | PoG | |
10/2 | @BRO | W 3-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/4 | NYN | W 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 157 | 550 | 181 | 35 | 7 | 44 | 145 | 119 | 86 | 49 | .329 | .420 | .658 | 1.078 | 1.176 | .329 |
Projected | 157 | 550 | 181 | 35 | 7 | 44 | 145 | 119 | 86 | 49 | .329 | .420 | .658 | 1.078 | 1.176 | .329 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 152 | 647 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 362 | 86 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 157.9 | 10.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 137 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .336 | .458 | .788 | 1.247 |
vs. RHP | 413 | 135 | 30 | 4 | 27 | 109 | 85 | 56 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .327 | .406 | .615 | 1.021 |
Close/Late | 51 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .367 | .686 | 1.053 |
Scoring Position | 149 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 99 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .349 | .452 | .691 | 1.143 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 77 | 270 | 93 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 70 | 65 | 42 | 28 | .344 | .436 | .659 | 1.096 |
Road | 80 | 280 | 88 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 75 | 54 | 44 | 21 | .314 | .402 | .657 | 1.060 |
March/April | 26 | 90 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 9 | .289 | .371 | .556 | .927 |
May | 26 | 89 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 12 | .326 | .426 | .596 | 1.021 |
June | 25 | 87 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 5 | .310 | .406 | .632 | 1.038 |
July | 26 | 89 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 7 | .427 | .510 | .944 | 1.453 |
August | 25 | 89 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 9 | .360 | .453 | .764 | 1.217 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 106 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 7 | .274 | .358 | .491 | .848 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1941 | 37 | 129 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | .341 | .437 | .713 | 1.150 | STL |
1942 | 157 | 550 | 181 | 35 | 7 | 44 | 145 | 119 | 86 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 2 | 4 | .329 | .420 | .658 | 1.078 | STL,NL |
Total | 194 | 679 | 225 | 40 | 9 | 57 | 178 | 149 | 106 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 2 | 6 | .331 | .423 | .669 | 1.091 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1941, AAA | 102 | 123 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 34 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 3 | .301 | .397 | .691 | 1.088 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 155 | 152 | 92 | 312 | 25 | 413 | 9 | .978 | 1349.0 | 2.76 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1941... Had first career hit on 8/25/1941, off Verdell Mathis (CHC)... Hit first career homerun on 8/25/1941, off Verdell Mathis (CHC)... Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 9/3/1941... Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1942, hitting .427 with 10 HR, 25 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1942, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 10 RBI... Won Rookie Of The Year in 1942, hitting .329 with 44 HR, 145 RBI...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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