#58 Whitey Kurowski, Third Base, 26 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Thursday, 10/26/1944 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Whitey Kurowski
4/19/1918 26 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 : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 4.0 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 1944 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 44 Days (560 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 44 Days (560 total Days) 3 Year(s) Arbitration 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 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 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 | CIN | L 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/24 | CIN | L 4-8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/26 | @PHI | L 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/27 | @PHI | W 7-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/28 | BSN | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/29 | @PIT | L 0-11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/30 | NYN | L 0-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/1 | @BSN | W 9-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/2 | @CHC | L 3-12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/4 | BRO | L 5-7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 158 | 572 | 162 | 34 | 2 | 19 | 98 | 76 | 74 | 39 | .283 | .365 | .449 | .814 | .794 | .166 |
Projected | 158 | 572 | 162 | 34 | 2 | 19 | 98 | 76 | 74 | 39 | .283 | .365 | .449 | .814 | .794 | .166 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 150 | 655 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 257 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 83.3 | 96.7 | 6.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 163 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .331 | .430 | .515 | .945 |
vs. RHP | 409 | 108 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 71 | 46 | 46 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .264 | .338 | .423 | .761 |
Close/Late | 71 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 | .359 | .437 | .796 |
Scoring Position | 166 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 74 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .365 | .452 | .816 |
Pinch Hitting | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .714 | 1.143 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 80 | 278 | 78 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 21 | .281 | .362 | .442 | .805 |
Road | 78 | 294 | 84 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 57 | 39 | 37 | 18 | .286 | .367 | .456 | .823 |
March/April | 26 | 100 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 7 | .220 | .310 | .360 | .670 |
May | 26 | 100 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 6 | .390 | .415 | .640 | 1.055 |
June | 26 | 96 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | .323 | .377 | .458 | .836 |
July | 25 | 89 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 5 | .225 | .317 | .303 | .620 |
August | 27 | 87 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 8 | .276 | .417 | .460 | .876 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 100 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 5 | .260 | .356 | .460 | .816 |
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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 |
1943 | 154 | 532 | 189 | 39 | 9 | 33 | 116 | 108 | 96 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 0 | .355 | .452 | .648 | 1.100 | STL,NL |
1944 | 158 | 572 | 162 | 34 | 2 | 19 | 98 | 76 | 74 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 1 | .283 | .365 | .449 | .814 | STL |
Total | 506 | 1783 | 576 | 113 | 20 | 109 | 392 | 333 | 276 | 9 | 15 | 155 | 8 | 7 | .323 | .413 | .592 | 1.006 | |
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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 | 150 | 91 | 328 | 26 | 425 | 6 | .986 | 1357.0 | 2.82 | | | | |
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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... Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1943, hitting .545 with 1 HR, 8 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1944...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1942 - .329 - 8th 1943 - .355 - 3rd
| OBP 1942 - .420 - 9th 1943 - .452 - 1st
| SLG 1942 - .658 - 5th 1943 - .648 - 6th
| OPS 1942 - 1.078 - 5th 1943 - 1.100 - 5th
| Hits 1942 - 181 - 8th 1943 - 189 - 7th
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Triples 1943 - 9 - 6th
| Homeruns 1942 - 44 - 6th
| RBI 1942 - 145 - 4th
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