#34 Johnny Wyrostek, Rightfield, 36 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Monday, 10/2/1955 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Johnny Wyrostek
7/12/1919 36 USA,IL,FAIRMONT CITY 6"2 180
Rightfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Suffers Prone 1.0 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 : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 2,500,000 1956 12 Year(s), 30 Days (2094 total Days) 172 Day(s) 12 Year(s), 30 Days (2094 total Days) 12 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Versus LHP | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Talent | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 3 5 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 1 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 4 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 4 (Range), .971 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 7 (Range), .974 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 10
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/13 | NYN | W 5-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/15 | @CIN | L 9-20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/16 | @CIN | W 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/17 | @CIN | L 0-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/19 | MIL | W 7-6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/20 | MIL | L 3-13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | #7 | | |
9/21 | MIL | W 12-10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/22 | CIN | W 7-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/23 | CIN | L 7-13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/24 | CIN | W 6-5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 147 | 502 | 127 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 57 | 63 | 75 | 99 | .253 | .352 | .361 | .712 | .688 | .108 |
Projected | 155 | 528 | 134 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 60 | 66 | 79 | 104 | .253 | .352 | .361 | .712 | .688 | .108 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 144 | 583 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 181 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 71.7 | 5.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 174 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .325 | .356 | .681 |
vs. RHP | 328 | 83 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 48 | 58 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .365 | .363 | .728 |
Close/Late | 42 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .250 | .190 | .440 |
Scoring Position | 134 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .418 | .403 | .821 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 72 | 245 | 62 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 52 | .253 | .342 | .392 | .733 |
Road | 75 | 257 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 30 | 42 | 47 | .253 | .361 | .331 | .692 |
March/April | 24 | 85 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 14 | .306 | .394 | .482 | .876 |
May | 27 | 91 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 23 | .176 | .292 | .264 | .556 |
June | 25 | 83 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 17 | .205 | .353 | .337 | .690 |
July | 24 | 85 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 17 | .294 | .390 | .400 | .790 |
August | 27 | 89 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 15 | .258 | .330 | .303 | .633 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 69 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | .290 | .355 | .391 | .747 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1942 | 141 | 500 | 121 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 58 | 51 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 4 | 4 | .242 | .314 | .342 | .656 | PIT |
1943 | 141 | 500 | 142 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 68 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 4 | 4 | .284 | .362 | .402 | .764 | PIT |
1946 | 141 | 500 | 142 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 68 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 4 | 4 | .284 | .362 | .402 | .764 | PHI |
1947 | 141 | 500 | 142 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 68 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 4 | 4 | .284 | .362 | .402 | .764 | PHI |
1948 | 141 | 500 | 142 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 68 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 4 | 4 | .284 | .362 | .402 | .764 | CIN |
1949 | 141 | 500 | 142 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 68 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 4 | 4 | .284 | .362 | .402 | .764 | CIN |
1950 | 111 | 227 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 5 | .256 | .331 | .348 | .679 | CIN |
1951 | 125 | 261 | 80 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 48 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 3 | .307 | .391 | .448 | .840 | CIN |
1952 | 142 | 486 | 149 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 88 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 15 | .307 | .404 | .453 | .857 | PHI |
1953 | 134 | 440 | 121 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 7 | .275 | .352 | .434 | .786 | PHI |
1954 | 115 | 278 | 84 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 53 | 46 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 9 | .302 | .387 | .482 | .869 | PHI |
1955 | 147 | 502 | 127 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 57 | 63 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 99 | 8 | 6 | .253 | .352 | .361 | .712 | CHN |
Total | 1620 | 5194 | 1450 | 289 | 55 | 83 | 669 | 737 | 652 | 30 | 32 | 594 | 59 | 69 | .279 | .361 | .404 | .765 | |
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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 |
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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 |
1952 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .278 | .375 | .653 |
1953 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 |
1954 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .444 | .167 | .611 |
Total | 13 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .300 | .286 | .586 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Centerfield | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 10.1 | 1.74 | | | | |
Rightfield | 144 | 144 | 245 | 8 | 2 | 256 | 3 | .988 | 1207.1 | 1.91 | | | | |
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Transactions Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (N) on 2/10/1952 to a 3-year deal worth $5,234,000 per year... Awards Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1952, hitting .438 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... Won World Championship with Philadelphia (N) in 1952... Achievements Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 5/20/1952... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Chicago (N) on 6/12/1952... Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 2/25/1955 to a 2-year deal worth $2,500,000 per year... Won Gold Glove Award at Rightfield in 1955...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1952 - .307 - 9th
| OBP 1952 - .404 - 7th
| Doubles 1952 - 34 - 6th
| Triples 1952 - 8 - 2nd
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