#58 Whitey Kurowski, Third Base, 31 yrs, New York (N) Giants
Friday, 10/20/1949 |
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| Whitey Kurowski
4/19/1918
31
USA,PA,READING
5"11
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Third Base
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4.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 13,000,000
1951
8 Year(s), 44 Days (1420 total Days)
172 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 44 Days (1420 total Days)
8 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 | 6 | 8 |
| Versus LHP | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Talent | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| 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 | | |
| 9/29 | @BSN | L 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #3 | | |
| 9/30 | CHC | W 10-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 10/1 | @PHI | W 3-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/2 | @STL | W 6-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 10/4 | BRO | W 3-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
| 10/7 | PHI | L 2-11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/8 | PHI | L 6-8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/10 | @PHI | W 7-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 10/11 | @PHI | L 4-6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
| 10/12 | @PHI | L 3-8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 155 | 592 | 191 | 37 | 9 | 40 | 127 | 124 | 66 | 65 | .323 | .392 | .618 | 1.010 | 1.028 | .296 |
| Projected | 155 | 592 | 191 | 37 | 9 | 40 | 127 | 124 | 66 | 65 | .323 | .392 | .618 | 1.010 | 1.028 | .296 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 152 | 673 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 366 | 86 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 139.9 | 8.7 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 156 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .321 | .379 | .564 | .943 |
| vs. RHP | 436 | 141 | 27 | 7 | 32 | 95 | 90 | 51 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .323 | .396 | .638 | 1.033 |
| Close/Late | 58 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .567 | .914 | 1.481 |
| Scoring Position | 151 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 80 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .318 | .416 | .596 | 1.012 |
| Pinch Hitting | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 2.000 | 2.667 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 76 | 272 | 89 | 17 | 4 | 23 | 62 | 66 | 33 | 30 | .327 | .402 | .673 | 1.075 |
| Road | 79 | 320 | 102 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 65 | 58 | 33 | 35 | .319 | .381 | .572 | .953 |
| Last Week | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .417 | .500 | .917 | 1.417 |
| March/April | 25 | 98 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 10 | .378 | .432 | .673 | 1.106 |
| May | 26 | 99 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 10 | .313 | .408 | .545 | .954 |
| June | 25 | 96 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 13 | .250 | .302 | .531 | .833 |
| July | 24 | 88 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 12 | .284 | .366 | .659 | 1.025 |
| August | 27 | 102 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 11 | .353 | .422 | .696 | 1.118 |
| Sept/Oct | 28 | 109 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 9 | .349 | .403 | .606 | 1.009 |
| Postseason | 5 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .381 | .435 | .667 | 1.101 |
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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 |
| 1945 | 153 | 581 | 185 | 33 | 4 | 38 | 135 | 123 | 73 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 3 | .318 | .398 | .585 | .983 | STL |
| 1946 | 162 | 596 | 159 | 35 | 4 | 25 | 101 | 88 | 85 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 3 | 3 | .267 | .362 | .465 | .827 | STL |
| 1947 | 159 | 596 | 155 | 24 | 6 | 27 | 110 | 89 | 83 | 13 | 8 | 58 | 1 | 2 | .260 | .359 | .456 | .815 | STL |
| 1948 | 153 | 587 | 186 | 45 | 9 | 28 | 112 | 129 | 84 | 2 | 6 | 68 | 1 | 0 | .317 | .401 | .567 | .968 | NYN,NL |
| 1949 | 155 | 592 | 191 | 37 | 9 | 40 | 127 | 124 | 66 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 1 | .323 | .392 | .618 | 1.010 | NYN,NL |
| Total | 1288 | 4735 | 1452 | 287 | 52 | 267 | 977 | 886 | 667 | 44 | 47 | 429 | 16 | 16 | .307 | .394 | .558 | .952 | |
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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 |
| 1945 | 12 | 44 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .409 | .519 | .750 | 1.269 |
| 1948 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .368 | .200 | .568 |
| 1949 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .381 | .435 | .667 | 1.101 |
| Total | 21 | 80 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .362 | .469 | .625 | 1.094 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Third Base | 154 | 152 | 98 | 315 | 22 | 421 | 8 | .981 | 1347.2 | 2.81 | | | | |
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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...
1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1945, hitting .360 with 2 HR, 12 RBI...
Drove in 8 runs against Boston (N) on 9/4/1945...
Won World Series with St. Louis (N) in 1945...
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1945...
1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,000,000 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1946, hitting .632 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Drove in 7 runs against Chicago (N) on 5/22/1946...
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1946...
1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,000,000 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1947, hitting .400 with 3 HR, 8 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 8/9/1947...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1947, hitting .476 with 4 HR, 12 RBI...
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1947...
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/25/1948 to a 4-year deal worth $13,000,000 per year...
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1948, hitting .462 with 3 HR, 14 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (N), driving in 4 runs on 6/30/1949...
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Pittsburgh on 8/31/1949...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1949, hitting .600 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1949...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1942 - .329 - 8th
1943 - .355 - 3rd
1948 - .317 - 8th
| OBP
1942 - .420 - 9th
1943 - .452 - 1st
| SLG
1942 - .658 - 5th
1943 - .648 - 6th
1948 - .567 - 9th
| OPS
1942 - 1.078 - 5th
1943 - 1.100 - 5th
1948 - .968 - 8th
| Hits
1942 - 181 - 8th
1943 - 189 - 7th
1945 - 185 - 7th
1948 - 186 - 5th
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Doubles
1948 - 45 - 5th
| Triples
1943 - 9 - 6th
1947 - 6 - 8th
1948 - 9 - 6th
| Homeruns
1942 - 44 - 6th
1945 - 38 - 9th
| RBI
1942 - 145 - 4th
1945 - 135 - 7th
| Runs
1945 - 123 - 8th
1948 - 129 - 4th
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