#58 Whitey Kurowski, Third Base, 29 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Monday, 10/23/1947 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Whitey Kurowski
4/19/1918 29 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 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 3.5 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 $ 5,000,000 1947 6 Year(s), 44 Days (1076 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 44 Days (1076 total Days) 6 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 | 7 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
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 | @BSN | L 5-7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/24 | @BSN | W 11-7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/26 | CIN | L 7-8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/27 | CIN | W 8-7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/28 | @PHI | W 8-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/29 | BRO | W 7-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/30 | @CHC | L 5-13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/1 | PIT | L 3-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/2 | @NYN | L 9-13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/4 | BRO | W 5-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 159 | 596 | 155 | 24 | 6 | 27 | 110 | 89 | 83 | 58 | .260 | .359 | .456 | .815 | .799 | .196 |
Projected | 159 | 596 | 155 | 24 | 6 | 27 | 110 | 89 | 83 | 58 | .260 | .359 | .456 | .815 | .799 | .196 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 159 | 700 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 272 | 57 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 101.4 | 5.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 198 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .242 | .365 | .374 | .739 |
vs. RHP | 398 | 107 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 85 | 59 | 48 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 8 | .269 | .355 | .497 | .853 |
Close/Late | 48 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .421 | .500 | .921 |
Scoring Position | 163 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 78 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | .270 | .380 | .479 | .859 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 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 | 78 | 288 | 79 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 26 | .274 | .357 | .441 | .798 |
Road | 81 | 308 | 76 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 69 | 54 | 47 | 32 | .247 | .360 | .471 | .830 |
March/April | 26 | 98 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | .276 | .377 | .439 | .816 |
May | 23 | 85 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | .235 | .327 | .447 | .774 |
June | 27 | 98 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 5 | .204 | .322 | .286 | .607 |
July | 26 | 109 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 7 | .303 | .339 | .495 | .835 |
August | 28 | 100 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 11 | .280 | .387 | .610 | .997 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 106 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 14 | .255 | .389 | .453 | .842 |
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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 |
Total | 980 | 3556 | 1075 | 205 | 34 | 199 | 738 | 633 | 517 | 36 | 34 | 296 | 15 | 15 | .302 | .393 | .547 | .940 | |
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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 |
Total | 12 | 44 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .409 | .519 | .750 | 1.269 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 159 | 159 | 124 | 325 | 37 | 458 | 9 | .980 | 1399.0 | 2.95 | | | | |
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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...
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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 1945 - 185 - 7th
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Triples 1943 - 9 - 6th
| Homeruns 1942 - 44 - 6th 1945 - 38 - 9th
| RBI 1942 - 145 - 4th 1945 - 135 - 7th
| Runs 1945 - 123 - 8th
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