3B Whitey Kurowski #1
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/13/1955
3B WHITEY KUROWSKI #1 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 35 40 35 35
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 20
Errors: - 55 25
Arm: - 60 25
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/09/1954 BOS Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/06/1954 CLE Loss, 10-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/02/1954 @ BOS Win, 4-3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/26/1954 @ WS1 Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/16/1954 @ BAL Win, 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Birthday:04/19/1918
Born in:Reading, PA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:8 Years, 145 Days
Service This Yr:27 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1941 St. Louis - MLB 23 142 472 119 22 5 2 58 50 34 7 3 57 11 5 .252 .310 .333 .643 83 82 1.4
1942 St. Louis - MLB 24 129 473 120 23 4 6 90 61 39 5 6 51 6 4 .254 .314 .357 .671 103 102 1.7
1943 St. Louis - MLB 25 150 606 175 28 12 12 98 78 35 6 9 49 6 4 .289 .329 .434 .763 129 126 5.5
1944 St. Louis - MLB 26 148 580 176 31 9 23 129 88 51 1 9 51 6 7 .303 .356 .507 .863 140 136 5.8
1945 St. Louis - MLB 27 152 621 186 35 2 19 151 114 72 2 10 50 5 11 .300 .369 .454 .823 122 118 4.3
1946 St. Louis - MLB 28 92 352 122 22 1 14 77 56 48 5 5 21 0 2 .347 .427 .534 .961 161 151 3.5
1946 New York - MLB 28 57 206 51 6 0 3 16 26 27 3 3 25 0 1 .248 .339 .320 .659 87 93 0.7
1946 Total - MLB 28 149 558 173 28 1 17 93 82 75 8 8 46 0 3 .310 .394 .455 .850 134 130 4.2
1947 New York - MLB 29 153 519 151 21 7 22 83 78 82 8 9 49 1 0 .291 .390 .486 .876 151 154 6.2
1948 New York - MLB 30 150 525 144 27 1 16 96 79 69 15 5 60 1 1 .274 .371 .421 .792 113 117 3.1
1953 New York - MLB 35 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -121 -0.0
Total MLB 1174 4355 1244 215 41 117 798 630 457 52 59 414 36 35 .286 .356 .434 .791 123 122 32.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1941 St. Louis - MLB 23 6 16 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 .188 .316 .250 .566 62 71 0.3
1942 St. Louis - MLB 24 5 18 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 .111 .158 .167 .325 -2 -9 -0.6
1943 St. Louis - MLB 25 5 20 7 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 .350 .409 .350 .759 129 133 0.9
1944 St. Louis - MLB 26 7 28 8 0 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 .286 .333 .393 .726 103 105 0.8
1945 St. Louis - MLB 27 6 22 8 2 0 0 3 7 4 0 0 0 2 0 .364 .462 .455 .916 148 146 1.0
Total MLB 29 104 28 4 0 1 11 15 12 0 0 12 6 0 .269 .345 .337 .681 94 95
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1941 St. Louis - MLB 3B 140 140 139 274 22 433 20 .954 1196.0 3.11 +1.5 1.000
1942 St. Louis - MLB 3B 122 120 101 231 14 360 28 .922 1080.1 2.77 -6.1 .973
1943 St. Louis - MLB 3B 149 146 136 251 14 404 17 .958 1305.1 2.67 +3.9 1.007
1944 St. Louis - MLB 3B 144 144 143 280 23 436 13 .970 1295.0 2.94 +4.3 1.010
1945 St. Louis - MLB 3B 148 148 135 300 19 451 16 .965 1341.1 2.92 +4.0 1.007
1946 St. Louis - MLB 3B 91 91 73 172 13 261 16 .939 809.2 2.72 -8.6 .941
1946 New York - MLB 3B 57 57 52 108 15 166 6 .964 474.2 3.03 -2.0 .964
1947 New York - MLB 3B 145 143 139 249 29 401 13 .968 1253.1 2.79 -0.1 .996
1948 New York - MLB 3B 146 146 123 289 32 436 24 .945 1280.1 2.90 -5.9 .975
1953 New York - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 1143 1135 1041 2154 181 3348 153 .954 10037.0 2.86 -9.0 .990
PLAYER HISTORY
10/12/1940 Signed with the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
04/14/1941 Named the #3 prospect in the MLB
10/21/1941 Finished 3rd in 1941 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (55).
10/09/1942 Wins the 1942 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 45 (55).
08/12/1943 Goes 0-5 against the New York Giants, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
10/23/1943 Wins the 1943 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 50 (55).
05/07/1944 Goes 5-5 against the Cincinnati Reds, with 1 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R.
06/19/1944 Goes 5-5 against the Chicago Cubs, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 0 R.
07/01/1944 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
07/09/1944 Was selected to the 1944 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/27/1944 Goes 5-5 against the Philadelphia Blue Jays, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 0 R.
08/21/1944 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
10/13/1944 Wins the 1944 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
10/27/1944 Wins the 1944 MLB NL Most Valuable Batter Award.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 50 (55).
07/08/1945 Was selected to the 1945 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/11/1945 Wins the 1945 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
10/22/1945 Wins the 1945 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
05/12/1946 Goes 5-6 against the Cincinnati Reds, with 4 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI and 2 R.
07/07/1946 Was selected to the 1946 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/24/1946 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Yankees in exchange for SP Spud Chandler and C Les Moss.
08/19/1946 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
10/08/1946 Wins the 1946 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 65 (65).
05/12/1947 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1947 Was selected to the 1947 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/18/1947 Wins the 1947 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at 3B.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 65 (65).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
10/08/1953 Wins the 1953 World Series with the New York Yankees.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
10/08/1954 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1945 705 4
Year AB Rank
1943 606 8
1945 621 4
Year H Rank
1943 175 10
1945 186 9
Year TB Rank
1943 263 4
1944 294 2
1945 282 6
Year 2B Rank
1945 35 10
Year 3B Rank
1943 12 5
Year HR Rank
1943 12 6
1944 23 1
1945 19 3
1947 22 6
Year SB Rank
1941 11 9
Year RBI Rank
1942 90 7
1943 98 3
1944 129 1
1945 151 2
Year R Rank
1945 114 7
Year BB Rank
1947 82 9
Year HP Rank
1941 7 3
1942 5 6
1943 6 3
1946 5 10
1947 8 4
1948 15 1
Year SF Rank
1943 9 1
1944 9 4
1945 10 1
1947 9 2
Year EBH Rank
1943 52 8
1944 63 3
1945 56 8
Year OBP Rank
1947 .390 5
Year SLG Rank
1943 .434 10
1944 .507 3
1947 .486 5
Year RC Rank
1944 103.34 7
1947 102.97 5
Year RC/27 Rank
1944 6.41 9
1947 7.11 3
Year ISO Rank
1943 .145 8
1944 .203 2
1945 .155 10
1947 .195 5
Year wOBA Rank
1944 .398 5
1947 .401 3
Year OPS Rank
1944 .863 4
1947 .876 3
Year WAR Rank
1943 5.6 7
1944 6.1 4
1947 6.0 5
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