- Johnny Ostrowski
John Thaddeus Ostrowski (
October 17 ,1917 -November 13 ,1992 ) was a backupleft fielder /third baseman inMajor League Baseball who played from by|1943 through by|1950 for theChicago Cubs (1943-46),Boston Red Sox (1948),Chicago White Sox (1949, 1950-start, end) and Washington Senators (1950-mid). Listed at 5' 10.5", 170 lb. Ostrowski batted and threwright-handed . He was born inChicago, Illinois .In a seven-season career, Ostrowski was a .234 hitter (131-for-561) with 14
home run s and 74 RBI in 216 games, including 73 runs, 20 doubles, nine triples, sevenstolen base s, and a .321on-base percentage .Ostrowski died in his homeland of Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 75.
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/ostrojo01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/O/Postrj102.htm Retrosheet]
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