Whitey Kurowski
George John Kurowski
Born: April 19, 1918
Reading, PA USA
Deceased: 1999
Sinking Spring, PA USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 193
Career: 1941-1949
Minor League Statistics
Whitey Kurowski compiled a career batting average of .286 with 106 home runs and 529 RBI in his 916-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals. He began playing during the 1941 season and last took the field during the 1949 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1941 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .400 | .556 | .956 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 115 | 418 | 366 | 51 | 93 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 60 | .254 | .326 | .391 | .717 | 143 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 139 | 565 | 522 | 69 | 150 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 54 | .287 | .330 | .439 | .768 | 229 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 149 | 625 | 555 | 95 | 150 | 25 | 7 | 20 | 87 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 40 | .270 | .341 | .449 | .790 | 249 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1945 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 133 | 573 | 511 | 84 | 165 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 45 | .323 | .383 | .511 | .894 | 261 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
1946 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 142 | 601 | 519 | 76 | 156 | 32 | 5 | 14 | 89 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 47 | .301 | .391 | .462 | .853 | 240 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1947 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 146 | 614 | 513 | 108 | 159 | 27 | 6 | 27 | 104 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 56 | .310 | .420 | .544 | .964 | 279 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 77 | 270 | 220 | 34 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 28 | .214 | .352 | .277 | .629 | 61 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1949 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 916 | 3691 | 3229 | 518 | 925 | 162 | 32 | 106 | 529 | 19 | 0 | 369 | 332 | .286 | .366 | .455 | .821 | 1469 | 72 | 36 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1941 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 | |
1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 104 | 0 | 0.0 | 124 | 194 | 19 | 19 | .944 | 3.058 | |
1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 137 | 0 | 0.0 | 166 | 255 | 21 | 29 | .952 | 3.073 | |
1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | |
1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.222 | |
1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 146 | 0 | 0.0 | 188 | 281 | 17 | 20 | .965 | 3.212 | |
1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
1945 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 131 | 0 | 0.0 | 172 | 235 | 15 | 28 | .964 | 3.107 | |
1945 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .833 | |
1946 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 138 | 0 | 0.0 | 175 | 249 | 15 | 17 | .966 | 3.072 | |
1947 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 141 | 0 | 0.0 | 140 | 250 | 19 | 17 | .954 | 2.766 | |
1948 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 65 | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | 100 | 10 | 7 | .939 | 2.385 | |
1949 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | |
Totals | 888 | 0 | 0.0 | 1032 | 1583 | 117 | 138 | .957 | 2.945 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 5 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .267 | .353 | .600 | .953 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 5 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .222 | .278 | .500 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 6 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .217 | .250 | .261 | .511 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1946 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 7 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .296 | .321 | .407 | .729 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 23 | 90 | 83 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .253 | .287 | .373 | .661 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1942 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 2.200 | 2.200 |
1943 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .889 | 3.349 | 3.200 |
1944 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 3B | 6 | 6 | 55.0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.109 | 3.167 |
1946 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .957 | 3.194 | 3.143 |
Totals | 23 | 23 | 205.0 | 31 | 37 | 4 | 3 | .944 | 2.985 | 2.957 |
Awards
1945 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 3B
1946 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star 3B
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