Wes Westrum
Wesley Noreen Westrum
Born: November 28, 1922
Clearbrook, MN USA
Deceased: 2002
Clearbrook, MN USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 3B, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
Career: 1947-1957
Minor League Statistics
Wes Westrum compiled a career batting average of .217 with 96 home runs and 315 RBI in his 920-game career with the New York Giants. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1957 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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1947 | NL | New York Giants | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .417 | .417 | .500 | .917 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | NL | New York Giants | 66 | 145 | 125 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 36 | .160 | .276 | .296 | .572 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1949 | NL | New York Giants | 64 | 209 | 169 | 23 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 39 | .243 | .385 | .402 | .787 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1950 | NL | New York Giants | 140 | 532 | 437 | 68 | 103 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 73 | .236 | .371 | .437 | .808 | 191 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | NL | New York Giants | 124 | 474 | 361 | 59 | 79 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 93 | .219 | .400 | .418 | .818 | 151 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | NL | New York Giants | 114 | 403 | 322 | 47 | 71 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 68 | .220 | .374 | .385 | .759 | 124 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1953 | NL | New York Giants | 107 | 347 | 290 | 40 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 73 | .224 | .352 | .366 | .717 | 106 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1954 | NL | New York Giants | 98 | 299 | 246 | 25 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 60 | .187 | .315 | .305 | .620 | 75 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
1955 | NL | New York Giants | 69 | 166 | 137 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | .212 | .327 | .307 | .634 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
1956 | NL | New York Giants | 68 | 159 | 132 | 10 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 28 | .220 | .346 | .356 | .702 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
1957 | NL | New York Giants | 63 | 103 | 91 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 24 | .165 | .255 | .209 | .464 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 919 | 2849 | 2322 | 302 | 503 | 59 | 8 | 96 | 315 | 10 | 5 | 489 | 514 | .217 | .356 | .373 | .729 | 866 | 60 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
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1947 | NL | New York Giants | C | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1948 | NL | New York Giants | C | 63 | 0 | 0.0 | 179 | 25 | 4 | 4 | .981 | 3.238 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1949 | NL | New York Giants | C | 62 | 0 | 0.0 | 224 | 18 | 5 | 4 | .980 | 3.903 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1950 | NL | New York Giants | C | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 608 | 71 | 1 | 21 | .999 | 4.885 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1951 | NL | New York Giants | C | 122 | 0 | 0.0 | 554 | 62 | 8 | 9 | .987 | 5.049 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1952 | NL | New York Giants | C | 112 | 0 | 0.0 | 481 | 64 | 12 | 11 | .978 | 4.866 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1953 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1953 | NL | New York Giants | C | 106 | 0 | 0.0 | 441 | 53 | 9 | 9 | .982 | 4.660 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1954 | NL | New York Giants | C | 98 | 83 | 726.7 | 419 | 45 | 7 | 8 | .985 | 5.747 | 4.735 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 57.6 |
1955 | NL | New York Giants | C | 68 | 51 | 439.3 | 280 | 27 | 4 | 5 | .987 | 6.289 | 4.515 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 44.4 |
1956 | NL | New York Giants | C | 67 | 45 | 411.3 | 297 | 27 | 6 | 7 | .982 | 7.089 | 4.836 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 26.3 |
1957 | NL | New York Giants | C | 63 | 41 | 333.3 | 148 | 21 | 6 | 4 | .966 | 4.563 | 2.683 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 47.6 |
Totals | 903 | 220 | 1910.7 | 3639 | 418 | 62 | 82 | .985 | 19.110 | 4.493 | 61 | 30 | 49 | 42 | 46.2 |
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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1951 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 6 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .235 | .409 | .294 | .703 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1954 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 4 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .273 | .286 | .273 | .558 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 10 | 37 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | .250 | .361 | .286 | .647 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1951 | NL | New York Giants | WS | C | 6 | 6 | 49.0 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .969 | 5.694 | 5.167 |
1954 | NL | New York Giants | WS | C | 4 | 4 | 37.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.595 | 5.750 |
Totals | 10 | 10 | 86.0 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .982 | 5.651 | 5.400 |
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