Whitey Kurowski Stats

Whitey Kurowski was born on Friday, April 19, 1918, in Reading, Pennsylvania. Kurowski was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 23, 1941, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Whitey Kurowski baseball stats page.

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Whitey Kurowski

Whitey Kurowski Autograph on a 1991 Tip-Top Bread Reprint

Whitey Kurowski Autograph on a 1991 Tip-Top Bread Reprint
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   George John Kurowski
Nickname:   Whitey
Born On:   04-19-1918
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Reading, Pennsylvania
Zodiac:   Aries
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-09-1999
Place of Death Data Died In:   Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Gethsemane Cemetery, Reading, Pennsylvania
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   193
First Game:   09-23-1941 (Age 23)
Last Game:   10-01-1949
Draft:   Not Applicable
Whitey Kurowski

Whitey Kurowski Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Whitey Kurowski

Whitey Kurowski Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1941 Cardinals 5 9 1 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 0 - 1 0 .333 .400 .556
1942 Cardinals 115 366 51 93 17 3 9 0 42 33 - 60 13 - 6 6 .254 .326 .391
1943 Cardinals 139 522 69 150 24 8 13 0 70 31 - 54 10 - 2 11 .287 .330 .439
1944 Cardinals 149 555 95 150 25 7 20 0 87 58 - 40 10 - 2 12 .270 .341 .449
1945 Cardinals 133 511 84 165 27 3 21 0 102 45 - 45 12 - 5 10 .323 .383 .511
1946 Cardinals 142 519 76 156 32 5 14 0 89 72 - 47 5 - 5 10 .301 .391 .462
1947 Cardinals 146 513 108 159 27 6 27 0 104 87 - 56 4 - 10 19 .310 .420 .544
1948 Cardinals 77 220 34 47 8 0 2 0 33 42 - 28 3 - 5 3 .214 .352 .277
1949 Cardinals 10 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 1 .143 .200 .143
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 916 3,229 518 925 162 32 106 0 529 369 - 332 57 - 36 72 .286 .366 .455
Whitey Kurowski

Whitey Kurowski Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1941 Cardinals 3B 4 - - 5 1.3 5 2 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1942 Cardinals 3B 104 - - 337 3.2 318 124 194 19 19 n/a n/a n/a .944 0.00 -
1942 Cardinals LF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1942 Cardinals SS 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1943 Cardinals 3B 137 - - 442 3.2 421 166 255 21 29 n/a n/a n/a .952 0.00 -
1943 Cardinals SS 2 - - 3 1.5 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1944 Cardinals 2B 9 - - 11 1.2 11 4 7 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1944 Cardinals 3B 146 - - 486 3.3 469 188 281 17 20 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1944 Cardinals SS 1 - - 2 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1945 Cardinals 3B 131 - - 422 3.2 407 172 235 15 28 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1945 Cardinals SS 6 - - 6 1.0 5 2 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.00 -
1946 Cardinals 3B 138 - - 439 3.2 424 175 249 15 17 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1947 Cardinals 3B 141 - - 409 2.9 390 140 250 19 17 n/a n/a n/a .954 0.00 -
1948 Cardinals 3B 65 - - 165 2.5 155 55 100 10 7 n/a n/a n/a .939 0.00 -
1949 Cardinals 3B 2 - - 5 2.5 5 3 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
3B Totals 868 0 0 2,710 3.1 2,594 1,025 1,569 116 137 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 --
SS Totals 10 0 0 11 1.1 10 3 7 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 0.00 --
2B Totals 9 0 0 11 1.2 11 4 7 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
LF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
9 Years 888 - - 2,732 3.1 2,615 1,032 1,583 117 138 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 --
Whitey Kurowski

Whitey Kurowski Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1941 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 4.5 4.5 - - -
1942 Cardinals 7 - - - - n/a 40.7 6.1 8.7 - - -
1943 Cardinals 3 - - - - n/a 40.2 9.7 7.5 - - -
1944 Cardinals 2 - - - - n/a 27.8 13.9 6.4 - - -
1945 Cardinals 1 - - - - n/a 24.3 11.4 5.0 - - -
1946 Cardinals 2 - - - - n/a 37.1 11.0 5.8 - - -
1947 Cardinals 4 - - - - n/a 19.0 9.2 4.9 - - -
1948 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 110.0 7.9 6.7 - - -
1949 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 19 - - - - n/a 30.5 9.7 6.1 - - -
Whitey Kurowski

Whitey Kurowski Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1941 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Undetermined - -
1942 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Undetermined - Stats
1943 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Undetermined Stats Stats
1944 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Undetermined Stats Stats
1945 St. Louis Cardinals 1 $9,000.00 n/a -
1946 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Undetermined Stats Stats
1947 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Undetermined Stats -
1948 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Undetermined - -
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