Johnny Wyrostek

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: July 12, 1919 in Fairmont City, IL us

Died: December 12, 1986 in St. Louis, MO

Buried: Lake View Memorial Gardens, Fairview Heights, IL

High School: Central HS (East St. Louis, IL)

Debut: September 10, 1942 (Age 23-060d, 9,284th in major league history)
vs. PHI 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1954 (Age 35-076d)
vs. NYG 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: John Barney Wyrostek

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.1

4240

1149

.271

525

RBI

481

OBP

.349

SLG

.383

OPS

.731

OPS+

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 58 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 5 tying, 20 go ahead

2 Tms
CIN	37
PHI	21

Platoon
vs RHP	42
vs LHP	16

Home/Road
Home	29
Away	29

Outs
0	27
1	18
2	13

8 Opps
PIT	13
STL	10
NYG	8
CHC	8
BRO	7
PHI	5
CIN	4
BSN	3

46 Pitchers
Ken Heintzelman	2
Kirby Higbe	2
Red Munger	2
Hank Borowy	2
Ralph Branca	2
Mike Budnick	2
Larry Jansen	2
Preacher Roe	2
Howie Pollet	2
Murry Dickson	2
Elmer Riddle	2
Roy Face	2
Emil Kush	1
Paul Erickson	1
Robin Roberts	1
Ted Wilks	1
Chris Van Cuyk	1
Harry Brecheen	1
Nick Strincevich	1
Monty Kennedy	1
Bob Chesnes	1
Frank Hiller	1
Rip Sewell	1
Bobby Hogue	1
Howie Judson	1
Carl Scheib	1
Paul Minner	1
Johnny Klippstein	1
Ed Heusser	1
Ed Bahr	1
Cliff Chambers	1
Ken Burkhart	1
Clyde Shoun	1
Hal Schumacher	1
Nate Andrews	1
Fred Baczewski	1
Sal Maglie	1
Fritz Ostermueller	1
Bob Rush	1
Bob Carpenter	1
Max Lanier	1
Bud Podbielan	1
Warren Spahn	1
Bob Milliken	1
Sheldon Jones	1
Russ Meyer	1

7 Parks
Crosley Fld (CIN)	25
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	10
Polo Grounds (NYC)	6
Forbes Fld (PIT)	6
Ebbets Fld (NYC)	5
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	2

Where Hit
9	45
8	2
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	54
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	30
1--	21
12-	3
-2-	2
1-3	2

91 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	30
1 on	23
2 on	5
Any on	28

Inning
1	9
2	5
3	7
4	8
5	5
6	8
7	4
8	9
9	3

1-3	21
4-6	21
7-end	16

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	4
+2	8
+1	4
Tied	17
-1	4
-2	8
-3	7
-4..	4

Ahead	18
Tied	17
Behind	23

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
CF	30
RF	26
1B	1
LF	1

OrderPos
3rd	18
2nd	12
1st	10
7th	6
5th	5
6th	4
4th	3

Leverage
High Lev	10
Medium Lev	23
Low Lev	24

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1946	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1946-05-04	PHI	@	CIN	Nate Andrews	tied 2-2	t 5	2	1--	2	2	8	0.283	75%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Newsome Scores
2	2	2	1	1946-05-15	PHI		CHC	Hank Borowy	behind 1-3	b 7	1	---	1	2	8
3	3	3	1	1946-05-19 (1)	PHI		STL	Max Lanier	behind 3-6	b 7	2	1--	2	2	8	0.175	25%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. O'Neil Scores
4	4	4	1	1946-05-30 (1)	PHI		NYG	Hal Schumacher	tied 3-3	b 3	0	---	1	3	8	0.129	68%		Home Run (Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	1946-07-06	PHI	@	NYG	Mike Budnick	ahead 4-1	t 4	2	1--	2	1	8	0.106	93%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Jurisich Scores
6	6	6	1	1946-08-30	PHI	@	NYG	Mike Budnick	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	8	0.109	59%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1947	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1947-06-06	PHI		PIT	Ed Bahr	behind 0-1	b 1	1	1-3	3	4	9	0.208	72%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Walker Scores; D. Ennis Scores
8	8	2	1	1947-07-10 (2)	PHI		PIT	Kirby Higbe	tied 1-1	b 6	1	---	1	2	9	0.182	72%		Home Run
9	9	3	1	1947-07-24 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	Rip Sewell	behind 4-7	t 2	0	1--	2	2	9	0.138	40%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Albright Scores
10	10	4	1	1947-07-30	PHI	@	CHC	Bob Carpenter	tied 0-0	t 1	1	12-	3	4	9	0.218	76%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Walker Scores; D. Ennis Scores
11	11	5	1	1947-07-31	PHI	@	CHC	Paul Erickson	ahead 2-0	t 8	0	---	1	4	9	0.065	93%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1948	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1948-04-23	CIN		PIT	Kirby Higbe	behind 0-3	b 4	0	---	1	2	8	0.096	30%		Home Run
13	13	2	1	1948-04-29	CIN		STL	Red Munger	ahead 2-0	b 3	1	---	1	2	8	0.080	84%		Home Run
14	14	3	1	1948-05-01	CIN	@	PIT	Fritz Ostermueller	behind 1-7	t 8	0	---	1	7	8	0.009	2%		Home Run (Deep RF)
15	15	4	1	1948-05-28	CIN		CHC	Bob Rush	ahead 7-5	b 4	0	---	1	1	8	0.075	87%		Home Run (Deep RF)
16	16	5	1	1948-06-11	CIN		PHI	Ken Heintzelman	ahead 2-0	b 6	0	---	1	1	8	0.065	92%		Home Run (Deep RF)
17	17	6	2	1948-06-11	CIN		PHI	Nick Strincevich	ahead 7-1	b 8	1	1--	2	1	8	0.002	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Lamanno Scores
18	18	7	1	1948-06-16	CIN	@	BRO	Ralph Branca	behind 1-3	t 8	2	1--	2	1	8	0.319	42%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Lamanno Scores/unER; J. Wyrostek Scores/unER
19	19	8	1	1948-06-29	CIN		PIT	Elmer Riddle	behind 2-5	b 9	0	---	1	1	8	0.049	9%		Home Run (Deep CF)
20	20	9	1	1948-07-02	CIN		STL	Red Munger	ahead 4-0	b 2	2	---	1	1	8	0.045	92%		Home Run (Deep RF)
21	21	10	1	1948-07-04 (1)	CIN		STL	Ted Wilks	tied 3-3	b 2	1	---	1	1	8	0.113	64%		Home Run (Deep RF)
22	22	11	2	1948-07-04 (1)	CIN		STL	Ken Burkhart	ahead 7-4	b 8	0	---	1	1	8	0.015	99%		Home Run (Deep RF)
23	23	12	1	1948-07-20	CIN		BSN	Clyde Shoun	ahead 3-2	b 6	2	12-	3	1	8	0.209	95%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Lamanno Scores; H. Wehmeier Scores
24	24	13	1	1948-08-25	CIN		PHI	Ed Heusser	ahead 4-1	b 8	0	---	1	3	8	0.015	99%		Home Run (Deep RF)
25	25	14	1	1948-09-01 (1)	CIN		BSN	Warren Spahn	tied 1-1	b 6	1	1--	2	3	8	0.262	84%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Corbitt Scores
26	26	15	1	1948-09-04	CIN		STL	Harry Brecheen	behind 0-1	b 4	0	---	1	3	8	0.138	56%		Home Run (Deep RF)
27	27	16	1	1948-09-10	CIN	@	STL	Howie Pollet	behind 3-5	t 8	2	1--	2	5	8	0.317	42%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Hatton Scores
28	28	17	1	1948-09-12	CIN	@	STL	Murry Dickson	behind 0-5	t 4	2	-2-	2	5	8	0.081	15%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Adams Scores
1949	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	1949-04-22	CIN	@	PIT	Bob Chesnes	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	8	0.098	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	2	1	1949-04-24 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	Cliff Chambers	behind 0-2	t 6	0	---	1	2	8	0.119	34%		Home Run (Deep RF)
31	31	3	1	1949-04-30	CIN		PIT	Elmer Riddle	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	2	2	8	0.150	73%		Home Run; G. Hatton Scores
32	32	4	1	1949-05-15 (1)	CIN		CHC	Emil Kush	behind 2-4	b 9	0	1--	2	5	9	0.453	64%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Sauer Scores
33	33	5	1	1949-06-05	CIN	@	NYG	Larry Jansen	behind 0-6	t 5	0	---	1	6	9	0.025	6%		Home Run (Deep RF)
34	34	6	1	1949-06-06	CIN	@	NYG	Sheldon Jones	tied 0-0	t 3	0	1-3	3	3	8	0.157	80%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Hatton Scores; F. Baumholtz Scores
35	35	7	1	1949-07-26	CIN		BSN	Bobby Hogue	ahead 5-3	b 8	0	---	1	6	8	0.034	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
36	36	8	1	1949-08-05	CIN		BRO	Preacher Roe	behind 2-5	b 5	0	---	1	7	8	0.097	29%		Home Run (Deep RF)
37	37	9	1	1949-08-06	CIN		BRO	Ralph Branca	behind 0-2	b 8	0	---	1	7	9	0.142	31%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1950	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	1950-05-21	CIN	@	BRO	Preacher Roe	behind 2-4	t 3	2	---	1	3	9	0.095	35%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
39	39	2	1	1950-06-02	CIN		NYG	Monty Kennedy	behind 1-5	b 4	0	---	1	5	9	0.072	22%		Home Run
40	40	3	1	1950-06-17	CIN	@	PHI	Robin Roberts	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	2	3	9	0.167	67%		Home Run (CF-RF); P. Lowrey Scores
41	41	4	1	1950-06-25 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	Sal Maglie	tied 3-3	t 6	0	---	1	3	9	0.157	66%		Home Run (Deep RF)
42	42	5	1	1950-07-04 (2)	CIN		PIT	Hank Borowy	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--	2	3	9	0.165	72%		Home Run; P. Lowrey Scores
43	43	6	1	1950-08-16	CIN	@	CHC	Frank Hiller	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	2	3	9	0.166	67%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Hatton Scores
44	44	7	1	1950-09-02	CIN	@	CHC	Paul Minner	ahead 2-0	t 3	1	1--	2	3	9	0.135	85%		Home Run; B. Usher Scores
45	45	8	1	1950-09-04 (2)	CIN		STL	Howie Pollet	ahead 2-1	b 6	1	-2-	2	3	9	0.144	90%		Home Run; B. Usher Scores
1951	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	1951-05-02	CIN	@	PHI	Ken Heintzelman	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	1--	2	6	9	0.146	79%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Scheffing Scores
47	47	2	1	1951-05-05	CIN	@	BRO	Chris Van Cuyk	behind 2-5	t 7	1	---	1	6	9	0.068	15%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1952	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
48	48	1	1	1952-04-20 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	Murry Dickson	ahead 2-0	t 5	2	1--	2	3	8	0.150	89%		Home Run; G. Hatton Scores
49	49	2	1	1952-07-26	PHI		CHC	Johnny Klippstein	ahead 1-0	b 5	2	---	1	3	9	0.119	80%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1953	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
50	50	1	1	1953-04-20	PHI	@	NYG	Larry Jansen	behind 0-1	t 6	2	---	1	3	9	0.156	44%		Home Run (Deep RF)
51	51	2	1	1953-05-20	PHI	@	CIN	Howie Judson	behind 0-1	t 3	0	1--	2	3	9	0.175	61%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Ashburn Scores
52	52	3	1	1953-06-21 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	Fred Baczewski	behind 2-5	t 9	1	---	1	5	9	0.023	4%		Home Run
53	53	4	1	1953-08-19	PHI		PIT	Roy Face	tied 1-1	b 4	0	---	1	3	9	0.122	68%		Home Run (Deep RF)
54	54	5	1	1953-09-06	PHI	@	PIT	Roy Face	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	1--	2	7	9	0.152	86%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Hamner Scores
55	55	6	1	1953-09-19	PHI	@	BRO	Russ Meyer	behind 0-2	t 2	0	12-	3	7	9	0.192	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Hamner Scores; S. Burgess Scores
1954	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
56	56	1	1	1954-05-16 (2)	PHI		STL	Carl Scheib	tied 2-2	b 3	0	1--	2	3	3	0.171	77%		Home Run (Deep CF); R. Ashburn Scores
57	57	2	1	1954-05-27	PHI	@	BRO	Bob Milliken	ahead 8-5	t 7	1	1--	2	7	9	0.073	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Burgess Scores
58	58	3	1	1954-08-31	PHI	@	CIN	Bud Podbielan	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	2	2	7	0.150	68%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Ashburn Scores

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0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 5 tying, 20 go ahead

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