Whitey Kurowski

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 193lb (180cm, 87kg)

Born: April 19, 1918 in Reading, PA us

Died: December 9, 1999 in Sinking Spring, PA

Buried: Gethsemane Cemetery, Laureldale, PA

Debut: September 23, 1941 (Age 23-157d, 9,138th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1949 (Age 31-165d)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: George John Kurowski

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.6

3229

925

106

.287

518

RBI

529

OBP

.366

SLG

.455

OPS

.821

OPS+

125

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-10 / in Starts: 13-10
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1942	WS g1	Sep 30	STL		NYY	L,4-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.97	-0.072	50.76	-2.36%	-0.52	3B
2	1942	WS g2	Oct 1	STL		NYY	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.500	.667	7	.64	0.027	32.83	0.77%	0.89	3B
3	1942	WS g3	Oct 3	STL	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.500	.833	7	.76	0.048	47.97	1.94%	0.47	3B
4	1942	WS g4	Oct 4	STL	@	NYY	W,9-6	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.455	.839	7	1.13	0.156	68.54	6.28%	1.25	3B
5	1942	WS g5	Oct 5	STL	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.600	.953	7	1.73	0.271	59.87	6.47%	0.94	3B
1943 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	1943	WS g1	Oct 5	STL	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.16	-0.094	60.46	-2.83%	-0.67	3B
7	1943	WS g2	Oct 6	STL	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	5	.64	0.065	34.18	2.35%	0.24	3B
8	1943	WS g3	Oct 7	STL	@	NYY	L,2-6	GS-9	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	5	.99	0.073	61.24	3.07%	0.45	3B
9	1943	WS g4	Oct 10	STL		NYY	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.214	.357	5	2.11	-0.199	139.05	-8.40%	-0.97	3B
10	1943	WS g5	Oct 11	STL		NYY	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.222	.222	.278	.500	5	1.67	-0.081	75.15	-2.34%	-0.64	3B
1944 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	1944	WS g1	Oct 4	STL		SLB	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	5	1.33	-0.103	69.33	-2.95%	-1.06	3B
12	1944	WS g2	Oct 5	STL		SLB	W,3-2	CG(11)	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	6	1.89	-0.167	96.99	-4.71%	-0.81	3B
13	1944	WS g3	Oct 6	STL	@	SLB	L,2-6	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	6	1.15	-0.106	72.24	-3.88%	-1.37	3B
14	1944	WS g4	Oct 7	STL	@	SLB	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.250	.438	6	.53	-0.055	34.36	-2.31%	-1.83	3B
15	1944	WS g5	Oct 8	STL	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.250	.450	6	.60	0.001	49.41	0.21%	-0.03	3B
16	1944	WS g6	Oct 9	STL		SLB	W,3-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.250	.261	.511	6	.94	0.076	71.51	3.05%	1.07	3B
1946 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	1946	WS g1	Oct 6	STL		BOS	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	5	1.58	-0.015	82.68	-0.79%	-0.10	3B
18	1946	WS g2	Oct 7	STL		BOS	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	4	.56	0.004	28.86	0.11%	-0.27	3B
19	1946	WS g3	Oct 9	STL	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	5	.88	-0.084	55.08	-2.89%	-0.89	3B
20	1946	WS g4	Oct 10	STL	@	BOS	W,12-3	CG	5	5	2	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.438	.533	.971	5	.32	0.066	20.91	2.77%	2.39	3B
21	1946	WS g5	Oct 11	STL	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	.316	.350	.421	.771	5	.92	-0.079	76.28	-3.57%	-0.29	3B
22	1946	WS g6	Oct 13	STL		BOS	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.333	.391	.725	4	.76	0.061	68.93	3.02%	0.29	3B
23	1946	WS g7	Oct 15	STL		BOS	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.296	.321	.407	.729	5	1.72	-0.069	285.83	-5.06%	-0.75	3B
									90	83	12	21	5	1	1	9	3	1	13	1	3			2	0	0	.253	.287	.373	.661

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