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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	1-6 / in Starts: 1-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 38 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	21 (11-6-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 38 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (12-7-3)

Most Driven In
A Anderson	1
B Brandt	1
B Stewart	1

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO	ROE	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	136 (135)	Sep 10	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	.82	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-0.62	LF
2	2	137	Sep 12 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	.75	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.73	LF
3	3	138	Sep 12 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	T,2-2	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	2.03	-0.219	.00	0.00%	-1.31	LF
4	4	139	Sep 13 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,0-5	CG	4	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	3	.59	0.066	.00	0.00%	0.77	LF
5	5	140	Sep 13 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	7	1.36	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
6	6	141	Sep 14	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	3	.42	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.53	LF
7	7	145 (3)	Sep 19	PIT		CIN	L,3-4	CG	5	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	.115	.148	.115	.264	2	2.47	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.11	LF
8	8	146	Sep 20 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,2-1	CG(13)	7	6	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	.125	.176	.188	.364	2	3.14	0.404	.00	0.00%	0.29	LF
9	9	147	Sep 20 (2)	PIT		CIN	T,3-3	CG(7)	4	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.114	.184	.171	.356	2	1.16	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-0.63	LF
							1-6		38	35	4	1	3	3	2	1	1	.114	.184	.171	.356		1.52	-0.148	.00	0.00%	-3.07

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