Whitey Kurowski
Whitey Kurowski
Full name: George John Kurowski
Born: April 19, 1918, Reading, Pennsylvania
Died December 9, 1999, Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania
Buried at Gethsemane Cemetery, Reading, Pennsylvania
First Game: September 23, 1941; Final Game: October 1, 1949
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 193
3B on TSN All-Star Team (1945)
Whitey Kurowski
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1941 STL N 5 9 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 .556 0.0 1941 STL N
1942 STL N 115 366 51 93 17 3 9 42 33 60 6 13 6 7 .254 .326 .391 1.1 1942 STL N
1943 STL N 139 522 69 150 24 8 13 70 31 54 2 10 11 3 .287 .330 .439 0.6 1943 STL N
1944 STL N 149 555 95 150 25 7 20 87 58 40 2 10 12 2 .270 .341 .449 1.4 1944 STL N
1945 STL N 133 511 84 165 27 3 21 102 45 45 5 12 10 1 .323 .383 .511 2.6 1945 STL N
1946 STL N 142 519 76 156 32 5 14 89 72 47 5 5 10 2 .301 .391 .462 2.4 1946 STL N
1947 STL N 146 513 108 159 27 6 27 104 87 56 10 4 19 4 .310 .420 .544 2.2 1947 STL N
1948 STL N 77 220 34 47 8 0 2 33 42 28 5 3 3 0 .214 .352 .277 -1.5 1948 STL N
1949 STL N 10 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .200 .143 -0.2 1949 STL N
Total 916 3229 518 925 162 32 106 529 369 332 36 57 72 19 .286 .366 .455 8.6 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1942 STL N Daily Splits 5 15 3 4 0 1 1 5 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .353 .600 1942 STL N
1943 STL N Daily Splits 5 18 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .222 .278 1943 STL N
1944 STL N Daily Splits 6 23 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .217 .250 .261 1944 STL N
1946 STL N Daily Splits 7 27 5 8 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .296 .321 .407 1946 STL N
Total Splits 23 83 12 21 5 1 1 9 3 1 13 1 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 .253 .287 .373 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1944 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 1944 NL
1946 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1946 NL
1947 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1947 NL
Total Splits 3 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1941 STL N 3B 4 2 3 0 0 1.000
1942 STL N 3B 104 124 194 19 19 .944
1942 STL N SS 1 0 0 0 0 -
1942 STL N OF 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1943 STL N 3B 137 166 255 21 29 .952
1943 STL N SS 2 1 2 0 0 1.000
1944 STL N 3B 146 188 281 17 20 .965
1944 STL N 2B 9 4 7 0 1 1.000
1944 STL N SS 1 0 2 0 0 1.000
1945 STL N 3B 131 172 235 15 28 .964
1945 STL N SS 6 2 3 1 0 .833
1946 STL N 3B 138 175 249 15 17 .966
1947 STL N 3B 141 140 250 19 17 .954
1948 STL N 3B 65 55 100 10 7 .939
1949 STL N 3B 2 3 2 0 0 1.000
Total 3B 868 1025 1569 116 137 .957
Total SS 10 3 7 1 0 .909
Total 2B 9 4 7 0 1 1.000
Total OF 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1942 STL N Daily 3B 5 5 5 45 7 4 1 0 0 .917
1943 STL N Daily 3B 5 5 5 43 8 8 2 0 0 .889
1944 STL N Daily 3B 6 6 6 55 4 15 0 1 0 1.000
1946 STL N Daily 3B 7 7 7 62 12 10 1 2 0 .957
Total 3B 23 23 23 205 31 37 4 3 0 .944
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1944 NL Daily 3B 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1946 NL Daily 3B 1 1 1 8 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1947 NL Daily 3B 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total 3B 3 1 1 16 2 3 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
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