Johnny Wyrostek
John Barney Wyrostek
Born: July 12, 1919
Fairmont City, IL USA
Deceased: 1986
St. Louis, MO USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
Career: 1942-1954
Minor League Statistics
Johnny Wyrostek compiled a career batting average of .271 with 58 home runs and 481 RBI in his 1221-game career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds. He began playing during the 1942 season and last took the field during the 1954 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .114 | .184 | .171 | .356 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 51 | 83 | 79 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .152 | .183 | .190 | .373 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 145 | 628 | 545 | 73 | 153 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 70 | 42 | .281 | .366 | .383 | .749 | 209 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 128 | 523 | 454 | 68 | 124 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 61 | 45 | .273 | .364 | .390 | .754 | 177 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 136 | 567 | 512 | 74 | 140 | 24 | 9 | 17 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 63 | .273 | .344 | .455 | .799 | 233 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 134 | 534 | 474 | 54 | 118 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 63 | .249 | .333 | .365 | .698 | 173 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 131 | 569 | 509 | 70 | 145 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 38 | .285 | .357 | .418 | .775 | 213 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 142 | 598 | 537 | 52 | 167 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 54 | .311 | .376 | .391 | .767 | 210 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 30 | 125 | 106 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | .236 | .347 | .330 | .677 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 98 | 371 | 321 | 45 | 88 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 44 | 26 | .274 | .363 | .352 | .715 | 113 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 125 | 452 | 409 | 42 | 111 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 43 | .271 | .339 | .359 | .699 | 147 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 92 | 296 | 259 | 28 | 62 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 39 | .239 | .314 | .351 | .665 | 91 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 1221 | 4784 | 4240 | 525 | 1149 | 209 | 45 | 58 | 481 | 33 | 13 | 482 | 437 | .271 | .349 | .383 | .731 | 1622 | 80 | 25 | 33 | 4 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.375 | |
| 1943 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1943 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1943 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | |
| 1943 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .919 | 1.700 | |
| 1946 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 142 | 0 | 0.0 | 388 | 18 | 8 | 4 | .981 | 2.859 | |
| 1947 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 126 | 0 | 0.0 | 261 | 11 | 8 | 2 | .971 | 2.159 | |
| 1948 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 130 | 0 | 0.0 | 331 | 8 | 8 | 1 | .977 | 2.608 | |
| 1949 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 129 | 0 | 0.0 | 293 | 10 | 9 | 1 | .971 | 2.349 | |
| 1950 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 5.500 | |
| 1950 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 129 | 0 | 0.0 | 238 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .980 | 1.907 | |
| 1951 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 255 | 8 | 8 | 2 | .970 | 1.892 | |
| 1952 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.000 | |
| 1952 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.621 | |
| 1952 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 88 | 0 | 0.0 | 202 | 10 | 6 | 1 | .972 | 2.409 | |
| 1953 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 110 | 0 | 0.0 | 192 | 11 | 8 | 2 | .962 | 1.845 | |
| 1954 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 55 | 48 | 420.0 | 90 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .990 | 2.036 | 1.727 |
| 1954 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 22 | 21 | 192.0 | 187 | 9 | 3 | 20 | .985 | 9.187 | 8.909 |
| Totals | 1136 | 69 | 612.0 | 2587 | 108 | 69 | 40 | .975 | 39.632 | 2.372 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
