Joe Ostrowski
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Joe Ostrowski | |
Joseph Paul Ostrowski | |
"Professor,Specs" | |
Bat/Throw: | L/L |
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Height: | 6' 0" |
Weight: | 180 |
Born: | 1916-11-15 at West Wyoming, PA (US) |
Died: | 2003-1-3 at Wilkes-Barre, PA (US) |
Interred: | St. Joseph Church Cemetery in West Wyoming, PA (US) |
More info | |
Statistics: | Retrosheet |
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Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Self-identified as being of Polish ancestry.
- Wore glasses as of 1953.
Pre-professional career
- Attended the University of Scranton where he received a BA Degree.
Achievements
- Led the 1941 Eastern Shore League pitchers in earned run average with 1.71.
- Led the 1942 Piedmont League pitchers in games won with 21.
Outside of baseball
- Officiates basketball games during the off-season.
- Served three years in the U.S. Armed Forces, missed the 1943-1945 seasons.
Sources
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.