From SABR Encyclopedia
| John Thaddeus Ostrowski
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| Bat/Throw:
| R/R
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| Height:
| 5' 10"
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| Weight:
| 170
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| Born:
| 1917-10-17 at Chicago, IL (US)
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| Died:
| 1992-11-13 at Chicago, IL (US)
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| Interred:
| Resurrection Cemetery in Justice, IL (US)
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| Statistics: | Retrosheet
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Johnny Ostrowski was a professional player.
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Chicago, Illinois in 1952.
- Self-identified as being of Polish ancestry.
- Hit a home run in his first time at bat in 1939.
- Says his owes most in baseball to Bill Sweeney, now the manage of the Seattle club.
- Driving in six runs in one inning with Macon in 1941 and banging out two grand slams homers against Oakland in a Governor's Cup contest on October 3, 1948 when he was with Los Angeles were his greatest baseball thrills;the feat of two grand slam home runs tied a Pacific Coast League Record but it does not go into the record books as it was a post-season game.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Tilden Tech in Chicago, Illinois.
- Did not participate in athletics at Tilden Tech.
Achievements
- Split the 1947 Los Angeles Most Valuable Player award with Jess Dobernic.
- Led the 1939 Northern League in most strikeouts by a batter with 120.
- Led the 1940 Alabama State League in home runs with 30, runs batted in with 120 and total bases with 306.
- Led the 1941 South Atlantic League in triples with 20.
- Led the 1943 Pacific Coast League in home runs with 21 and batter strikeouts with 109.
Outside of baseball
- Was a carpenter during the off-season in 1952.
Contract signing
- Was drafted on November 10, 1947 from Los Angeles by the Boston Red Sox.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
