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Wes Westrum
Wesley Noreen Westrum

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.

MLB Debut September 17, 1947
Final Game September 29, 1957
Born November 28, 1922 in Clearbrook, MN
Died May 28, 2002 (age 79)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1947 24 PHA AL   11   11    0    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .636  .636  .818 1.455   198     9   0   0   0   0   0  
 1948 25 NYN NL   54  126   12   21   4   0   6   23   1   1   26   49  .167  .305  .341  .646    91    43   0   2   0   0   3  
 1949 26 NYN NL   64  168   23   43   2   0   6   24   1   0   32   43  .256  .377  .375  .752   104    63   0   2   1   2   3  
 1950 27 NYN NL  110  349   51   77   6   0  24   61   1   0   69   63  .221  .352  .444  .796   106   155   0   2   1   3   7  
 1951 28 NYN NL   84  218   33   50  12   0  11   41   1   3   59   59  .229  .387  .436  .822   108    95   0   5   2   0   3  
 1952 29 NYN NL  105  327   40   79   9   0  11   46   0   1   78   91  .242  .385  .370  .755   109   121   0   3   0   0   4  
 1953 30 NYN NL   92  296   51   74  10   0  11   42   3   1   60   96  .250  .372  .395  .767    97   117   0   4   0   0   7  
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956 33 NYN NL   36   23    4    5   0   1   0    2   0   0    9    8  .217  .438  .304  .742   101     7   0   0   0   0   1  
 1957 34 NYN NL   33   89    8   26   6   0   0    8   0   0    8   29  .292  .357  .360  .717    97    32   0   0   0   1   3  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons      589 1607  222  382  51   1  69  249   7   6  341  438  .238  .370  .400  .769         642   0  18   4   6  31
 Per 600 PA           489   68  116  16   0  21   76   2   2  104  133                                 195   0   5   1   2   9
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NY2      578 1596  222  375  49   1  69  247   7   6  341  438  .235  .368  .397  .765         633   0  18   4   6  31
   With PHA       11   11    0    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .636  .636  .818 1.455           9   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      919 2322  302  503  59   8  96  315  10   5  489  514  .217  .356  .373  .729         866  11   8   9  19  60
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1947 24 PHA AL  36    5  38.7   9   6   0  .667   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  C    1(-2)e7   538   
 1948 25 NYN NL  47   14   3.5   7   1   0  .143   2   16   13  .812    7    3  .700  C    3(0)e3     75   
 1949 26 NYN NL  74   26   5.5   7   0   0  .000   3   23   17  .739    6    8  .429  C    1(-2)e7   -35   
 1950 27 NYN NL  51   58   5.6   9   2   0  .222   1   53   44  .830    1    6  .143  C    2(-3)e1   -12   
 1951 28 NYN NL  68   41   6.2  13   5   3  .385   8   38   30  .789   11    2  .846  C    1(-2)e5     4   
 1952 29 NYN NL  21   53   5.6   2   0   0  .000  14   49   39  .796   14   10  .583  C    1(-2)e8    -4   
 1953 30 NYN NL  20   47   5.5   1   1   0 1.000   8   37   32  .865   21   11  .656  C    1(-2)e6    50   
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956 33 NYN NL  72    3   5.4  22   5   0  .227   1    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  C    1(0)e10    40   
 1957 34 NYN NL  30   11   4.6   2   2   0 1.000   5   17   13  .765    6    4  .600  C    1(-2)e7   253   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          262   5.5  72  22   3  .306  42  234  188  .803   66   44  .600                  24   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 12.2 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1947 24 PHA AL  C      2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.1   5.40
 1948 25 NYN NL  C     45   147    12    2    2   .988    34   311.0   4.60
 1949 26 NYN NL  C     56   226    20    3    1   .988    43   400.2   5.53
 1950 27 NYN NL  C     99   440    35    1    6   .998    96   862.1   4.96  GG
 1951 28 NYN NL  C     66   295    17    8    6   .975    62   561.2   5.00
 1952 29 NYN NL  C    102   549    35   14    4   .977   100   880.1   5.97
 1953 30 NYN NL  C     90   530    28    8    4   .986    87   769.2   6.52
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956 33 NYN NL  C     10     9     1    1    0   .909     0    14.0   6.43
 1957 34 NYN NL  C     30   172    11    5    4   .973    27   231.1   7.12
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    500  2370   159   42   27   .984   449  4034.1   5.64
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1947  PHA   80-74   Drew Kennedy
 1948  NYN   67-87   Rick Field
 1949  NYN   78-76   Rick Field
 1950  NYN   72-82   Rick Field
 1951  NYN   88-66   Rick Field
 1952  NYN   69-85   Rick Field
 1953  NYN   82-72   Rick Field
 1956  NYN   96-58   Larry Reeves
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