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Johnny Ostrowski
Johnny Ostrowski
	Left fielder / Third baseman
	Born: October 17, 1917; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
	Died: November 13, 1992 (aged 75); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 24, 1943, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
	October 1, 1950, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.234
Home runs	14
Runs batted in	74
Teams
	Chicago Cubs (1943–1946); Boston Red Sox (1948); Chicago White Sox (1949–1950); Washington Senators (1950);

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John Thaddeus Ostrowski (October 17, 1917 – November 13, 1992) was an American professional baseball player. Born in Chicago, he was an outfielder and third baseman who spent all or part of seven Major League seasons (1943–1946; 1948–1950) with the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators. Listed at 5 feet 10+1⁄2 inches (1.791 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg), Ostrowski batted and threw right-handed.

Over his 216 MLB games played, Ostrowski was a .234 hitter (131-for-561) with 14 home runs and 74 RBI in 216 games, including 73 runs, 20 doubles, nine triples, seven stolen bases, and a .321 on-base percentage. However, in a 1,600-game minor league baseball career, Ostrowski hit 218 home runs and five times exceeded the 20-homer mark, including two 30 home run seasons.

Ostrowski died in Chicago at the age of 75.

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+{{short description|American baseball player (1917-1992)}}
-''' John Thaddeus "Johnny" Ostrowski''' (October 17, 1917 - November 13, 1992) was a backup [[left fielder]]/[[third baseman]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played from {{by|1943}} through {{by|1950}} for the [[Chicago Cubs]] (1943–46), [[Boston Red Sox]] (1948), [[Chicago White Sox]] (1949, 1950-start, end) and [[Minnesota Twins|Washington Senators]] (1950-mid). Listed at 5' 10.5", 170&nbsp;lb. Ostrowski batted and threw [[right-handed]]. He was born in [[Chicago, Illinois]].
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+|name=Johnny Ostrowski
+|position=[[Left fielder]] / [[Third baseman]]
+|image=Johnny Ostrowski.jpg
+|caption=
+|bats=Right
+|throws=Right
+|birth_date={{Birth date|1917|10|17}}
+|birth_place=[[Chicago]], Illinois, U.S.
+|death_date={{death date and age|1992|11|13|1917|10|17}}
+|death_place=Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
+|debutleague = MLB
+|debutdate=September 24
+|debutyear=1943
+|debutteam=Chicago Cubs
+|finalleague = MLB
+|finaldate=October 1
+|finalyear=1950
+|finalteam=Chicago White Sox
+|statleague = MLB
+|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
+|stat1value=.234
+|stat2label=[[Home runs]]
+|stat2value=14
+|stat3label=[[Runs batted in]]
+|stat3value=74
+|teams=
+*[[Chicago Cubs]] (1943–1946)
+*[[Boston Red Sox]] (1948)
+*[[Chicago White Sox]] (1949–1950)
+*[[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]] (1950)}}'''John Thaddeus Ostrowski''' (October 17, 1917 – November 13, 1992) was an American [[professional baseball]] [[baseball player|player]]. Born in [[Chicago]], he was an [[outfielder]] and [[third baseman]] who spent all or part of seven [[Major League Baseball|Major League]] seasons (1943–1946; 1948–1950) with the [[Chicago Cubs]], [[Boston Red Sox]], [[Chicago White Sox]] and [[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]]. Listed at {{convert|5|ft|10+1/2|in|m}} tall and {{convert|170|lb}}, Ostrowski batted and threw right-handed.
-In a seven-season career, Ostrowski was a .234 hitter (131-for-561) with 14 [[home run]]s and 74 [[run batted in|RBI]] in 216 games, including 73 [[run (baseball)|runs]], 20 [[double (baseball)|doubles]], nine [[triple (baseball)|triples]], seven [[stolen base]]s, and a .321 [[on-base percentage]].
+Over his 216 MLB [[games played]], Ostrowski was a .234 [[batting average (baseball)|hitter]] (131-for-561) with 14 [[home run]]s and 74 [[run batted in|RBI]] in 216 games, including 73 [[run (baseball)|runs]], 20 [[double (baseball)|doubles]], nine [[triple (baseball)|triples]], seven [[stolen base]]s, and a .321 [[on-base percentage]]. However, in a 1,600-game [[minor league baseball]] career, Ostrowski hit 218 home runs and five times exceeded the 20-homer mark, including two 30 home run seasons.
 Ostrowski died in Chicago at the age of 75.
 ==External links==
+*{{baseballstats|br=o/ostrojo01|mlb=120104 }}
-*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/ostrojo01.shtml Baseball Reference]
 *[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/O/Postrj102.htm Retrosheet]
+*{{Find a Grave}}
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-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American baseball player
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = October 17, 1917
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    =
-| DATE OF DEATH     = November 13, 1992
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
-}}
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+[[Category:Baseball players from Chicago]]
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+[[Category:Kansas City Blues (baseball) players]]
+[[Category:Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players]]
+[[Category:Macon Peaches players]]
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-[[Category:Baseball players from Illinois]]
+[[Category:Memphis Chickasaws players]]
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+[[Category:Oakland Oaks (baseball) players]]
-[[Category:1992 deaths]]
+[[Category:Sacramento Solons players]]
+[[Category:Superior Blues players]]
+[[Category:Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players]]
+[[Category:Troy Trojans (minor league) players]]
+[[Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) players]]