Wes Westrum Stats

Wes Westrum was born on Tuesday, November 28, 1922, in Clearbrook, Minnesota. Westrum was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 17, 1947, with the New York Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Wes Westrum baseball stats page.

"I had (while managing the New York Mets) one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel." - Wes Westrum (1967)

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Wes Westrum

Wes Westrum Autograph on a 1953 Topps Archives (#323)

Wes Westrum Autograph on a 1953 Topps Archives (#323)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Wesley Noreen Westrum
Nickname:   Wes
Born On:   11-28-1922
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Clearbrook, Minnesota
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-28-2002
Place of Death Data Died In:   Clearbrook, Minnesota
Cemetery:   Silver Creek Cemetery, Clearbrook, Minnesota
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   09-17-1947 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-29-1957
Draft:   Not Applicable
Wes Westrum

Wes Westrum Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Wes Westrum

Wes Westrum Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1947 Giants 6 12 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 0 - 0 0 .417 .417 .500
1948 Giants 66 125 14 20 3 1 4 0 16 20 - 36 0 - 0 1 .160 .276 .296
1949 Giants 64 169 23 41 4 1 7 0 28 37 - 39 1 - 2 5 .243 .385 .402
1950 Giants 140 437 68 103 13 3 23 1 71 92 - 73 1 - 2 14 .236 .371 .437
1951 Giants 124 361 59 79 12 0 20 3 70 104 - 93 4 - 5 10 .219 .400 .418
1952 Giants 114 322 47 71 11 0 14 0 43 76 - 68 2 - 3 5 .220 .374 .385
1953 Giants 107 290 40 65 5 0 12 0 30 56 - 73 0 - 1 8 .224 .352 .366
1954 Giants 98 246 25 46 3 1 8 1 27 45 - 60 1 4 3 2 .187 .315 .305
1955 Giants 69 137 11 29 1 0 4 0 18 24 3 18 1 3 1 8 .212 .327 .307
1956 Giants 68 132 10 29 5 2 3 0 8 25 5 28 0 1 1 6 .220 .346 .356
1957 Giants 63 91 4 15 1 0 1 0 2 10 1 24 1 0 1 1 .165 .255 .209
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 919 2,322 302 503 59 8 96 5 315 489 9 514 11 8 19 60 .217 .356 .373
Wes Westrum

Wes Westrum Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1947 Giants C 2 - - 10 5.0 10 8 2 0 0 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1948 Giants C 63 - - 208 3.3 204 179 25 4 4 2 - - .981 0.00 -
1949 Giants C 62 - - 247 4.0 242 224 18 5 4 4 - - .980 0.00 -
1950 Giants C 139 - - 680 4.9 679 608 71 1 21 8 - - .999 0.00 -
1951 Giants C 122 - - 624 5.1 616 554 62 8 9 5 - - .987 0.00 -
1952 Giants C 112 - - 557 5.0 545 481 64 12 11 13 - - .978 0.00 -
1953 Giants 3B 1 - - 3 3.0 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1953 Giants C 106 - - 503 4.7 494 441 53 9 9 6 - - .982 0.00 -
1954 Giants C 98 - - 471 4.8 464 419 45 7 8 3 - - .985 0.00 -
1955 Giants C 68 - - 311 4.6 307 280 27 4 5 4 - - .987 0.00 -
1956 Giants C 67 - - 330 4.9 324 297 27 6 7 13 - - .982 0.00 -
1957 Giants C 63 - - 175 2.8 169 148 21 6 4 3 - - .966 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 902 0 0 4,116 4.6 4,054 3,639 415 62 82 61 n/a n/a .985 0.00 --
3B Totals 1 0 0 3 3.0 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
11 Years 903 - - 4,119 4.6 4,057 3,639 418 62 82 61 n/a n/a .985 0.00 --
Wes Westrum

Wes Westrum Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1947 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.0 6.0 - - -
1948 Giants 3 - - - - n/a 31.3 3.5 7.8 - - -
1949 Giants 1 - - - - n/a 24.1 4.3 6.0 - - -
1950 Giants 2 - - - - n/a 19.0 6.0 6.2 - - -
1951 Giants 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 18.1 3.9 5.2 - - -
1952 Giants 1 2 .333 - - n/a 23.0 4.7 7.5 - - -
1953 Giants 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 24.2 4.0 9.7 - - -
1954 Giants 0 1 .000 - - n/a 30.8 4.1 9.1 - - -
1955 Giants 0 1 .000 - - n/a 34.3 7.6 7.6 - - -
1956 Giants 0 0 .000 - - n/a 44.0 4.7 16.5 - - -
1957 Giants 0 1 .000 - - n/a 91.0 3.8 45.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 10 5 .667 - - n/a 24.2 4.5 7.4 - - -
Wes Westrum

Wes Westrum Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1947 New York Giants - Undetermined - -
1948 New York Giants 6 Undetermined - -
1949 New York Giants 9 Undetermined - -
1950 New York Giants 9 Undetermined - -
1951 New York Giants 9 Undetermined - Stats
1952 New York Giants 9 Undetermined Stats -
1953 New York Giants 9 Undetermined Stats -
1954 New York Giants 9 Undetermined - Stats
1955 New York Giants 9 Undetermined - -
1956 New York Giants 9 Undetermined - -
1957 New York Giants 9 Undetermined - -


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