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Wes Westrum

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: November 28, 1922 in Clearbrook, MN us

Died: May 28, 2002 in Clearbrook, MN

Buried: Silver Creek Cemetery, Clearbrook, MN

High School: Clearbrook-Gonvick HS (Clearbrook, MN)

School: Bemidji State University (Bemidji, MN)

Debut: September 17, 1947 (Age 24-293d, 10,362nd in major league history)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1957 (Age 34-305d)
vs. PIT 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Wesley Noreen Westrum

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.6

2322

503

.217

302

RBI

315

OBP

.356

SLG

.373

OPS

.729

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	27-39 / in Starts: 16-20
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 145 PAs	16
Actual Runners on Base	84 (46-22-16) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 145 PAs	16
Avg. Runners on Base	97 (50-31-15)

Most Driven In
W Marshall	4
Self	4
S Gordon	3
J Mize	2
W Lockman	1
D Mueller	1
B Rhawn	0

Most Driven In By
Self	4
B Rigney	2
J Lohrke	2
M Livingston	1
C Hartung	1
W Lockman	1
J McCarthy	1
W Marshall	0

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	7	2 (1)	Apr 21	NYG		BRO	W,9-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					6						C
2	8	3	Apr 22	NYG		BRO	L,3-6	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	6	1.96	-0.128	4.74	-0.19%	-1.03	C
3	9	7 (3)	Apr 25 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-0	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	5						C
4	10	10 (2)	Apr 29	NYG	@	BRO	L,7-17	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	.091	.333	.091	.424	5	1.17	0.070	4.18	0.15%	0.71	C
5	11	11	Apr 30	NYG		BSN	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.067	.263	.067	.330	6	.86	-0.080	2.87	-0.16%	-1.32	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	12	15 (3)	May 5	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.059	.238	.059	.297	6	.24	-0.012	.81	-0.03%	-0.20	C
7	13	20 (4)	May 15	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-7	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.238	.059	.297	7						C
8	14	24 (3)	May 20	NYG		CIN	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.238	.059	.297	8						C
9	15	25	May 21	NYG		CHC	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.240	.143	.383	6	.84	-0.044	2.63	-0.08%	-1.16	C
10	16	26	May 22	NYG		CHC	W,11-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.120	.241	.240	.481	7	.44	0.011	1.40	0.02%	1.79	C
11	17	27	May 23	NYG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.107	.219	.214	.433	7	.59	-0.049	2.15	-0.11%	-0.44	C
12	18	28	May 26	NYG		STL	W,10-7	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.229	.200	.429	7	.77	-0.034	3.21	-0.09%	-0.27	C
13	19	29	May 27	NYG		STL	L,6-9	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.121	.256	.212	.469	7	1.31	0.053	5.68	0.14%	0.29	C
14	20	30	May 28	NYG		PHI	L,3-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.238	.194	.433	7	.72	-0.055	2.58	-0.12%	-0.51	C
15	21	31	May 29	NYG		PHI	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.154	.283	.231	.513	7	.46	0.078	1.62	0.16%	1.70	C
16	22	32	May 30	NYG		PHI	W,10-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.280	.214	.494	7	.48	-0.001	1.74	0.00%	-0.17	C
17	23	33	May 31 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.278	.239	.517	7	1.23	-0.074	4.71	-0.17%	-0.66	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	24	35 (1)	Jun 1	NYG	@	BRO	T,4-4	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.149	.273	.234	.507	8	3.07	-0.075	11.85	-0.17%	-0.30	C
19	25	37 (1)	Jun 3	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.149	.273	.234	.507	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
20	26	38	Jun 4	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-4	6-GF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.149	.298	.234	.532	8	2.85	0.067	11.56	0.16%	0.47	PH C
21	27	39	Jun 5	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.140	.283	.220	.503	8	.50	-0.038	2.18	-0.10%	-0.49	C
22	28	41 (1)	Jun 6 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.135	.274	.212	.486	8	1.44	-0.067	7.04	-0.20%	-0.64	C
23	29	42	Jun 7	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-5	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.151	.286	.283	.569	8	.55	0.061	2.55	0.17%	1.74	C
24	30	44 (1)	Jun 9 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0			0	1	0	.158	.284	.281	.564	8						C
25	31	45	Jun 10	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.271	.267	.538	8	1.65	-0.132	6.74	-0.33%	-1.08	C
26	32	47 (1)	Jun 12	NYG	@	STL	W,7-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.268	.262	.530	8	.32	-0.008	1.43	-0.02%	-0.25	C
27	33	49 (1)	Jun 13 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.143	.260	.254	.514	8						C
28	34	50	Jun 15	NYG		PIT	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.260	.254	.514	8						C
29	35	52 (1)	Jun 17	NYG		PIT	L,8-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.260	.254	.514	8						C
30	36	54 (1)	Jun 19	NYG		STL	W,10-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.138	.273	.246	.519	8	.59	-0.015	1.86	-0.03%	-0.09	C
31	37	56 (1)	Jun 20 (2)	NYG		STL	W,6-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.134	.266	.239	.505	8	.51	-0.028	1.53	-0.05%	-0.34	C
32	38	58 (1)	Jun 24 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,2-11	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.129	.256	.229	.485	8	.09	-0.007	.26	-0.01%	-0.51	C
33	39	62 (3)	Jun 29	NYG	@	BSN	W,11-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.256	.229	.485	5						C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	40	68 (5)	Jul 5 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,6-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.127	.253	.225	.478	9						PH
35	41	80 (11)	Jul 19	NYG	@	CIN	W,14-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.250	.222	.472	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.35	C
36	42	83 (2)	Jul 22 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,6-7	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.123	.247	.219	.466	7	2.35	-0.061	4.39	-0.07%	-0.25	C
37	43	86 (2)	Jul 24 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.258	.247	.505	6	.55	0.050	.92	0.05%	0.86	C
38	44	88 (1)	Jul 26	NYG	@	BRO	W,13-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.258	.247	.505	6						C
39	45	93 (4)	Jul 31 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,14-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.258	.247	.505	6						C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
40	46	95 (1)	Aug 2	NYG		STL	L,5-21	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.141	.256	.244	.499	6	.01	0.000	.04	0.00%	-0.23	C
41	47	96	Aug 4 (1)	NYG		STL	L,2-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.141	.256	.244	.499	6						PR C
42	48	99 (2)	Aug 7	NYG		PIT	L,4-5	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.139	.253	.241	.493	6	2.27	-0.058	7.72	-0.12%	-0.24	C
43	49	104 (4)	Aug 13	NYG	@	PHI	L,7-12	1-GF	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.145	.253	.241	.494	6	.32	-0.010	.63	-0.01%	-0.24	C
44	50	106 (1)	Aug 15 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-8	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.238	.488	6	.07	-0.002	.15	0.00%	-0.22	C
45	51	107	Aug 15 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,5-7	2-GF	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.138	.242	.230	.472	7	1.45	-0.089	2.64	-0.10%	-0.84	PR C
46	52	113 (5)	Aug 24	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.141	.240	.261	.501	7	.56	0.086	1.03	0.10%	0.72	C
47	53	114	Aug 25	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.137	.241	.253	.493	7	.52	-0.024	1.13	-0.03%	-0.17	C
48	54	117 (2)	Aug 28 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	6-11	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.134	.236	.247	.484	7	1.95	-0.101	4.63	-0.14%	-0.50	C
49	55	120 (2)	Aug 29 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG(5)	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.141	.241	.283	.524	7	.46	0.093	.33	0.04%	0.90	C
50	56	121	Aug 31	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.241	.282	.523	7	1.03	-0.064	.82	-0.03%	-0.30	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
51	57	125 (3)	Sep 3 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG(8)	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.267	.317	.584	7	.45	0.229	.66	0.20%	2.86	C
52	58	128 (2)	Sep 6 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-3	12-GF(13)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.162	.273	.324	.597	7	4.94	0.344	6.49	0.27%	1.10	C
53	59	129	Sep 6 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-0	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.157	.266	.315	.581	6	1.95	-0.144	3.45	-0.15%	-1.36	C
54	60	131 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,8-6	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.156	.270	.312	.582	6						C
55	61	132	Sep 8	NYG		PHI	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.155	.268	.309	.577	8	3.49	-0.089	11.19	-0.17%	-0.24	PH
56	62	134 (1)	Sep 11 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,2-1	12-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.153	.266	.306	.572	4	1.81	-0.045	3.00	-0.05%	-0.16	C
57	63	135	Sep 11 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,6-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.264	.304	.567	7	.86	-0.024	1.92	-0.03%	-0.23	C
58	64	138 (2)	Sep 15	NYG		PIT	L,3-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.149	.260	.298	.558	7	.84	-0.043	1.93	-0.06%	-0.34	C
59	65	139	Sep 16	NYG		PIT	L,6-10	5-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.155	.263	.302	.565	7	1.38	-0.023	1.42	-0.01%	-0.12	C
60	66	140	Sep 17	NYG		CIN	L,3-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.153	.265	.297	.561	7	1.67	0.117	.90	0.04%	0.53	C
61	67	142 (1)	Sep 19 (1)	NYG		STL	L,3-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.153	.265	.297	.561	8						C
62	68	143	Sep 19 (2)	NYG		STL	L,1-3	CG(7)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.150	.266	.292	.558	7	1.71	-0.068	.15	0.00%	-0.38	C
63	69	145 (1)	Sep 21 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,2-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.266	.292	.558	8						C
64	70	146	Sep 22 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.266	.292	.558	8						C
65	71	148 (1)	Sep 23	NYG		BRO	L,1-7	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.157	.271	.298	.569	7	.05	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.26	C
66	72	152 (3)	Sep 28 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,3-6	CG(6)	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.163	.280	.301	.581	7	.80	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.49	C
67	73	154 (1)	Oct 2 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,1-2	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.160	.276	.296	.572	6						C
							27-39		145	125	14	20	3	1	4	16	20	0	35	0	0		0	1	3	0	.160	.276	.296	.572		1.00	-0.395	2.61	-1.32%	-1.22

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