Joe Ostrowski

Joseph Paul Ostrowski (November 15, 1916 – January 3, 2003) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, from 1948 to 1952, for the St. Louis Browns and New York Yankees.

Joe Ostrowski
Pitcher
Born: (1916-11-15)November 15, 1916
West Wyoming, Pennsylvania
Died: January 3, 2003(2003-01-03) (aged 86)
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
July 8, 1948, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
August 20, 1952, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Win–loss record23–25
Earned run average4.54
Strikeouts131
Teams
Career highlights and awards

After graduating from the University of Scranton in 1938, Ostrowski did not immediately enter professional baseball but opted instead to teach, which led to his nicknames of "Professor" and "Specs" as a player. He was finally picked up at the age of 25 by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1941. The 6 ft (1.83 m), 180 lb (82 kg) left-hander began his professional career that season with the Centreville Red Sox of the Class D Eastern Shore League. After missing the 1943–45 seasons while serving in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II,[1] he played in the 1946–47 seasons for the Louisville Colonels, the Red Sox's top farm team. In November 1947, he was part of an eight-player trade that sent him to the Browns.

After starting the season in the minors with the Toledo Mud Hens, Ostrowski made his major league debut on July 18, 1948 with the Browns. On June 15, 1950 as part of a seven-player deal, he was traded to the Yankees, where he pitched through 1952. After pitching for the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League in 1953, he retired from professional baseball and returned to teaching.

Ostrowski was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.

References
  1. "Baseball in Wartime – Those Who Served A to Z". Retrieved August 19, 2019.
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