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Vic Janowicz

Positions: Catcher and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 185lb (175cm, 83kg)

Born: February 26, 1930 in Elyria, OH us

Died: February 27, 1996 in Columbus, OH

Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery, Lockbourne, OH

School: The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

Debut: May 31, 1953 (Age 23-094d, 11,028th in major league history)
vs. BRO 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 10, 1954 (Age 24-196d)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Victor Felix Janowicz

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.3

196

.214

RBI

OBP

.267

SLG

.286

OPS

.552

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-33 / in Starts: 8-24
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 131 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	66 (35-22-9) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 131 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	84 (44-26-13)

Most Driven In
P Ward	3
Self	2
F Thomas	1
H Rice	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
J O'Brien	2
E O'Brien	1
E Pellagrini	1
P Smith	1
D O'Connell	1
C Abrams	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 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	1	40 (39)	May 31 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					6						PR
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
2	2	46 (5)	Jun 6	PIT		CIN	L,7-15	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.07	-0.028	.13	0.00%	-0.25	C
3	3	48 (1)	Jun 7 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,6-11	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.46	-0.024	.03	0.00%	-0.91	PH C
4	4	63 (14)	Jun 19	PIT	@	STL	L,2-10	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						PH
5	5	70 (6)	Jun 26 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	6	.71	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.17	C
6	6	74 (3)	Jun 28 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	1.36	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.38	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
7	7	86 (11)	Jul 10	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-13	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	6	.64	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.36	C
8	8	87	Jul 11	PIT	@	PHI	L,4-8	GS-5	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.313	.607	7	1.49	0.129	.00	0.00%	1.24	C
9	9	88	Jul 12 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.263	.513	7	.71	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.62	C
10	10	90 (1)	Jul 16	PIT		MLN	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0			0	0	0	.174	.208	.217	.426	7						C
11	11	92 (1)	Jul 18	PIT		MLN	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.231	.453	7	1.22	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.10	C
12	12	93	Jul 19 (1)	PIT		STL	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.200	.226	.233	.459	7						C
13	13	94	Jul 19 susp	PIT		STL	W,6-4	4-5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.226	.233	.459	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
14	14	96 (1)	Jul 21	PIT		CIN	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.200	.206	.406	7	.41	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.78	C
15	15	101 (4)	Jul 26 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,3-2	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.167	.189	.194	.384	6						C
16	16	104 (2)	Jul 29	PIT	@	STL	L,2-8	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.189	.211	.216	.427	9						PH
17	17	105	Jul 30	PIT	@	STL	L,4-10	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.262	.268	.530	8	.54	0.055	.00	0.00%	0.67	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
18	18	109 (3)	Aug 3	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-5	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.273	.262	.535	8	.22	0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.04	C
19	19	110	Aug 4	PIT	@	CIN	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.277	.267	.543	7	1.12	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.61	C
20	20	114 (3)	Aug 8	PIT	@	MLN	L,4-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.277	.267	.543	9						PR
21	21	116 (1)	Aug 9 (2)	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.275	.265	.540	6	1.02	-0.100	.00	0.00%	-1.43	C
22	22	117	Aug 11	PIT		PHI	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.259	.250	.509	6	1.07	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.80	C
23	23	121 (3)	Aug 16 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.236	.276	.309	.585	8	1.08	0.154	.00	0.00%	1.32	C
24	24	125 (3)	Aug 19	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	.259	.306	.328	.634	5	1.49	0.132	.00	0.00%	0.99	C
25	25	126	Aug 20	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.288	.306	.594	5	1.06	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-1.18	C
26	26	127	Aug 21	PIT		BRO	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	1	.258	.300	.318	.618	5	.70	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.34	C
27	27	128	Aug 22	PIT		BRO	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.286	.324	.357	.681	5	1.27	0.076	.00	0.00%	1.12	C
28	28	131 (2)	Aug 25 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,6-8	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.280	.316	.360	.676	6	1.33	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.68	C
29	29	132	Aug 25 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,8-9	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.313	.355	.668	9	.45	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
30	30	133	Aug 28	PIT		STL	L,9-10	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.284	.318	.395	.713	6	1.70	0.221	.00	0.00%	1.87	C
31	31	134	Aug 29	PIT		STL	L,4-5	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.271	.311	.376	.688	5						C
32	32	135	Aug 30 (1)	PIT		MLN	L,4-19	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.264	.304	.368	.672	8						PH C
Sept		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
33	33	138 (2)	Sep 6	PIT		PHI	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.264	.302	.363	.665	6	1.45	-0.135	.00	0.00%	-1.55	C
34	34	139	Sep 7 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	W,9-7	CG	5	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.274	.310	.389	.699	6	.66	0.095	.00	0.00%	0.92	C
35	35	141 (1)	Sep 9	PIT	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.270	.305	.380	.685	6	1.17	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-1.45	C
36	36	142	Sep 11	PIT	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.269	.303	.375	.678	8						C
37	37	145 (2)	Sep 13 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,6-8	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.280	.319	.383	.702	7	.70	-0.006	.00	0.00%	0.13	C
38	38	147 (1)	Sep 16	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.308	.369	.677	7	.53	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.80	C
39	39	148	Sep 19 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-4	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.305	.366	.671	9	.69	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
40	40	149	Sep 19 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.303	.362	.665	8	.91	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.18	C
41	41	151 (1)	Sep 22	PIT	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.294	.350	.644	6	1.35	-0.142	.00	0.00%	-1.29	C
42	42	152	Sep 25	PIT		NYG	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			0	0	0	.252	.287	.341	.628	8						C
							9-33		131	123	10	31	3	1	2	8	5	0	31	1	2		1	3	0	1	.252	.287	.341	.628		.97	-0.142	.00	0.00%	-4.09

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