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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	23-40 / in Starts: 14-27
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	22 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 103 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	51 (30-18-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 103 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	63 (33-19-10)

Most Driven In
O Virgil	1
Self	1
D Spencer	0

Most Driven In By
Self	1
W Lockman	1
R Schoendienst	1
G Harris	1

1957 Batting Game Log

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1957 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	858	1	Apr 16	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-9	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	8	1.82	-0.043	4.93	-0.07%	-0.35	C
2	859	2	Apr 18	NYG		PHI	W,6-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	8	.46	-0.035	1.07	-0.05%	-0.55	C
3	860	3	Apr 20	NYG		PHI	L,5-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	8	.94	-0.015	2.24	-0.02%	-0.22	C
4	861	4	Apr 21 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	8	1.08	0.010	2.48	0.01%	0.15	C
5	862	6 (1)	Apr 22	NYG		PIT	W,3-1	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	8	.78	-0.003	1.73	-0.01%	0.15	C
6	863	7	Apr 23	NYG		PIT	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.267	.154	.421	8	1.72	-0.130	4.18	-0.19%	-1.41	C
7	864	8	Apr 24	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	GS-5	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.353	.214	.567	8	.99	0.049	2.82	0.08%	0.63	C
8	865	9	Apr 26	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	8	.99	-0.025	2.47	-0.04%	-0.22	C
9	866	10	Apr 27	NYG	@	PHI	W,10-2	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.381	.235	.616	8	.40	0.018	.92	0.03%	-0.26	C
10	867	11	Apr 28 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-11	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.348	.211	.558	8	.74	-0.039	1.81	-0.06%	-0.44	C
11	868	12	Apr 28 susp	NYG	@	PHI	W,8-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	8	1.12	-0.031	2.55	-0.04%	-0.31	C
12	869	13	Apr 30	NYG		MLN	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.296	.174	.470	8	.95	-0.067	2.58	-0.11%	-1.05	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
13	870	14	May 1	NYG		MLN	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.310	.200	.510	8	.51	0.000	1.50	0.00%	0.02	C
14	871	15	May 2	NYG		CIN	L,7-9	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.281	.179	.460	8	.55	-0.041	1.32	-0.06%	-0.54	C
15	872	16	May 3	NYG		CIN	L,10-11	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.294	.172	.467	8	1.51	0.019	3.14	0.02%	0.10	C
16	873	17	May 4	NYG		CIN	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.297	.188	.485	8	.62	0.012	1.11	0.01%	0.10	C
17	874	18	May 5 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,3-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.297	.188	.485	8						C
18	875	20 (1)	May 6	NYG		CHC	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.308	.206	.514	8	1.12	0.009	1.55	0.01%	0.15	C
19	876	23 (2)	May 10	NYG		BRO	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.308	.206	.514	5						C
20	877	24	May 11	NYG		BRO	W,6-5	9-13	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.194	.293	.194	.487	8	3.59	-0.061	5.38	-0.06%	-0.11	C
21	878	26 (1)	May 14	NYG	@	STL	W,5-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.293	.194	.487	7						C
22	879	27	May 15	NYG	@	STL	L,5-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.293	.194	.487	6						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
23	880	42 (14)	Jun 1	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-2	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.293	.194	.487	5						C
24	881	43	Jun 2 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.293	.194	.487	5						C
25	882	44	Jun 2 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.302	.211	.513	8	1.09	-0.009	.83	0.00%	0.03	C
26	883	46 (1)	Jun 4	NYG		MLN	W,8-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.302	.211	.513	4						C
27	884	49 (2)	Jun 7	NYG		STL	L,3-5	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.302	.211	.513	7						C
28	885	52 (2)	Jun 9 (2)	NYG		STL	L,7-10	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.319	.220	.539	8	.87	-0.004	.26	0.00%	-0.20	C
29	886	56 (3)	Jun 14	NYG		CIN	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.319	.220	.539	6						C
30	887	57	Jun 15	NYG		CIN	W,8-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.214	.527	8	.71	-0.017	.31	-0.01%	-0.16	C
31	888	58	Jun 16	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.320	.209	.529	8	1.30	0.009	.63	0.00%	0.10	C
32	889	59	Jun 18	NYG	@	MLN	W,5-4	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.352	.304	.656	8	1.41	0.115	.90	0.04%	1.25	C
33	890	60	Jun 19	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.339	.292	.631	8	1.07	-0.054	.91	-0.03%	-0.48	C
34	891	62 (1)	Jun 21	NYG	@	CHC	W,12-10	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.339	.292	.631	7						C
35	892	66 (3)	Jun 25	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.339	.292	.631	8						C
36	893	72 (5)	Jun 30 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.255	.356	.333	.689	8	.57	0.014	1.13	0.02%	0.08	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
37	894	73	Jul 1	NYG		BRO	L,0-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.255	.356	.333	.689	8						C
38	895	74	Jul 2	NYG		BRO	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.355	.333	.688	8	.40	0.011	.48	0.01%	-0.16	C
39	896	75	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.344	.321	.665	8	1.22	-0.058	.96	-0.03%	-0.43	C
40	897	77 (1)	Jul 5	NYG		PIT	W,11-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.324	.300	.624	8	.72	-0.075	.38	-0.02%	-0.96	C
41	898	78	Jul 6	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	11-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.319	.295	.614	8	2.90	-0.069	1.74	-0.03%	-0.29	C
42	899	80 (1)	Jul 7 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,1-8	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.319	.286	.605	8	.57	-0.034	.24	-0.01%	-0.31	C
43	900	83 (2)	Jul 14	NYG		CHC	W,8-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.319	.286	.605	9						C
44	901	87 (3)	Jul 18	NYG		CIN	L,1-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.319	.286	.605	9						C
45	902	88	Jul 19	NYG		MLN	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.319	.286	.605	8						C
46	903	89	Jul 20	NYG		MLN	L,5-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.315	.281	.596	8	.74	-0.018	.14	0.00%	-0.23	C
47	904	90	Jul 21 (1)	NYG		MLN	W,5-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.307	.273	.579	8	.50	-0.025	.05	0.00%	-0.26	C
48	905	92 (1)	Jul 23	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.307	.273	.579	8						C
49	906	93	Jul 24	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.308	.265	.572	8	1.00	-0.018	.05	0.00%	-0.12	C
50	907	94	Jul 25	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-2	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.309	.257	.566	8	.99	0.023	.03	0.00%	0.05	C
51	908	95	Jul 26	NYG	@	MLN	L,3-6	GS-10	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.205	.310	.260	.570	8	.66	-0.040	.03	0.00%	-0.44	C
52	909	96	Jul 27	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.306	.257	.563	8	1.04	-0.026	.03	0.00%	-0.21	C
53	910	98 (1)	Jul 28 (2)	NYG	@	MLN	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.299	.250	.549	8	.86	-0.044	.02	0.00%	-0.42	C
54	911	100 (1)	Jul 30	NYG	@	STL	L,3-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.299	.250	.549	7						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
55	912	102 (1)	Aug 1	NYG	@	STL	L,0-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.292	.244	.536	8	.55	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.32	C
56	913	105 (2)	Aug 4 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-6	12-14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.292	.244	.536	8						C
57	914	109 (3)	Aug 7	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.292	.244	.536	8						C
58	915	113 (3)	Aug 11 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.286	.238	.523	8	.79	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.33	C
59	916	118 (4)	Aug 17	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.286	.238	.523	8						C
60	917	120 (1)	Aug 18 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.277	.229	.506	8	.93	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.66	C
61	918	122 (1)	Aug 20 (2)	NYG		STL	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.268	.221	.489	8	1.04	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-0.76	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
62	919	149 (26)	Sep 21 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.260	.213	.473	8	.81	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.52	C
63	920	154 (4)	Sep 29	NYG		PIT	L,1-9	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.255	.209	.464	8	.54	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.33	C
							23-40		103	91	4	15	1	0	1	2	10	1	24	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	.165	.255	.209	.464		.95	-1.009	1.13	-0.59%	-10.22

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