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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	29-39 / in Starts: 20-25
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 158 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	78 (41-26-11) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 158 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	99 (52-31-16)

Most Driven In
Self	3
D Spencer	2
D Rhodes	1
J Brandt	1
B White	0
H Thompson	0

Most Driven In By
A Dark	3
Self	3
F Castleman	1
J Brandt	1
W Mays	1
R Schoendienst	1

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 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	790	1	Apr 17	NYG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.29	-0.091	3.34	-0.14%	-0.76	C
2	791	2	Apr 18	NYG		PIT	W,5-4	GS-0	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	8						C
3	792	3	Apr 19	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	8	.95	-0.021	2.79	-0.04%	-0.40	C
4	793	4	Apr 20	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	.091	.167	.091	.258	8	.81	-0.040	2.21	-0.07%	-0.30	C
5	794	5	Apr 22 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	8	.51	-0.025	1.32	-0.04%	-0.25	C
6	795	6	Apr 22 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-7	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	8	.81	-0.100	1.93	-0.14%	-2.09	C
7	796	7	Apr 25	NYG		BRO	L,2-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.091	.048	.139	8	.66	-0.052	1.70	-0.08%	-0.67	C
8	797	8	Apr 27	NYG		PHI	W,5-3	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.192	.087	.279	8	.76	0.055	1.76	0.08%	0.70	C
9	798	10 (1)	Apr 29 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,4-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.207	.080	.287	8	1.01	0.012	2.28	0.02%	0.13	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
10	799	13 (2)	May 2	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-5	6-16	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.273	.077	.350	8	2.77	-0.077	7.00	-0.12%	-0.02	C
11	800	15 (1)	May 6 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-8	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.324	.167	.491	8	1.35	0.218	3.65	0.35%	1.25	C
12	801	16	May 6 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.324	.167	.491	8						C
13	802	17	May 7	NYG	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.300	.152	.452	8	.49	-0.036	1.33	-0.06%	-0.40	C
14	803	19 (1)	May 9	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.300	.152	.452	9						C
15	804	28 (8)	May 20 (2)	NYG		STL	W,5-2	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.341	.171	.512	8	.89	0.027	1.66	0.03%	0.47	C
16	805	29	May 21	NYG		STL	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.171	.341	.171	.512	9						C
17	806	30	May 22	NYG		CIN	L,3-6	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.340	.162	.503	8	.47	0.010	.82	0.01%	-0.07	C
18	807	34 (3)	May 30 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	7-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.333	.158	.491	7	2.99	-0.070	3.77	-0.05%	-0.28	C
19	808	35	May 30 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	15-GF(15)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.333	.158	.491	7						C
20	809	36	May 31	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-3	8-GF(8)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.333	.158	.491	8						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
21	810	37	Jun 1	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.333	.158	.491	8						C
22	811	43 (5)	Jun 6	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	9-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.333	.158	.491	7						C
23	812	44	Jun 8	NYG	@	MLN	W,7-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.146	.327	.146	.473	8	.42	-0.063	.31	-0.03%	-1.76	C
24	813	45	Jun 9	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.315	.140	.454	8	.56	-0.028	.43	-0.01%	-0.30	C
25	814	47 (1)	Jun 12	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-8	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.315	.140	.454	7						C
26	815	49 (1)	Jun 14	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.309	.136	.445	9	.12	-0.003	.07	0.00%	-0.09	C
27	816	59 (9)	Jun 24 (2)	NYG		MLN	L,1-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.298	.130	.429	8	1.17	-0.058	.38	-0.01%	-0.45	C
28	817	63 (3)	Jun 29	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.298	.130	.429	6						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
29	818	66 (2)	Jul 1 susp	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.305	.128	.433	8	1.54	0.010	.34	0.00%	0.07	C
30	819	68 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,2-15	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.15	C
31	820	71 (2)	Jul 8 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,11-1	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.313	.269	.582	8	.14	0.011	.03	0.00%	1.68	C
32	821	74 (2)	Jul 13	NYG	@	STL	L,5-7	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.313	.259	.573	8	.83	0.006	.13	0.00%	-0.14	C
33	822	76 (1)	Jul 15 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS-10	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.314	.281	.595	8	.80	-0.027	.12	0.00%	-0.12	C
34	823	77	Jul 15 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.324	.293	.617	7	1.80	0.060	.16	0.00%	0.26	C
35	824	79 (1)	Jul 17	NYG	@	MLN	W,8-6	0-GF(11)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.183	.329	.300	.629	6						C
36	825	81 (1)	Jul 19	NYG	@	MLN	L,3-13	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.338	.302	.639	8	.63	0.002	.02	0.00%	0.61	C
37	826	82	Jul 20	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.185	.329	.292	.621	8	1.27	0.121	.01	0.00%	0.90	C
38	827	84 (1)	Jul 22 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.317	.279	.596	8	.73	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.53	C
39	828	90 (5)	Jul 29	NYG		STL	L,2-3	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.313	.275	.589	6	1.75	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.15	C
40	829	92 (1)	Jul 31 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,3-7	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.322	.278	.600	8	.42	-0.015	.00	0.00%	0.19	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
41	830	94 (1)	Aug 2	NYG		CIN	L,2-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.315	.270	.585	8	1.12	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.50	C
42	831	95	Aug 3 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,7-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.315	.273	.588	8	.59	0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.05	C
43	832	96	Aug 3 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,0-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.315	.273	.588	7						C
44	833	97	Aug 4	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.179	.312	.269	.581	7						C
45	834	98	Aug 7 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,3-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.312	.269	.581	7						C
46	835	99	Aug 7 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,1-3	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.326	.269	.596	8	1.08	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.36	C
47	836	105 (5)	Aug 12 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-11	CG	4	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.198	.343	.309	.652	8						C
48	837	112 (6)	Aug 19 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.214	.353	.345	.698	8						C
49	838	114 (1)	Aug 21 (2)	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.227	.358	.364	.722	8	.80	0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.42	C
50	839	115	Aug 22	NYG	@	MLN	W,2-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.355	.360	.715	7	.30	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.09	C
51	840	117 (1)	Aug 23 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-5	CG(7)	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.351	.348	.699	8	.33	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.58	C
52	841	121 (3)	Aug 26 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,4-3	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.223	.360	.351	.711	8	1.65	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.21	C
53	842	123 (1)	Aug 29	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.365	.358	.723	9	2.87	0.115	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
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
54	843	126 (2)	Sep 1 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.359	.351	.709	8	1.05	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.44	C
55	844	128 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.355	.347	.702	8	.58	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.33	C
56	845	130 (1)	Sep 3 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.352	.337	.689	8	.91	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.15	C
57	846	132 (1)	Sep 5	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-4	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.221	.352	.337	.689	5						C
58	847	140 (7)	Sep 14	NYG		STL	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.344	.327	.671	8	.78	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.99	C
59	848	141	Sep 15	NYG		STL	L,4-9	GS-8	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.344	.336	.680	8	.71	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.25	C
60	849	143 (1)	Sep 17 (2)	NYG		MLN	L,1-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.338	.330	.669	8	.92	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.45	C
61	850	146 (2)	Sep 19 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.207	.328	.319	.647	8						C
62	851	147	Sep 19 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.214	.333	.325	.658	7						C
63	852	149 (1)	Sep 22	NYG		PHI	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.217	.333	.325	.658	8	1.67	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-1.03	C
64	853	150	Sep 23	NYG		PHI	L,2-6	CG	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.345	.336	.681	8	.74	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.29	C
65	854	151	Sep 25	NYG		PIT	W,10-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.349	.360	.709	8	.37	0.194	.00	0.00%	1.68	C
66	855	152	Sep 29	NYG	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.349	.354	.703	8	.44	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.25	C
67	856	153	Sep 30 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.223	.346	.362	.708	8	1.01	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.31	C
68	857	154	Sep 30 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.342	.356	.698	8	.45	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.25	C
							29-39		158	132	10	29	5	2	3	8	24	5	28	1	0	1	1	6	0	0	.220	.342	.356	.698		.88	-0.354	.85	-0.30%	-5.73

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