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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
2	2	Apr 15	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	5	3	0	8	0	C
3	3	Apr 17 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
4	4	Apr 17 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,4-12	GS	25	5.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
5	5	Apr 20	NYG		PHI	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
6	6	Apr 21	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS	8	1.1	3	1	1	5	1	C
7	11 (4)	Apr 26	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-8	GS	27	5.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
8	13 (1)	Apr 29	NYG		MLN	L,2-3	GS	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
9	14	Apr 30	NYG		MLN	W,1-0	GS	15	4.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	18 (3)	May 6	NYG		CHC	W,8-5	GF	19	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
11	19	May 9 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,0-2	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
12	20	May 9 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
13	21	May 10 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
14	24 (2)	May 13	NYG	@	MLN	L,1-11	GS	26	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
15	27 (2)	May 17	NYG	@	STL	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
16	28	May 18	NYG	@	STL	W,8-6	CG	47	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
17	29	May 19	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-4	GS	20	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
18	30	May 20	NYG	@	CHC	W,16-6	GS	25	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
19	31	May 21	NYG		BRO	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
20	32	May 22	NYG		BRO	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
21	33	May 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-8	GS	30	6.1	4	0	0	4	0	C
22	34	May 24	NYG	@	PIT	W,11-3	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
23	36 (1)	May 27	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	41	8.2	4	4	0	8	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	39 (2)	Jun 2	NYG		CIN	L,2-4	CG	53	13.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
25	46 (6)	Jun 8	NYG		MLN	L,8-12	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
26	47	Jun 9	NYG		MLN	L,2-4	CG	45	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
27	48	Jun 10	NYG		MLN	L,5-6	GS	14	3.1	1	1	0	2	0	C
28	51 (2)	Jun 14 (1)	NYG		STL	L,0-1	GS	26	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
29	53 (1)	Jun 15	NYG		STL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
30	54	Jun 16 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-5	GS	30	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
31	55	Jun 16 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-12	GS	34	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
32	56	Jun 17	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-1	GS	36	8.1	6	1	0	7	0	C
33	57	Jun 18	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-3	GS	28	5.2	2	0	0	2	0	C
34	58	Jun 19	NYG	@	MLN	W,15-1	GS	24	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
35	59	Jun 20	NYG	@	MLN	L,3-5	GS	25	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
36	60	Jun 21 (1)	NYG	@	MLN	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
37	62 (1)	Jun 23	NYG	@	STL	L,8-15	CG	46	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
38	63	Jun 24	NYG	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	5	3	0	8	1
39	64	Jun 25	NYG	@	STL	W,9-4	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
40	65	Jun 26	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-6	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
41	66	Jun 27	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS	30	7.0	4	0	0	4	0
42	67	Jun 28	NYG	@	CHC	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
43	68	Jun 30	NYG		PIT	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	69	Jul 1	NYG		PIT	L,3-5	GS	29	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
45	70	Jul 3	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
46	72 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-10	CG	40	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	C
47	73	Jul 5	NYG		BRO	W,20-6	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
48	74	Jul 6	NYG		PHI	W,6-0	GS	21	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
49	75	Jul 7 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
50	77 (1)	Jul 8	NYG	@	PIT	W,10-7	CG	52	11.0	11	0	1	12	0	C
51	78	Jul 9	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
52	79	Jul 10	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
53	80	Jul 11	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
54	81	Jul 12	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	45	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	C
55	82	Jul 16	NYG		CHC	W,10-3	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
56	83	Jul 18	NYG		CHC	W,12-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
57	85 (1)	Jul 19 (2)	NYG		MLN	L,1-2	CG	25	5.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
58	86	Jul 21	NYG		STL	L,6-10	GS	24	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
59	87	Jul 22	NYG		STL	W,6-5	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
60	88	Jul 24	NYG		CIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
61	89	Jul 25	NYG		CIN	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	C
62	91 (1)	Jul 26 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
63	92	Jul 27	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-13	GS	24	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
64	93	Jul 28	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-2	GS	28	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
65	94	Jul 29	NYG	@	MLN	W,3-2	GS	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	100 (5)	Aug 4	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-5	GS	33	7.0	4	1	1	6	0	C
67	102 (1)	Aug 5 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS	28	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
68	104 (1)	Aug 7	NYG	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
69	105	Aug 8	NYG	@	STL	L,3-8	GS	19	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
70	106	Aug 9	NYG	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
71	107	Aug 11	NYG		BRO	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
72	108	Aug 12	NYG		BRO	L,5-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
73	109	Aug 13	NYG		BRO	L,8-9	CG	46	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
74	110	Aug 15 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
75	112 (1)	Aug 16 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
76	113	Aug 16 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
77	114	Aug 17 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
78	115	Aug 17 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
79	116	Aug 18	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	51	12.2	15	1	0	16	0	C
80	117	Aug 19	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
81	118	Aug 20	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-10	GS	27	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
82	119	Aug 21	NYG	@	PHI	L,6-7	GS	35	7.0	2	0	0	2	1	C
83	120	Aug 22 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	C
84	122 (1)	Aug 23	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
85	123	Aug 25 (1)	NYG		STL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
86	125 (1)	Aug 26	NYG		STL	W,13-4	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
87	126	Aug 27	NYG		STL	L,3-6	GS	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
88	127	Aug 28	NYG		MLN	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
89	128	Aug 29	NYG		MLN	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
90	129	Aug 30 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,10-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
91	130	Aug 30 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,2-6	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
92	131	Aug 31	NYG		CHC	W,13-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	132	Sep 1	NYG		CHC	W,10-9	CG	45	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
94	133	Sep 2	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
95	134	Sep 3	NYG		CIN	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
96	135	Sep 4	NYG		BRO	L,6-8	GS	29	5.1	2	0	0	2	0	C
97	136	Sep 5	NYG		BRO	L,7-16	GS	44	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
98	137	Sep 6	NYG		BRO	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
99	139 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
100	140	Sep 9	NYG	@	STL	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	C
101	141	Sep 10	NYG	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	45	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
102	144 (2)	Sep 13 (1)	NYG	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
103	145	Sep 13 (2)	NYG	@	MLN	W,7-4	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
104	149 (3)	Sep 19 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	C
105	152 (2)	Sep 23	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
106	155 (2)	Sep 27	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-6	GF	0	5.0	0	3	0	3	0
							107gm		808.0	441	56	9	506	9