Joe Vosmik
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Joseph Franklin Vosmik born in Cleveland, Ohio
was an Outfielder
for the Cleveland Indians
(1930–36), St. Louis Browns
(1937), Boston Red Sox
(1938–39), Brooklyn Dodgers (1940–41) and Washington Senators
(1944). He helped the Dodgers win the 1941 National League Pennant.
He was voted to the 1935 American League All-Star Team as a Right Fielder. He finished 3rd in voting for the 1935 AL MVP Award for leading the league in Hits (216), Doubles (47) and Triples (20). He also played in 152 games and had 620 at bats, 93 runs, 10 home runs, 110 RBI, 2 stolen bases, 59 walks, .348 batting average, .408 on-base percentage, .537 slugging percentage, 333 total bases and 5 sacrifice hits. He finished 21st in voting for the 1938 AL MVP Award for leading the league in Hits (201) and playing in 146 games and having 621 at bats, 121 runs, 37 doubles, 6 triples, 9 home runs, 86 RBI, 59 walks, .324 batting average, .384 on-base percentage, .446 slugging percentage, 277 total bases and 7 sacrifice hits.
In 13 seasons he played in 1,414 games and had 5,472 at bats, 818 runs, 1,682 hits, 335 doubles, 92 triples, 65 home runs, 874 RBI, 23 stolen bases, 514 walks, .307 batting average, .369 on-base percentage, .438 slugging percentage, 2,396 total bases and 77 sacrifice hits. He died in his home town at the age of 51.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
was an Outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
for the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
(1930–36), St. Louis Browns
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
(1937), Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
(1938–39), Brooklyn Dodgers (1940–41) and Washington Senators
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
(1944). He helped the Dodgers win the 1941 National League Pennant.
He was voted to the 1935 American League All-Star Team as a Right Fielder. He finished 3rd in voting for the 1935 AL MVP Award for leading the league in Hits (216), Doubles (47) and Triples (20). He also played in 152 games and had 620 at bats, 93 runs, 10 home runs, 110 RBI, 2 stolen bases, 59 walks, .348 batting average, .408 on-base percentage, .537 slugging percentage, 333 total bases and 5 sacrifice hits. He finished 21st in voting for the 1938 AL MVP Award for leading the league in Hits (201) and playing in 146 games and having 621 at bats, 121 runs, 37 doubles, 6 triples, 9 home runs, 86 RBI, 59 walks, .324 batting average, .384 on-base percentage, .446 slugging percentage, 277 total bases and 7 sacrifice hits.
In 13 seasons he played in 1,414 games and had 5,472 at bats, 818 runs, 1,682 hits, 335 doubles, 92 triples, 65 home runs, 874 RBI, 23 stolen bases, 514 walks, .307 batting average, .369 on-base percentage, .438 slugging percentage, 2,396 total bases and 77 sacrifice hits. He died in his home town at the age of 51.
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