John Thaddeus Ostrowski (October 17, 1917 – November 13, 1992) was an American

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. Born in

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, he was an

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and

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who spent all or part of seven Major League seasons (1943–1946; 1948–1950) with the Chicago Cubs,

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and Washington Senators. Listed at tall and , Ostrowski batted and threw right-handed. Over his 216 MLB games played, Ostrowski was a .234 hitter (131-for-561) with 14

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s and 74 RBI in 216 games, including 73 runs, 20 doubles, nine triples, seven stolen bases, and a .321 on-base percentage. However, in a 1,600-game minor league baseball career, Ostrowski hit 218 home runs and five times exceeded the 20-homer mark, including two 30 home run seasons. Ostrowski died in Chicago at the age of 75.

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