Joe Vosmik, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joe Vosmik

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 04-Apr-1910

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 27-Jan-1962

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Joseph Franklin Vosmik (April 4, 1910 – January 27, 1962) 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 RBIs, 2 stolen bases, 59 walks, a .348 batting average, a .408 on-base percentage, a .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), playing in 146 games, and having 621 at-bats, 121 runs, 37 doubles, 6 triples, 9 home runs, 86 RBIs, 59 walks, a .324 batting average, a .384 on-base percentage, a .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 RBIs, 23 stolen bases, 514 walks, a .307 batting average, a .369 on-base percentage, a .438 slugging percentage, 2,396 total bases, and 77 sacrifice hits.
His career fielding percentage was .979. From 1947 to 1951 he was a manager in the minor league system of the Indians. He died in his home town at the age of 51.