| Birth: | Apr. 19, 1918 | | Death: | Dec. 9, 1999 | 
Major League Baseball Player. Born in Reading, Pennslyvainia, he was a third baseman making his debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on September 23, 1941. For nine seasons, he played with the St. Louis Cardinals (1941-49), was a member of three Cardinals' World Series Championships (1942, 1944, 1946) and was selected to the National League All-Star team five times (1943-47). He concluded his career with a record of 518 runs scored, 925 hits, 106 home runs, 529 runs batted in and a .286 batting average. After his playing career ended, he managed in the minor leagues for eighteen years. He died at age 81 in Sinking Spring, Pennslyvainia and is a member of the National Polish-American Hall of Fame. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Spouse:
Joan Setley Kurowski (1920 - 2005)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for George Kurowski | | | Burial:
Gethsemane Cemetery
Laureldale
Berks County
Pennsylvania, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Feb 09, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 8391 |
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