Joe Vosmik

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Joe Vosmik

|image=Joe Vosmik 1931.jpg

|width=250px

|caption=Vosmik, circa 1931

|position=Left fielder

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1910|4|4}}

|birth_place=Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1962|1|27|1910|4|4}}

|death_place=Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 30

|debutyear=1930

|debutteam=Cleveland Indians

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=July 23

|finalyear=1944

|finalteam=Washington Senators

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.307

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=65

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=874

|teams=

Cleveland Indians ({{mlby|1930}}–{{mlby|1936}})
St. Louis Browns ({{mlby|1937}})
Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|1938}}–{{mlby|1939}})
Brooklyn Dodgers ({{mlby|1940}}–{{mlby|1941}})
Washington Senators ({{mlby|1944}})

|highlights=

All-Star (1935)

}}

Joseph Franklin Vosmik (April 4, 1910 – January 27, 1962) was an outfielder for the Cleveland Indians (1930–1936), St. Louis Browns (1937), Boston Red Sox (1938–1939), Brooklyn Dodgers (1940–1941) and Washington Senators (1944). He helped the Dodgers win the 1941 National League Pennant.

He was voted in 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 was traded from the Browns to the Red Sox for Bobo Newsom, Red Kress and Buster Mills on December 3, 1937.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1913&dat=19371203&id=vJk0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=0GkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=686,5220652 "Vosmik To Red Sox For Newsom And Co.," The Associated Press (AP), Friday, December 3, 1937.] Retrieved February 22, 2023. 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 78 sacrifice hits. His career fielding percentage was .979 playing at all three outfield positions.{{cite web|url=https://baseball-reference.com/players/v/vosmijo01.shtml|title=Joe Vosmik Career Stats at Baseball Reference|website=baseball-reference.com|accessdate= February 2, 2024}}

Vosmik compiled 2 five-hit games and 32 four-hit games in his major league career.{{cite web|url=https://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/V/PX_vosmj101.htm|title=Joe Vosmik Top Performances at Retrosheet|website=retrosheet.org|accessdate= April 5, 2024}}

From 1947 to 1951, he was a manager in the minor league system of the Indians.{{cite web|url=https://baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=vosmik001jos|title=Joe Vosmik Minor League Managerial Record at Baseball Reference|website=baseball-reference.com|accessdate= September 2, 2024}}

He died in his hometown at the age of 51.