Joseph Franklin Vosmik (April 4, 1910 – January 27, 1962) was an

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for the

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(1930–36),

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(1937),

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(1938–39),

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(1940–41) and Washington Senators (1944). He helped the Dodgers win the 1941

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. He was voted in the 1935 American League All-Star Team as a

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. 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 hometown at the age of 51.

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* 1910 births 1962 deaths American League All-Stars Cleveland Indians players St. Louis Browns players Boston Red Sox players Brooklyn Dodgers players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Major League Baseball left fielders Baseball players from Cleveland Minor league baseball managers Frederick Warriors players Terre Haute Tots players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Tucson Cowboys players Oklahoma City Indians players {{US-baseball-outfielder-1910s-stub

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