Wes Westrum
Wesley Noreen Westrum
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: November 28, 1922 in Clearbrook, MN
Signed: acquired by the New York Giants from Crookston in an unknown
transaction, circa 1941
Died: May 28, 2002 in Clearbrook, MN
Wes was the Mets' second field manager
ever, taking over for Casey Stengel midway through 1965. This card is from the
1952 Topps set, and features Wes during his All-Star catching days with the New
York Giants. A card from his short tenure as Mets manager is shown below, as
well as a 1951 Topps Red Back and a couple more.
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BATTING RECORD YEAR CLUB G
AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB
CS SO BB HBP SAC SF OBP SLG AVG |
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MANAGERIAL RECORD YEAR CLUB G
W L PCT FINISH |
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1949 Eureka Sportstamps |
1951 Bowman |
1951 Topps Red Backs |
1952 Berk Ross |
1952 Bowman |
1949 Eureka Sportstamps #126
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1953 Red Man |
1951 Bowman #161
1951 Bowman #161 (reprint)
1951 Topps Red Backs #37
1952 Berk Ross
Hit Parade of Champions(no tab)
1952 Bowman #74
1952 Red Man #NL26
1952 Topps #75 (red back)
1953 Red Man #20 (with tab)
1954 Bowman #25
1954 Topps #180
1955 Bowman #141
1956 Topps #156
1957 Topps #323
1960 Topps #469 (SF Giants Coaches)
1966 Topps #341
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1966 Topps |
1975 TCMA 1951 New York Giants
1975 Topps #216 (Giants team)
1975 Topps Mini #216 (Giants team)
1976 SSPC #113
1979 TCMA Baseball History Series #46
1980 TCMA All
Time New York Giants #0002
1983 Topps 1952
Reprint Series #75
1991 Topps Archives #323 (mockup of 1953 Topps)
1992 Bazooka Topps Archives Quadracards
#10 (mockup of 1953 Topps; with Duke Snider)
1994 Topps Archives #180 (reprint of 1954 Topps)
2002 Topps Super Teams Retrofractor
#6 (0710/1954)
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