Career
Listed at 5 ft 11 in (180 m), 185 pounds, Ostdiek batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Ottumwa, Iowa. In an eight-game career, Ostdiek was a.143 hitter (3-for-21) with three Reserve Bank of India, one run, and one triple without home runs.
In eight catching appearances, he posted a.935 fielding percentage (three errors in 46 chances).
Ostdiek died at the age of 75 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.