#95 Johnny Pesky, Third Base, 33 yrs, Boston Red Sox Tuesday, 10/3/1952 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Johnny Pesky
9/27/1919 33 USA,OR,PORTLAND 5"9 173
Third Base L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Average Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 5,500,000 1953 8 Year(s), 14 Days (1390 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 6 Days (1726 total Days) 11 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 12 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 17 |
Versus LHP | 9 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
Versus RHP | 14 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 18 |
Talent | 11 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 17 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 10 8 7 4 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 5 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 5 (Range), .967 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 5 (Range), .967 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 20 Outfield Arm : 4
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/13 | WS1 | W 6-1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/14 | WS1 | L 6-15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/15 | @PHA | W 6-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/16 | @PHA | W 6-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
9/17 | @PHA | L 3-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/19 | @NYY | W 8-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/21 | @NYY | L 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/22 | CLE | W 11-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/23 | CLE | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/24 | CLE | L 2-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 144 | 557 | 175 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 92 | 76 | 33 | .314 | .396 | .391 | .787 | .761 | .077 |
Projected | 151 | 586 | 184 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 58 | 97 | 80 | 35 | .314 | .396 | .391 | .787 | .761 | .077 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 143 | 645 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 218 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 66.7 | 92.9 | 6.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 165 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .261 | .323 | .315 | .638 |
vs. RHP | 392 | 132 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 78 | 57 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .337 | .420 | .423 | .843 |
Close/Late | 51 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .314 | .397 | .373 | .769 |
Scoring Position | 108 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .380 | .462 | .509 | .971 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 74 | 282 | 87 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 45 | 38 | 13 | .309 | .382 | .383 | .765 |
Road | 70 | 275 | 88 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 47 | 38 | 20 | .320 | .396 | .400 | .796 |
March/April | 24 | 99 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 7 | .232 | .308 | .333 | .641 |
May | 26 | 103 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 7 | .330 | .402 | .398 | .800 |
June | 24 | 85 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 0 | .353 | .420 | .400 | .820 |
July | 25 | 95 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 7 | .389 | .455 | .484 | .939 |
August | 26 | 99 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 6 | .283 | .385 | .343 | .728 |
Sept/Oct | 19 | 76 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | .303 | .369 | .395 | .764 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1942 | 116 | 500 | 173 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 49 | 91 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 6 | 4 | .346 | .389 | .438 | .827 | BOS |
1946 | 133 | 500 | 156 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 94 | 70 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 4 | .312 | .397 | .392 | .789 | BOS |
1947 | 133 | 500 | 156 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 94 | 70 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 4 | .312 | .397 | .392 | .789 | BOS |
1948 | 133 | 500 | 156 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 94 | 70 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 4 | .312 | .397 | .392 | .789 | BOS |
1949 | 133 | 500 | 156 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 94 | 70 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 4 | .312 | .397 | .392 | .789 | BOS |
1950 | 131 | 437 | 137 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 87 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 6 | .314 | .394 | .387 | .781 | BOS |
1951 | 136 | 521 | 180 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 109 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 9 | .345 | .407 | .403 | .810 | BOS,AL |
1952 | 144 | 557 | 175 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 92 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 4 | .314 | .396 | .391 | .787 | BOS |
Total | 1059 | 4015 | 1289 | 193 | 38 | 14 | 373 | 755 | 499 | 20 | 22 | 190 | 52 | 39 | .321 | .397 | .399 | .795 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1951 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .286 | .661 |
Total | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .286 | .661 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 7.50 | | | | |
Third Base | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.0 | 3.00 | | | | |
Shortstop | 142 | 142 | 221 | 518 | 91 | 761 | 22 | .971 | 1255.1 | 5.46 | | | | |
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Transactions 9/28/1950: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $5,500,000 per year, for 3 years. All Star Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game... Achievements Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Chicago (A) on 9/10/1951... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Washington on 7/22/1952... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1952, hitting .538 with 0 HR, 4 RBI...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1950 - .314 - 9th 1951 - .345 - 3rd
| OBP 1951 - .407 - 10th
| Hits 1951 - 180 - 7th
| Runs 1951 - 109 - 4th
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