#57 Johnny Pesky, Second Base, 30 yrs, Washington Senators

#57 Johnny Pesky, Second Base, 30 yrs, Washington Senators
Friday, 10/20/1949

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Johnny Pesky

9/27/1919
30
USA,OR,PORTLAND
5"9
173

Second Base
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3.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 4,390,000
1951
7 Year(s), 67 Days (1271 total Days)
172 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 67 Days (1271 total Days)
7 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	7	7	3	6	10
Versus LHP	5	7	3	5	10
Versus RHP	8	8	3	7	10
Talent	8	7	2	6	10

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Pull Hitter

Fielding Ratings
2B : 7 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 6 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 3

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/23	@CLE	W 5-4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
9/24	@CLE	W 7-6	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	#2
9/26	CHA	L 3-11	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	#2
9/27	CHA	W 7-4	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	#2
9/28	NYY	L 2-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
9/29	@SLA	L 7-10	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	#2
9/30	@BOS	W 6-1	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	#2
10/1	PHA	W 5-0	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
10/2	CLE	W 7-5	5	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	#2
10/4	@DET	L 1-8	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2

Batting Stats 1949

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	153	575	169	44	9	10	64	119	77	16	.294	.376	.454	.830	.828	.160
Projected	153	575	169	44	9	10	64	119	77	16	.294	.376	.454	.830	.828	.160

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	147	667	2	0	0	13	8	5	261	63	12	6	66.7	105.3	6.5

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	215	63	17	1	3	17	45	30	11	0	4	2	.293	.378	.423	.802
vs. RHP	360	106	27	8	7	47	74	47	5	5	4	0	.294	.371	.472	.844
Close/Late	47	12	4	1	1	2	7	4	1	1	2	0	.255	.296	.447	.743
Scoring Position	125	29	6	0	5	50	0	15	7	5	3	0	.232	.297	.400	.697
Pinch Hitting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	74	284	85	26	4	3	32	61	36	12	.299	.371	.451	.822
Road	79	291	84	18	5	7	32	58	41	4	.289	.372	.457	.829
March/April	25	91	20	3	2	2	7	18	15	1	.220	.321	.363	.684
May	24	91	28	8	1	2	12	17	13	2	.308	.383	.484	.867
June	26	88	29	7	0	2	11	23	20	3	.330	.454	.477	.931
July	24	88	29	7	5	1	15	17	13	4	.330	.400	.557	.957
August	25	104	26	5	1	1	5	22	8	2	.250	.316	.346	.662
Sept/Oct	29	113	37	14	0	2	14	22	8	4	.327	.363	.504	.867

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1942	57	180	66	11	4	2	41	32	31	2	2	4	7	4	.367	.460	.506	.966	WAS
1943	159	505	165	26	3	5	64	86	125	2	4	15	10	13	.327	.459	.420	.879	WAS
1944	154	548	178	32	8	2	59	98	91	4	4	21	11	9	.325	.422	.423	.845	WAS,AL
1945	158	555	180	35	7	5	79	96	86	5	3	6	8	7	.324	.418	.440	.857	WAS
1946	153	560	171	35	4	8	90	90	85	0	7	20	15	3	.305	.393	.425	.818	WAS,AL
1947	138	425	130	22	3	6	66	73	70	6	1	15	8	8	.306	.410	.414	.824	WAS
1948	148	541	169	32	0	3	52	91	79	1	3	20	17	8	.312	.399	.388	.787	WAS
1949	153	575	169	44	9	10	64	119	77	2	5	16	12	6	.294	.376	.454	.830	WAS
Total	1120	3889	1228	237	38	41	515	685	644	22	29	117	88	58	.316	.413	.428	.841

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1942, AAA	103	385	125	23	4	2	58	96	113	14	15	11	.325	.471	.421	.892

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1949

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Second Base	149	147	327	579	135	921	15	.984	1246.2	6.65
Shortstop	4	0	3	4	2	7	0	1.000	8.0	7.88

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Washington in 1942...
Had first career hit (double) on 7/30/1942, off Gene Lambert (CLE)...
Hit first career homerun on 8/20/1942, off Les Tietje (PHA)...
Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game...
1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1946, hitting .517 with 2 HR, 7 RBI...
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game...
1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 7/1/1947 with a Tender Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks...
1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 5/5/1948 with a Sore Back, out for one week...
7/30/1948: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $4,390,000 per year, for 3 years.
Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1948...
Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1949...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

AVG 1943 - .327 - 8th 1944 - .325 - 7th 1945 - .324 - 10th 1948 - .312 - 7th	OBP 1943 - .459 - 2nd 1944 - .422 - 7th 1945 - .418 - 10th	Hits 1945 - 180 - 8th	Triples 1944 - 8 - 10th	BB 1943 - 125 - 5th

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