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Johnny Pesky   |   Major Leaguer   1942-1954

Full Name:  John Michael Pesky
Born:  September 27,1919  in  Portland, Oregon
Height:  5-9  Weight:  168  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right
High School:  Lincoln (Portland,OR)
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Transactions:   [Jan 1,1940] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Red Sox.  [Jun 3,1952] - Traded by Red Sox with Don Lenhardt, Fred Hatfield, Walt Dropo and Bill Wight to Tigers for Hoot Evers, Johnny Lipon, George Kell and Dizzy Trout.  [Jun 14,1954] - Traded by Tigers to Senators for Mel Hoderlein.  [Nov 10,1954] - Released by Senators.  [Dec 21,1954] - Signed as Free Agent by Orioles.  [Apr 14,1955] - Released by Orioles.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1942BostonAL22BosMLB ss 14762010520529925112742362 22 8 .331*.377.416*793--
1946BostonAL26BosMLB ss 1536211152084342559865293 14 8 .335*.401.427*828--
1947BostonAL27BosMLB ss 15563810620727803912972220 9 10 .324*.396.392*788--
1948BostonAL28BosMLB 3b 1435651241592663553599326 7 10 .281*.392.365*757--
1949BostonAL29BosMLB 3b 14860411118527726984100194 5 12 .306*.408.384*792--
1950BostonAL30BosMLB 3b 12749011215322614921104315 6 13 .312*.435.388*823--
1951BostonAL31BosMLB ss 131480931502063412284152 7 10 .313*.418.398*816--
1952BostonAL32BosMLB 3b 256710102002031551 1 1 .149*.309.179*488--
 DetroitAL32DetMLB ss-2b 69177264540191241110 5 2 .254*.397.294*691--
1953DetroitAL33DetMLB 2b 10330843902212243727102 5 4 .292*.353.390*743--
1954WashingtonAL34Wa1MLB 2b 4915817404309111070 212 .253.296.316612--
 DetroitAL34DetMLB  201753001100310 002 .176.300.353653--
 
Major League Totals - 10 Season(s)12704745867145522650174045349662218258382 .307.386-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1946BostonAL26BosWs730270000101300000 .233.258.233491--
 
Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)730270000101300000 .233.258.233491--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1942BostonAL22BosMLBSS1473204653782294---.955--
 
1946BostonAL26BosMLBSS1532964792580096---.969--
 
1947BostonAL27BosMLB3B2225381647---.984--
1947BostonAL27BosMLBSS1332513911665890---.976--
 
1948BostonAL28BosMLB3B1411213032244635---.951--
 
1949BostonAL29BosMLB3B1481843331653348---.970--
 
1950BostonAL30BosMLB3B1161602571142829---.974--
1950BostonAL30BosMLBSS823322577---.965--
 
1951BostonAL31BosMLB2B55110163---1.000--
1951BostonAL31BosMLB3B1114194372---.892--
1951BostonAL31BosMLBSS1062043402256674---.961--
 
1952BostonAL32BosMLB3B1916284480---.917--
1952BostonAL32BosMLBSS232051---1.000--
1952DetroitAL32DetMLB2B22273626512---.969--
1952DetroitAL32DetMLB3B325070---1.000--
1952DetroitAL32DetMLBSS4178101918825---.952--
 
1953DetroitAL33DetMLB2B73166183335249---.991--
 
1954WashingtonAL34Wa1MLB2B379291418722---.979--
1954WashingtonAL34Wa1MLBSS100000--------
 


 Awards
[1942] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #3)  [1946] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #4), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1947] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #18)  [1951] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #26)  [1960] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (1 votes - 0.37%)
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Notes: Played in 1 All-Star game during his career (1946)
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