Eddie Kasko
[edit] Biography
Eddie Kasko (Edward Michael Kasko) was born on June 27, 1932 in Linden, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on April 18, 1957 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1957, his rookie year, he hit .273 with 1 home run and 35 RBI. Kasko played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Colt .45s, Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Eddie Kasko's best season was 1960, when he hit for a .292 average and knocked in 51 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1957
| STL
| N
| 134
| 479
| 59
| 131
| 1
| 35
| .273
| .319
| .334
| 16
| 5
| 33
| 53
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 7
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| 104
| 259
| 20
| 57
| 2
| 22
| .220
| .277
| .282
| 8
| 1
| 21
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 9
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| 118
| 329
| 39
| 93
| 2
| 31
| .283
| .309
| .350
| 14
| 1
| 14
| 38
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 5
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| 126
| 479
| 56
| 140
| 6
| 51
| .292
| .359
| .378
| 21
| 1
| 46
| 37
| 6
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 9
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| 126
| 469
| 64
| 127
| 2
| 27
| .271
| .320
| .335
| 22
| 1
| 32
| 36
| 4
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 4
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| 134
| 533
| 74
| 148
| 4
| 41
| .278
| .326
| .356
| 26
| 2
| 35
| 44
| 5
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 17
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| 76
| 199
| 25
| 48
| 3
| 10
| .241
| .311
| .332
| 9
| 0
| 21
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 3
|
| 1964
| HOU
| N
| 133
| 448
| 45
| 109
| 0
| 22
| .243
| .302
| .283
| 16
| 1
| 37
| 52
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 8
| 9
|
| 1965
| HOU
| N
| 68
| 215
| 18
| 53
| 1
| 10
| .247
| .296
| .302
| 7
| 1
| 11
| 20
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 9
|
| 1966
| BOS
| A
| 58
| 136
| 11
| 29
| 1
| 12
| .213
| .291
| .287
| 7
| 0
| 15
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1019
| 3410
| 400
| 906
| 21
| 249
| .266
| .318
| .333
| 139
| 13
| 250
| 334
| 20
| 26
| 30
| 33
| 72
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 58
| 136
| 11
| 29
| 1
| 12
| .213
| .291
| .287
| 7
| 0
| 15
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 1077
| 3546
| 411
| 935
| 22
| 261
| .264
| .317
| .331
| 146
| 13
| 265
| 353
| 20
| 27
| 31
| 33
| 77
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1957
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 120
| 117
| 1056.2
| 100
| 224
| 13
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| SS
| 13
| 9
| 84.1
| 18
| 24
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| SS
| 77
| 64
| 577.2
| 111
| 186
| 12
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 12
| 8
| 83.1
| 25
| 31
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 84
| 82
| 723
| 182
| 271
| 11
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 31
| 8
| 99.2
| 10
| 23
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 85
| 77
| 694.1
| 98
| 186
| 10
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 34
| 30
| 272.1
| 77
| 82
| 4
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 15
| 10
| 84.2
| 19
| 19
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 6
| 2
| 22
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 112
| 108
| 920.2
| 201
| 286
| 18
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 12
| 3
| 52
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 117
| 107
| 978.1
| 101
| 204
| 19
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 18
| 15
| 127.1
| 19
| 49
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 49
| 39
| 355
| 41
| 75
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 14
| 10
| 89
| 15
| 33
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 128
| 119
| 1063.1
| 228
| 388
| 14
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1964
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 4.2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1965
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 59
| 53
| 474
| 96
| 152
| 6
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1966
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 8
| 7
| 55.2
| 15
| 20
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1966
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 20
| 13
| 138
| 29
| 53
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1966
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 10
| 9
| 79.2
| 11
| 23
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 540
| 483
| 4282
| 918
| 1461
| 72
| 303
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 64
| 47
| 444.1
| 125
| 142
| 7
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 429
| 361
| 3336.1
| 370
| 746
| 50
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Browns (1949).
- Sold by Richmond (International) to St. Louis Cardinals (October, 1955).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Bob Mabe and Del Ennis to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Alex Grammas, George Crowe and Alex Kellner (October 3, 1958).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Houston Colt .45s in exchange for Jim Dickson, Wally Wolf and cash (January 20, 1964).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Felix Mantilla (April 3, 1966).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (October 21, 1966).
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