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Joe Presko

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Full Name: Joseph Edward Presko Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 9.5"/165 First Game: May 3, 1951
Birthdate: October 7, 1928 Final Game: May 7, 1958
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri MLB Experience: 6 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on October 7, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri, Joe Presko (Joseph Edward Presko) played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 6 year career. Presko broke into the bigs on May 3, 1951 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 3.45 ERA in 88.2 innings pitched in 1951, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Joe Presko's best season was 1951, when he posted a 3.45 ERA.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1951 STL N 15 12 7 4 3.45 38 36 34 5 0 2 88.2 86 9 20 0 2 2
1952 STL N 28 18 7 10 4.05 63 74 66 5 1 0 146.2 140 15 57 0 2 1
1953 STL N 34 25 6 13 5.01 56 95 90 4 0 1 161.2 165 19 65 0 4 5
1954 STL N 37 6 4 9 6.91 36 56 55 1 1 0 71.2 97 14 41 3 3 5
1957 DET A 7 0 1 1 1.64 3 3 2 0 0 0 11 10 0 4 1 0 1
1958 DET A 7 0 0 0 3.38 6 4 4 0 0 2 10.2 13 0 1 0 0 0
Total NL 114 61 24 36 4.70 193 261 245 15 2 3 468.2 488 57 183 3 11 13
Total AL 14 0 1 1 2.49 9 7 6 0 0 2 21.2 23 0 5 1 0 1
Total 128 61 25 37 4.61 202 268 251 15 2 5 490.1 511 57 188 4 11 14

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1951 STL N P 15 0 0 4 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .938
1952 STL N P 28 0 0 6 24 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .938
1953 STL N P 34 0 0 13 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1954 STL N P 37 6 71.2 5 9 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1.000
1957 DET A P 7 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 DET A P 7 0 10.2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000
Total P 128 6 93.1 29 67 4 7 0 1 2 3 0 .960

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1951 STL N 15 37 2 6 0 1 .162 .162 .189 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1
1952 STL N 28 43 1 4 0 1 .093 .133 .093 0 0 2 14 0 3 0 0 0
1953 STL N 35 59 6 13 0 2 .220 .270 .237 1 0 4 5 0 4 0 0 3
1954 STL N 38 16 0 4 0 1 .250 .250 .250 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1957 DET A 7 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 DET A 7 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 116 155 9 27 0 5 .174 .205 .187 2 0 6 26 0 7 0 0 4
Total AL 14 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 130 156 9 27 0 5 .173 .209 .186 2 0 7 26 0 7 0 0 4

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1948).
  • Selected by Detroit Tigers from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 27, 1955).

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