Johnny Peacock (MLB)

Full Name: John Gaston Peacock	Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/165	First Game: September 23, 1937
Birthdate: January 10, 1910	Final Game: September 23, 1945
Birthplace: Fremont, North Carolina	MLB Experience: 9 years
Died: October 17, 1981
Deathplace: Wilson, North Carolina
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Johnny Peacock (John Gaston Peacock) was born on January 10, 1910 in Fremont, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on September 23, 1937 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1938, his rookie year, he hit .303 with 1 home run and 39 RBI. Peacock played for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers over the course of his 9 year career.

Most people believe that Johnny Peacock's best season was 1939, when he hit for a .277 average.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1937	BOS	A	9	32	3	10	0	6	.313	.333	.438	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1938	BOS	A	72	195	29	59	1	39	.303	.358	.364	7	1	17	4	0	2	4	0
1939	BOS	A	92	274	33	76	0	36	.277	.347	.347	11	4	29	11	0	9	1	4
1940	BOS	A	63	131	20	37	0	13	.282	.390	.328	4	1	23	10	0	2	1	8
1941	BOS	A	79	261	28	74	0	27	.284	.339	.368	20	1	21	3	1	3	2	4
1942	BOS	A	88	286	17	76	0	25	.266	.316	.311	7	3	21	11	0	2	1	5
1943	BOS	A	48	114	7	23	0	7	.202	.266	.246	3	1	10	9	0	2	1	3
1944	PHI	N	83	253	21	57	0	21	.225	.310	.285	9	3	31	15	0	0	1	6
1944	BOS	A	4	4	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1944	Total		87	257	21	57	0	21	.222	.306	.280	9	3	31	15	0	0	1	6
1945	PHI	N	33	74	6	15	0	6	.203	.262	.284	6	0	6	0	0	0	1	2
1945	BRO	N	48	110	11	28	0	14	.255	.388	.318	5	1	24	10	0	0	2	1
1945	TOT	N	81	184	17	43	0	20	.234	.341	.304	11	1	30	10	0	0	3	3
Total	NL		164	437	38	100	0	41	.229	.323	.293	20	4	61	25	0	0	4	9
Total	AL		455	1297	137	355	1	153	.274	.337	.336	54	12	122	48	1	20	10	24
Total			619	1734	175	455	1	194	.262	.333	.325	74	16	183	73	1	20	14	33

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	AVG
1937	BOS	A	C	9	42	8	1	1	1	.980
1938	BOS	A	C	57	177	12	3	2	3	.984
1938	BOS	A	1B	1	9	0	1	2	0	.900
1938	BOS	A	OF	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1939	BOS	A	C	84	314	33	10	6	4	.972
1940	BOS	A	C	48	159	13	1	0	2	.994
1941	BOS	A	C	70	298	33	4	7	4	.988
1942	BOS	A	C	82	280	44	4	8	6	.988
1943	BOS	A	C	32	121	18	4	2	0	.972
1944	PHI	N	C	73	274	38	3	4	7	.990
1944	PHI	N	2B	1	0	2	0	0	0	1.000
1944	BOS	A	C	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
1944	Total		C	75	275	39	3	4	7	.991
1945	PHI	N	C	23	55	7	2	2	1	.969
1945	BRO	N	C	38	142	13	4	5	1	.975
1945	TOT	N	C	61	197	20	6	7	2	.973
Total			2B	1	0	2	0	0	0	1.000
Total			C	518	1863	220	36	37	29	.983
Total			1B	1	9	0	1	2	0	.900
Total			OF	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000

[edit] Transactions

Granted free agency (November 29, 1936).
Signed by Boston Red Sox (December 2, 1936).
Sold by Boston Red Sox to Philadelphia Phillies (June 11, 1944).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Ben Chapman (June 15, 1945).

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