Johnny Pesky

Full Name: John Michael Pesky	Primary Position: SS,3B,2B
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/168	First Game: April 14, 1942
Birthdate: September 27, 1919	Final Game: September 24, 1954
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon	MLB Experience: 10 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Johnny Pesky (John Michael Pesky) was born on September 27, 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1942 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1942, his rookie year, he hit .331 with 2 home runs and 51 RBI. Pesky played for the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators over the course of his 10 year career.

Most people believe that Johnny Pesky's best season was 1946, when he hit for a .335 average and knocked in 55 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1942	BOS	A	147	620	105	205	2	51	.331	.375	.416	29	9	42	36	2	22	12	8
1946	BOS	A	153	621	115	208	2	55	.335	.401	.427	43	4	65	29	3	14	9	8
1947	BOS	A	155	638	106	207	0	39	.324	.393	.392	27	8	72	22	0	9	12	10
1948	BOS	A	143	565	124	159	3	55	.281	.394	.365	26	6	99	32	6	7	3	10
1949	BOS	A	148	604	111	185	2	69	.306	.408	.384	27	7	100	19	4	5	8	12
1950	BOS	A	127	490	112	153	1	49	.312	.437	.388	22	6	104	31	5	6	2	13
1951	BOS	A	131	480	93	150	3	41	.313	.417	.398	20	6	84	15	2	7	2	10
1952	DET	A	69	177	26	45	1	9	.254	.394	.294	4	0	41	11	0	5	1	2
1952	BOS	A	25	67	10	10	0	2	.149	.313	.179	2	0	15	5	1	1	0	1
1952	TOT	A	94	244	36	55	1	11	.225	.372	.262	6	0	56	16	1	6	1	3
1953	DET	A	103	308	43	90	2	24	.292	.353	.390	22	1	27	10	2	5	3	4
1954	WAS	A	49	158	17	40	0	9	.253	.296	.316	4	3	10	7	0	2	1	2
1954	DET	A	20	17	5	3	1	1	.176	.300	.353	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	2
1954	TOT	A	69	175	22	43	1	10	.246	.296	.320	4	3	13	8	0	2	1	4
Total			1270	4745	867	1455	17	404	.307	.394	.386	226	50	662	218	25	83	53	82

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1942	BOS	A	SS	147	320	465	37	94	.955
1946	BOS	A	SS	153	296	479	25	96	.969
1947	BOS	A	SS	133	251	391	16	90	.976
1947	BOS	A	3B	22	25	38	1	7	.984
1948	BOS	A	3B	141	121	303	22	35	.951
1949	BOS	A	3B	148	184	333	16	48	.970
1950	BOS	A	SS	8	23	32	2	7	.965
1950	BOS	A	3B	116	160	257	11	29	.974
1951	BOS	A	2B	5	5	11	0	3	1.000
1951	BOS	A	SS	106	204	340	22	74	.961
1951	BOS	A	3B	11	14	19	4	2	.892
1952	DET	A	SS	41	78	101	9	25	.952
1952	DET	A	2B	22	27	36	2	12	.969
1952	DET	A	3B	3	2	5	0	0	1.000
1952	BOS	A	3B	19	16	28	4	0	.917
1952	BOS	A	SS	2	3	2	0	1	1.000
1952	TOT	A	3B	22	18	33	4	0	.927
1952	TOT	A	SS	43	81	103	9	26	.953
1953	DET	A	2B	73	166	183	3	49	.991
1954	WAS	A	2B	37	92	91	4	22	.979
1954	WAS	A	SS	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			2B	137	290	321	9	86	.985
Total			3B	460	522	983	58	121	.963
Total			SS	591	1175	1810	111	387	.964

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1940).
Traded by Boston Red Sox with Bill Wight, Walt Dropo, Fred Hatfield and Don Lenhardt to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Dizzy Trout, George Kell, Johnny Lipon and Hoot Evers (June 3, 1952).
Traded by Detroit Tigers to Washington Senators in exchange for Mel Hoderlein (June 14, 1954).
Released by Washington Senators (November 10, 1954).
Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 21, 1954).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (April 14, 1955).

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