#57 Johnny Pesky, Second Base, 30 yrs, Washington Senators Friday, 10/20/1949 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Johnny Pesky
9/27/1919 30 USA,OR,PORTLAND 5"9 173
Second Base L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average Some ability 5 / 6 (Very Popular) 5 / 6 (Very Popular) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 4,390,000 1951 7 Year(s), 67 Days (1271 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 67 Days (1271 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 5 3 4 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 7 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 6 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 3
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @CLE | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/24 | @CLE | W 7-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/26 | CHA | L 3-11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/27 | CHA | W 7-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/28 | NYY | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | @SLA | L 7-10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/30 | @BOS | W 6-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/1 | PHA | W 5-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/2 | CLE | W 7-5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/4 | @DET | L 1-8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 153 | 575 | 169 | 44 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 119 | 77 | 16 | .294 | .376 | .454 | .830 | .828 | .160 |
Projected | 153 | 575 | 169 | 44 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 119 | 77 | 16 | .294 | .376 | .454 | .830 | .828 | .160 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 147 | 667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 261 | 63 | 12 | 6 | 66.7 | 105.3 | 6.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 215 | 63 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 45 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .293 | .378 | .423 | .802 |
vs. RHP | 360 | 106 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 74 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .294 | .371 | .472 | .844 |
Close/Late | 47 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .255 | .296 | .447 | .743 |
Scoring Position | 125 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .232 | .297 | .400 | .697 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 74 | 284 | 85 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 61 | 36 | 12 | .299 | .371 | .451 | .822 |
Road | 79 | 291 | 84 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 58 | 41 | 4 | .289 | .372 | .457 | .829 |
March/April | 25 | 91 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 1 | .220 | .321 | .363 | .684 |
May | 24 | 91 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 2 | .308 | .383 | .484 | .867 |
June | 26 | 88 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 3 | .330 | .454 | .477 | .931 |
July | 24 | 88 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 4 | .330 | .400 | .557 | .957 |
August | 25 | 104 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 2 | .250 | .316 | .346 | .662 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 113 | 37 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 4 | .327 | .363 | .504 | .867 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1942 | 57 | 180 | 66 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | .367 | .460 | .506 | .966 | WAS |
1943 | 159 | 505 | 165 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 64 | 86 | 125 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 13 | .327 | .459 | .420 | .879 | WAS |
1944 | 154 | 548 | 178 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 98 | 91 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 9 | .325 | .422 | .423 | .845 | WAS,AL |
1945 | 158 | 555 | 180 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 79 | 96 | 86 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | .324 | .418 | .440 | .857 | WAS |
1946 | 153 | 560 | 171 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 3 | .305 | .393 | .425 | .818 | WAS,AL |
1947 | 138 | 425 | 130 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 66 | 73 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | .306 | .410 | .414 | .824 | WAS |
1948 | 148 | 541 | 169 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 91 | 79 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 8 | .312 | .399 | .388 | .787 | WAS |
1949 | 153 | 575 | 169 | 44 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 119 | 77 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 6 | .294 | .376 | .454 | .830 | WAS |
Total | 1120 | 3889 | 1228 | 237 | 38 | 41 | 515 | 685 | 644 | 22 | 29 | 117 | 88 | 58 | .316 | .413 | .428 | .841 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1942, AAA | 103 | 385 | 125 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 96 | 113 | 14 | 15 | 11 | .325 | .471 | .421 | .892 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 149 | 147 | 327 | 579 | 135 | 921 | 15 | .984 | 1246.2 | 6.65 | | | | |
Shortstop | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 7.88 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Washington in 1942... Had first career hit (double) on 7/30/1942, off Gene Lambert (CLE)... Hit first career homerun on 8/20/1942, off Les Tietje (PHA)... Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game... 1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1946, hitting .517 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game... 1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration... Injured on 7/1/1947 with a Tender Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... 1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,207,143 through salary arbitration... Injured on 5/5/1948 with a Sore Back, out for one week... 7/30/1948: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $4,390,000 per year, for 3 years. Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1948... Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1949...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1943 - .327 - 8th 1944 - .325 - 7th 1945 - .324 - 10th 1948 - .312 - 7th
| OBP 1943 - .459 - 2nd 1944 - .422 - 7th 1945 - .418 - 10th
| Hits 1945 - 180 - 8th
| Triples 1944 - 8 - 10th
| BB 1943 - 125 - 5th
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