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Johnny Pesky

Birthdate:

9/27/1919

Height / Weight:

5' 9" / 168 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Portland, OR, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

A brilliant batter, Johnny Pesky all-around play rates favorably to the top shortstops/second basemen in the history of baseball. He had a great rookie year in 1942, hitting .331, second highest in the majors, trailing only Red Sox teammate Ted Williams. A contact hitter and a tough batter to strike out, John Pesky collected 205 hits that season, including 29 doubles scored 105 runs, struck out only 36 times in 620 at bats and finished 3rd in the MVP balloting. He then served in the military from 1943-1945 and returned at age 27 to the Red Sox. In 1946 he batted a robust .335, and .324 in 1947, 4th highest in the majors in each year. Pesky scored over 100 runs in his first six years with Boston and lined over 200 hits in his first three seasons. In 1949 he walked 100 times and struck out just 19 times in 148 games, and compiled a stunning .408 on-base-pct. He later managed in the minors and coached and managed in the majors.

Read the book - the Johnny Pesky Story by Bill Nowlin

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
12 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1942	BOS (AL)	147	620	105	205	29	9	2	51	42	36	12	7	0	2	22	0	.331	.375	SLG
1946	BOS (AL)	153	621	115	208	43	4	2	55	65	29	9	8	0	3	14	0	.335	.401	SLG
1947	BOS (AL)	155	638	106	207	27	8	0	39	72	22	12	9	0	0	9	0	.324	.393	SLG
1948	BOS (AL)	143	565	124	159	26	6	3	55	99	32	3	5	0	6	7	0	.281	.394	SLG
1949	BOS (AL)	148	604	111	185	27	7	2	69	100	19	8	4	0	4	5	0	.306	.408	SLG
1950	BOS (AL)	127	490	112	153	22	6	1	49	104	31	2	1	0	5	6	0	.312	.437	SLG
1951	BOS (AL)	131	480	93	150	20	6	3	41	84	15	2	2	0	2	7	0	.313	.417	SLG
1952	DET (AL)	69	177	26	45	4	0	1	9	41	11	1	2	0	0	5	0	.254	.394	SLG
1952	BOS (AL)	25	67	10	10	2	0	0	2	15	5	0	3	0	1	1	0	.149	.313	SLG
1953	DET (AL)	103	308	43	90	22	1	2	24	27	10	3	7	0	2	5	0	.292	.353	SLG
1954	WSH (AL)	49	158	17	40	4	3	0	9	10	7	1	1	0	0	2	1	.253	.296	SLG
1954	DET (AL)	20	17	5	3	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.300	SLG
12 years		1270	4745	867	1455	226	50	17	404	662	218	53	49	0	25	83	1	.307	.394	.SLG

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