Johnny Pesky
John Michael Pesky
Born: February 27, 1919
Portland, OR USA
Deceased: 2012
Danvers, MA USA
Primary Position: IF
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 168
Career: 1942-1954
Minor League Statistics
Johnny Pesky compiled a career batting average of .307 with 17 home runs and 404 RBI in his 1270-game career with the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators. He began playing during the 1942 season and last took the field during the 1954 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 147 | 686 | 620 | 105 | 205 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 51 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 36 | .331 | .375 | .416 | .791 | 258 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 153 | 703 | 621 | 115 | 208 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 9 | 8 | 65 | 29 | .335 | .401 | .427 | .827 | 265 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 155 | 719 | 638 | 106 | 207 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 72 | 22 | .324 | .393 | .392 | .785 | 250 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 143 | 677 | 565 | 124 | 159 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 3 | 5 | 99 | 32 | .281 | .394 | .365 | .759 | 206 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 148 | 713 | 604 | 111 | 185 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 69 | 8 | 4 | 100 | 19 | .306 | .408 | .384 | .792 | 232 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 127 | 605 | 490 | 112 | 153 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 31 | .312 | .437 | .388 | .825 | 190 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 131 | 573 | 480 | 93 | 150 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 15 | .313 | .417 | .398 | .815 | 191 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 25 | 84 | 67 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | .149 | .313 | .179 | .492 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 69 | 223 | 177 | 26 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 11 | .254 | .394 | .294 | .688 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 103 | 342 | 308 | 43 | 90 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 10 | .292 | .353 | .390 | .743 | 120 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 20 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .176 | .300 | .353 | .653 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Washington Senators | 49 | 171 | 158 | 17 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | .253 | .296 | .316 | .612 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 1270 | 5516 | 4745 | 867 | 1455 | 226 | 50 | 17 | 404 | 53 | 49 | 662 | 218 | .307 | .394 | .386 | .780 | 1832 | 82 | 25 | 83 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 320 | 465 | 37 | 94 | .955 | 5.340 | |
| 1946 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 296 | 479 | 25 | 96 | .969 | 5.065 | |
| 1947 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 38 | 1 | 7 | .984 | 2.864 | |
| 1947 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 133 | 0 | 0.0 | 251 | 391 | 16 | 90 | .976 | 4.827 | |
| 1948 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 141 | 0 | 0.0 | 121 | 303 | 22 | 35 | .951 | 3.007 | |
| 1949 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 148 | 0 | 0.0 | 184 | 333 | 16 | 48 | .970 | 3.493 | |
| 1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 116 | 0 | 0.0 | 160 | 257 | 11 | 29 | .974 | 3.595 | |
| 1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 32 | 2 | 7 | .965 | 6.875 | |
| 1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.200 | |
| 1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 2 | .892 | 3.000 | |
| 1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 106 | 0 | 0.0 | 204 | 340 | 22 | 74 | .961 | 5.132 | |
| 1952 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 36 | 2 | 12 | .969 | 2.864 | |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 0 | .917 | 2.316 | |
| 1952 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.333 | |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.500 | |
| 1952 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 78 | 101 | 9 | 25 | .952 | 4.366 | |
| 1953 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 73 | 0 | 0.0 | 166 | 183 | 3 | 49 | .991 | 4.781 | |
| 1954 | AL | Washington Senators | 2B | 37 | 35 | 297.7 | 92 | 91 | 4 | 22 | .979 | 5.533 | 4.946 |
| 1954 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1188 | 35 | 298.7 | 1987 | 3114 | 178 | 594 | .966 | 153.713 | 4.294 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 7 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .233 | .258 | .233 | .491 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .233 | .258 | .233 | .491 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | SS | 7 | 7 | 61.0 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 5 | .882 | 4.426 | 4.286 |
| Totals | 7 | 7 | 61.0 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 5 | .882 | 4.426 | 4.286 |
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