Joe Presko
Joseph Edward Presko "Baby Joe; Little Joe"
Born: October 7, 1928
Kansas City, MO US
Deceased: February 5, 2019
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 165
Career: 1948-1959
Major League Statistics
Joe Presko compiled a career record of 77 wins and 68 losses and a 3.46 ERA in his 299-game pitching career with the St. Joseph Cardinals, Omaha Cardinals, Houston Buffalos, Charleston Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs. He began playing during the 1948 season and last took the field during the 1959 campaign.
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Pitching:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1948 | C | WA | St. Joseph Cardinals | 16 | 8 | .667 | 2.70 | 39 | 197.0 | 184 | 73 | 59 | 67 | ||||||||||||
1949 | A | WL3 | Omaha Cardinals | 14 | 9 | .609 | 3.18 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 232.0 | 208 | 96 | 82 | 85 | 142 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
1950 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 16 | 16 | .500 | 3.14 | 36 | 32 | 258.0 | 239 | 104 | 90 | 100 | |||||||||||
1955 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.53 | 42 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 163.0 | 174 | 93 | 82 | 14 | 51 | 3 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||
1956 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.73 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 152.0 | 155 | 78 | 63 | 15 | 46 | 4 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
1957 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.22 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 123.0 | 110 | 51 | 44 | 11 | 44 | 6 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
1958 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.65 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 69.0 | 69 | 32 | 28 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
1959 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | 3 | .000 | 10 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
1959 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.72 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82.0 | 82 | 47 | 43 | 11 | 37 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
Totals | 77 | 68 | .531 | 3.46 | 299 | 85 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1276.0 | 1221 | 574 | 491 | 56 | 464 | 26 | 457 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Batting:
Year | Level | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1948 | C | WA | St. Joseph Cardinals | 41 | 78 | 78 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .231 | .397 | 18 | |||||||||||
1949 | A | WL3 | Omaha Cardinals | 33 | 97 | 89 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 | .157 | .202 | .191 | .393 | 17 | 0 | 3 | ||||
1950 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 39 | 93 | 93 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .183 | .183 | .312 | .495 | 29 | |||||||||||
1955 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 43 | 58 | 56 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .196 | .193 | .268 | .461 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
1956 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 33 | 55 | 49 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .204 | .264 | .388 | .652 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
1957 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 49 | 37 | 34 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .265 | .265 | .324 | .588 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
1958 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 25 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .176 | .176 | .176 | .353 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
1959 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1959 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 34 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .273 | .333 | .318 | .652 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 308 | 469 | 446 | 21 | 84 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 50 | .188 | .207 | .269 | .476 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
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1948 | C | WA | St. Joseph Cardinals | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
1949 | A | WL3 | Omaha Cardinals | P | 32 | 11 | 64 | 1 | 5 | .987 | 2.344 |
1950 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
1955 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | P | 42 | 8 | 30 | 4 | 5 | .905 | .905 |
1956 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | P | 33 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 3 | .952 | 1.212 |
1957 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | P | 48 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .604 |
1958 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | P | 25 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .680 |
1959 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | P | 34 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .794 |
1959 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .200 |
Totals | 299 | 47 | 181 | 7 | 17 | .970 | .763 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1948 | C | Western Association | St. Joseph Cardinals | SLN | ||
1949 | A | Western League | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
1950 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | Charleston Senators | DET | ||
1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | Charleston Senators | DET | ||
1958 | AAA | American Association 2 | Charleston Senators | DET | ||
1959 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Charleston Senators | DET |
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