Johnny Kucab
John Albert Kucab
Born: December 17, 1919
Olyphant, PA US
Deceased: May 26, 1977
Youngstown, OH US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185
Career: 1940-1958
Major League Statistics
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Johnny Kucab compiled a career record of 128 wins and 87 losses and a 3.82 ERA in his 434-game pitching career with the Lenoir Reds, Harrisonburg Turks, Columbia Reds, Youngstown Gremlins, Anniston Rams, Youngstown Colts, Youngstown Athletics, Lincoln Athletics, Birmingham Barons, Kansas City Blues and Denver Bears. He began playing during the 1940 season and last took the field during the 1958 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | TARH | Lenoir Reds | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.06 | 4 | 16.0 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | B | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 2 | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1941 | C | VIRL5 | Harrisonburg Turks | 10 | 11 | .476 | 4.04 | 25 | 23 | 207.0 | 217 | 112 | 93 | 64 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | C | MATL | Youngstown Gremlins | 12 | 1 | .923 | 1.86 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 111.0 | 95 | 30 | 23 | 47 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1947 | C | MATL | Youngstown Colts | 5 | 8 | .385 | 3.73 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 94.0 | 96 | 51 | 39 | 33 | 56 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1948 | C | MATL | Youngstown Colts | 11 | 17 | .393 | 4.68 | 33 | 204.0 | 244 | 141 | 106 | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | C | MATL | Youngstown Athletics | 21 | 7 | .750 | 3.77 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 229.0 | 222 | 104 | 96 | 64 | 145 | 6 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| 1950 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Athletics | 16 | 12 | .571 | 2.97 | 31 | 261.0 | 236 | 99 | 86 | 17 | 68 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.30 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 47.0 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.56 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 156.0 | 184 | 97 | 79 | 15 | 38 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3.55 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 109.0 | 125 | 54 | 43 | 7 | 30 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.81 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.0 | 68 | 35 | 24 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 12 | 4 | .750 | 4.50 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.0 | 76 | 38 | 34 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 5 | 3 | .625 | 6.21 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | 101 | 52 | 49 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 4 | 8 | .333 | 4.43 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 62 | 36 | 30 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 128 | 87 | .595 | 3.82 | 434 | 66 | 0 | 54 | 17 | 0 | 1714.0 | 1782 | 878 | 728 | 79 | 530 | 21 | 511 | 22 | 0 | 24 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | VIRL5 | Harrisonburg Turks | 39 | 105 | 105 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .257 | .448 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | C | MATL | Youngstown Gremlins | 28 | 60 | 55 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .255 | .268 | .418 | .686 | 23 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1947 | C | MATL | Youngstown Colts | 29 | 57 | 47 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | .298 | .411 | .383 | .794 | 18 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1948 | C | MATL | Youngstown Colts | 79 | 192 | 192 | 58 | 12 | 1 | 6 | .302 | .302 | .469 | .771 | 90 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | C | MATL | Youngstown Athletics | 61 | 134 | 123 | 23 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20 | .211 | .248 | .285 | .533 | 35 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1950 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Athletics | 45 | 106 | 106 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .255 | .255 | .349 | .604 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 18 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .083 | .083 | .167 | .250 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 25 | 66 | 58 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .207 | .233 | .207 | .440 | 12 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 61 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .304 | .333 | .478 | .812 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 45 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .200 | .304 | .300 | .604 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 43 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .214 | .357 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 39 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 44 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 556 | 827 | 778 | 56 | 189 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 67 | .243 | .263 | .344 | .608 | 268 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | VIRL5 | Harrisonburg Turks | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | B | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | C | MATL | Youngstown Gremlins | P | 15 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 1 | .947 | 2.400 |
| 1947 | C | MATL | Youngstown Colts | P | 16 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.312 |
| 1949 | C | MATL | Youngstown Athletics | P | 33 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.212 |
| 1950 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Athletics | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 25 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 3 | .972 | 1.400 |
| 1953 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .944 | .944 |
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | P | 61 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 2 | .935 | .475 |
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 45 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | .864 | .422 |
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 43 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .558 |
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 39 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .436 |
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 44 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .273 |
| Totals | 397 | 56 | 194 | 9 | 18 | .965 | .630 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | Tar Heel League | Lenoir Reds | CIN | ||
| 1941 | C | Virginia League | Harrisonburg Turks | |||
| 1941 | B | South Atlantic League | Columbia Reds | CIN | ||
| 1946 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Youngstown Gremlins | |||
| 1946 | B | Southeastern League | Anniston Rams | PIT | ||
| 1947 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Youngstown Colts | |||
| 1948 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Youngstown Colts | |||
| 1949 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Youngstown Athletics | PHA | ||
| 1950 | A | Western League | Lincoln Athletics | PHA | ||
| 1953 | AA | Southern Association | Birmingham Barons | NYA | ||
| 1953 | AAA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | NYA | ||
| 1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | NYA | ||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | NYA | ||
| 1958 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | NYA |
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