Jack Paepke
Jack Paepke
Born: August 28, 1922
Provo, UT US
Deceased: November 7, 2014
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, OF, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 220
Career: 1941-1958
Jack Paepke compiled a career batting average of .278 with 57 home runs and 201 RBI in his 967-game career with the Santa Barbara Saints, Montreal Royals, Fort Worth Cats, St. Paul Saints, Santa Barbara Dodgers, Hollywood Stars, New Orleans Pelicans, Brunswick Pirates, Waco Pirates, Billings Mustangs, Salinas Packers, Kinston Eagles, Jamestown Falcons, Grand Forks Chiefs and San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers. He began playing during the 1941 season and last took the field during the 1958 campaign.
 Montreal Royals |
 Fort Worth Cats |
 St. Paul Saints |
 Hollywood Stars |
 Billings Mustangs |
 Kinston Eagles |
 San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Saints | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3.45 | 17 | 94.0 | 71 | 46 | 36 | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.87 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 85.0 | 86 | 53 | 46 | 64 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.21 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 53.0 | 46 | 17 | 13 | 25 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 0 | 4 | .000 | 7.88 | 5 | 24.0 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.93 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 149.0 | 140 | 86 | 65 | 98 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1953 | D | GAFL | Brunswick Pirates | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.54 | 7 | 41.0 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | Waco Pirates | 6 | 1 | .857 | 9 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | C | CALL | Salinas Packers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.25 | 7 | 5 | 36.0 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1956 | B | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.37 | 11 | 8 | 68.0 | 58 | 38 | 33 | 4 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | C | NORL1 | Grand Forks Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Falcons | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | C | CALL | San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 40 | 33 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 40 | 33 | .548 | 4.05 | 147 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 585.0 | 542 | 327 | 263 | 9 | 359 | 0 | 193 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 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 | CALL | Santa Barbara Saints | 26 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .295 | .295 | .426 | .721 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 35 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .300 | .323 | .533 | .856 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 62 | 194 | 182 | 20 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 37 | .291 | .332 | .423 | .755 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1947 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 96 | 346 | 292 | 29 | 76 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 2 | 50 | 42 | .260 | .370 | .360 | .730 | 105 | 8 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 35 | 71 | 65 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .262 | .314 | .369 | .684 | 24 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 25 | 49 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | .231 | .362 | .308 | .669 | 12 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1949 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | 36 | 151 | 131 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 22 | .221 | .320 | .374 | .694 | 49 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 57 | 184 | 167 | 23 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 35 | .228 | .295 | .323 | .618 | 54 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 16 | 40 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | .139 | .205 | .222 | .427 | 8 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | New Orleans Pelicans | 112 | 328 | 328 | 84 | 16 | 2 | 4 | .256 | .256 | .354 | .610 | 116 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | D | GAFL | Brunswick Pirates | 115 | 374 | 374 | 119 | 32 | 1 | 21 | .318 | .318 | .578 | .896 | 216 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | Waco Pirates | 75 | 245 | 245 | 77 | 16 | 3 | 8 | .314 | .314 | .502 | .816 | 123 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | C | CALL | Salinas Packers | 23 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .342 | .342 | .395 | .737 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | 65 | 244 | 202 | 35 | 67 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 38 | 16 | .332 | .434 | .436 | .870 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 13 | 38 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .233 | .378 | .367 | .745 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | B | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 75 | 206 | 206 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .262 | .325 | .587 | 67 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Falcons | 39 | 141 | 115 | 17 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 10 | .287 | .393 | .409 | .802 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1957 | C | NORL1 | Grand Forks Chiefs | 14 | 42 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .167 | .286 | .250 | .536 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | C | CALL | San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers | 48 | 144 | 108 | 9 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 35 | 30 | .306 | .476 | .333 | .809 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 967 | 2927 | 2685 | 182 | 747 | 143 | 19 | 57 | 201 | 18 | 0 | 217 | 243 | .278 | .333 | .409 | .742 | 1099 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Saints | P | 17 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1942 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 28 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .952 | .714 | ||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 4 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 14 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .786 | ||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | C | 50 | 163 | 38 | 12 | 6 | .944 | 4.020 | 11 | |||
| 1947 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 5 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1947 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | OF | 31 | 58 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .910 | 1.968 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 27 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1949 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Dodgers | 1B | 31 | 250 | 17 | 6 | 17 | .978 | 8.613 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | C | 10 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .972 | 3.500 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | C | 33 | 113 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .984 | 3.697 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 1B | 15 | 111 | 6 | 2 | 8 | .983 | 7.800 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | C | 11 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .968 | 2.727 | 0 | |||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 1B | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 8.000 | ||||
| 1955 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | C | 59 | 391 | 36 | 7 | 4 | .984 | 7.237 | 6 | |||
| 1955 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | P | 4 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | C | 13 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.385 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | |
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Falcons | C | 35 | 188 | 21 | 3 | 3 | .986 | 5.971 | 5 | |||
| 1957 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Falcons | P | 3 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1957 | C | NORL1 | Grand Forks Chiefs | C | 11 | 64 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .958 | 6.182 | 2 | |||
| 1957 | C | NORL1 | Grand Forks Chiefs | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1958 | C | CALL | San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers | P | 8 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1958 | C | CALL | San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers | C | 15 | 96 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .962 | 6.733 | 2 | |||
| 1958 | C | CALL | San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers | OF | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 1.231 | ||||
| Totals | 443 | 1581 | 200 | 52 | 45 | .972 | 4.020 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | California League | Santa Barbara Saints | BRO | ||
| 1942 | AA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1946 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1946 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1947 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1948 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1949 | C | California League | Santa Barbara Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1949 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | BRO | ||
| 1950 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | BRO | ||
| 1951 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | PIT | ||
| 1952 | AA | Southern Association | New Orleans Pelicans | PIT | ||
| 1953 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Brunswick Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1954 | B | Big State League | Waco Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1955 | C | Pioneer League | Billings Mustangs | PIT | ||
| 1955 | C | California League | Salinas Packers | PIT | ||
| 1956 | B | Carolina League | Kinston Eagles | PIT | ||
| 1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | PIT | ||
| 1957 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Jamestown Falcons | PIT | ||
| 1957 | C | Northern League | Grand Forks Chiefs | PIT | ||
| 1958 | C | California League | San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers | PIT |
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