Johnny Van Cuyk
John Henry Van Cuyk
Born: July 7, 1921
Little Chute, WI US
Deceased: July 10, 2010
Rochester, MN US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Career: 1940-1953
Major League Statistics
Johnny Van Cuyk compiled a career record of 77 wins and 68 losses and a 4.00 ERA in his 330-game pitching career with the Appleton Papermakers, Fort Worth Cats, Montreal Royals, St. Paul Saints and Oakland Oaks. He began playing during the 1940 season and last took the field during the 1953 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 | WISL | Appleton Papermakers | 2 | 9 | .182 | 5.83 | 21 | 108.0 | 143 | 87 | 70 | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | D | WISL | Appleton Papermakers | 8 | 7 | .533 | 4.68 | 23 | 9 | 150.0 | 154 | 88 | 78 | 63 | 123 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 18 | 8 | .692 | 1.42 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 234.0 | 163 | 55 | 37 | 96 | 207 | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 12 | 9 | .571 | 3.53 | 39 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 153.0 | 154 | 74 | 60 | 56 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 10 | 7 | .588 | 5.62 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 136.0 | 159 | 99 | 85 | 59 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 10 | 10 | .500 | 4.10 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 156.0 | 160 | 94 | 71 | 58 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 7 | 9 | .438 | 4.44 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 152.0 | 151 | 85 | 75 | 57 | 102 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 1 | 6 | .143 | 6.22 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94.0 | 116 | 70 | 65 | 46 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 9 | 3 | .750 | 2.67 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 118.0 | 88 | 47 | 35 | 63 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 0 | 0 | 4.85 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 77 | 68 | .531 | 4.00 | 330 | 114 | 1 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 1327.0 | 1319 | 720 | 590 | 3 | 565 | 0 | 791 | 21 | 2 | 30 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | WISL | Appleton Papermakers | 27 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .025 | .025 | .025 | .050 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | D | WISL | Appleton Papermakers | 23 | 66 | 60 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 38 | .067 | .152 | .067 | .218 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 30 | 91 | 77 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 48 | .091 | .157 | .117 | .274 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 39 | 53 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 25 | .075 | .275 | .075 | .350 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 32 | 48 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | .083 | .250 | .111 | .361 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 33 | 56 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 28 | .071 | .235 | .095 | .331 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 40 | 50 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 30 | .073 | .240 | .098 | .338 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 37 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .136 | .269 | .182 | .451 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 61 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .077 | .111 | .077 | .188 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .000 | .600 | .000 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 339 | 464 | 386 | 32 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 220 | .075 | .194 | .091 | .285 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | WISL | Appleton Papermakers | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | D | WISL | Appleton Papermakers | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 30 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 0 | .885 | .767 |
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 39 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 0 | .839 | .667 |
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 32 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 0 | .923 | .750 |
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 33 | 6 | 30 | 4 | 1 | .900 | 1.091 |
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 38 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .913 | .553 |
| 1951 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 36 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .960 | .667 |
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 61 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 2 | .967 | .475 |
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | .294 |
| Totals | 330 | 33 | 155 | 21 | 5 | .900 | .570 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | D | Wisconsin State League | Appleton Papermakers | |||
| 1941 | D | Wisconsin State League | Appleton Papermakers | CLE | ||
| 1946 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1947 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1948 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1949 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1950 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1951 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1952 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1953 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks |
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