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Johnny Pesky

Full name John Michael Pesky

Born February 27, 1919, Portland, Oregon

Died August 13, 2012, Danvers, Massachusetts

Buried at Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, Massachusetts

Born as: John Michael Paveskovich

First Game: April 14, 1942; Final Game: September 24, 1954

Managed First Game: April 9, 1963; Managed Final Game: October 5, 1980

Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 9" Weight: 168

Named shortstop on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1942 and 1946)

Ejections as player: 1942 (1), 1948 (1), 1952 (1), 1953 (1). Total: 4

Ejections as manager: 1963 (1), 1964 (2). Total: 3

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Discrepancies

                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1942 BOS A    Daily Splits  147   620  105  205  29   9   2   51   42   1   36   2  22       0  21   8   12   7  .331  .375  .416   4.5 1942 BOS A
1946 BOS A    Daily Splits  153   621  115  208  43   4   2   55   65   1   29   3  14       0  18   8    9   8  .335  .401  .427   4.5 1946 BOS A
1947 BOS A    Daily Splits  155   638  106  207  27   8   0   39   72   0   22   0   9       0  12  10   12   9  .324  .393  .392   1.0 1947 BOS A
1948 BOS A    Daily Splits  143   565  124  159  26   6   3   55   99   0   32   6   7       0  10  10    3   5  .281  .394  .365   0.6 1948 BOS A
1949 BOS A    Daily Splits  148   604  111  185  27   7   2   69  100   0   19   4   5       0  11  12    8   4  .306  .408  .384   2.5 1949 BOS A
1950 BOS A    Daily Splits  127   490  112  153  22   6   1   49  104   2   31   5   6       0   8  13    2   1  .312  .437  .388   2.8 1950 BOS A
1951 BOS A    Daily Splits  131   480   93  150  20   6   3   41   84   0   15   2   7       0   8  10    2   2  .313  .417  .398   1.8 1951 BOS A
1952 BOS A    Daily Splits   25    67   10   10   2   0   0    2   15   0    5   1   1       0   1   1    0   3  .149  .313  .179  -1.1 1952 BOS A
1952 DET A    Daily Splits   69   177   26   45   4   0   1    9   41   2   11   0   5       0   1   2    1   2  .254  .394  .294   1.0 1952 DET A
1952 TOT A                   94   244   36   55   6   0   1   11   56   2   16   1   6       0   2   3    1   5  .225  .372  .262  -0.1 1952 TOT A
1953 DET A    Daily Splits  103   308   43   90  22   1   2   24   27   0   10   2   5       0   7   4    3   7  .292  .353  .390  -0.3 1953 DET A
1954 DET A    Daily Splits   20    17    5    3   0   0   1    1    3   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   2    0   0  .176  .300  .353  -0.1 1954 DET A
1954 WAS A    Daily Splits   49   158   17   40   4   3   0    9   10   0    7   0   2   1   0   0   2    1   1  .253  .296  .316  -0.4 1954 WAS A
1954 TOT A                   69   175   22   43   4   3   1   10   13   0    8   0   2   1   0   0   4    1   1  .246  .296  .320  -0.5 1954 TOT A
Total    (10 Years) Splits 1270  4745  867 1455 226  50  17  404  662   6  218  25  83   1   0  97  82   53  49  .307  .394  .386  16.8 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1946 BOS A    Daily Splits    7    30    2    7   0   0   0    0    1   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   1  .233  .258  .233 1946 BOS A

             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1946 AL       Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1946 AL

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1942 BOS A Daily Splits  SS  147  147  144  1312.1   320  465   37   94   0  .955
1946 BOS A Daily Splits  SS  153  153  147  1349.2   296  479   25   96   0  .969
1947 BOS A Daily Splits  SS  134  134  131  1180.1   251  391   16   90   0  .976
1947 BOS A               3B   21   21   21   188      25   38    1    7   0  .984
1948 BOS A Daily Splits  3B  141  141  139  1246.2   121  303   22   35   0  .951
1949 BOS A Daily Splits  3B  148  148  146  1307     184  333   16   48   0  .970
1950 BOS A Daily Splits  3B  116  116  115  1018.1   160  257   11   29   0  .974
1950 BOS A               SS    8    7    7    69      23   32    2    7   0  .965
1951 BOS A Daily Splits  SS  103  100   99   917     204  340   22   74   0  .961
1951 BOS A               3B   11   10    9    97      14   19    4    2   0  .892
1951 BOS A               2B    8    6    6    53.2     5   11    0    3   0 1.000
1952 BOS A Daily Splits  3B   19   17   11   148.1    16   28    4    0   0  .917
1952 BOS A               SS    2    0    0     7.2     3    2    0    1   0 1.000
1952 DET A Daily Splits  SS   41   38   29   313.1    78  101    9   25   0  .952
1952 DET A               2B   22    5    5    90      27   36    2   12   0  .969
1952 DET A               3B    3    2    2    18       2    5    0    0   0 1.000
1952 TOT A               3B   22   19   13   166.1    18   33    4    0   0  .927
1952 TOT A               SS   43   38   29   321      81  103    9   26   0  .953
1953 DET A Daily Splits  2B   73   67   62   606.1   166  183    3   49   0  .991
1954 WAS A Daily Splits  2B   37   35   31   297.2    92   91    4   22   0  .979
1954 WAS A               SS    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
Total ( 7 Years) Splits  SS  589  579  557  5150.1  1175 1810  111  387   0  .964
Total ( 6 Years)         3B  459  455  443  4023.1   522  983   58  121   0  .963
Total ( 4 Years)         2B  140  113  104  1047.2   290  321    9   86   0  .985
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1946 BOS A Daily Splits  SS    7    7    7    61      13   16    4    5   0  .879

             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1946 AL    Daily Splits  SS    1    1    0     4       1    0    1    0   0  .500

                           Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1963 BOS A        161   76   85  .472   666   704                  7
1964 BOS A        160   70   90  .438   667   785         10- 1    8  8
1980 BOS A          5    1    4  .200    20    27  10- 1           3  4
Total ( 3 Years)  326  147  179  .451  1353  1516
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

                  Coaching Record
Year Team   Position                   START    END
1965 PIT N  First base                  4-12  10- 3
1966 PIT N  First base                  4-12  10- 2
1967 PIT N  First base                  4-11  10- 1
1975 BOS A  First base                  4- 8  10-22
1976 BOS A  First base                  4- 9  10- 3
1977 BOS A  First base                  4- 7  10- 1
1978 BOS A  First base                  4- 7  10- 2
1979 BOS A  First base                  4- 5   9-30
1980 BOS A  Bench                       4-10   9-30
1981 BOS A  Bench                       4-10  10- 4
1982 BOS A  Bench                       4-10  10- 3
1983 BOS A  Bench                       4- 5  10- 2
1984 BOS A  Bench                       4- 2   9-30
Total (13 Years) 

Ejection Information

As player:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 7-23-1942     BOX  BOS A  Eddie Rommel        Call at 2B
 7-24-1948(1)  BOX  BOS A  Johnny Stevens      Called third strike
 6-11-1952     BOX  DET A  Scotty Robb         Call at 2B
 8-27-1953     BOX  DET A  Red Flaherty        Bench jockeying

As manager:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 7-18-1963     BOX  BOS A  Al Smith            Call at 1B
 6-19-1964(1)  BOX  BOS A  Bill Valentine      Balls and strikes
 7-20-1964     BOX  BOS A  Eddie Hurley        Home run call (Reversed)


Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1940).

Traded by Boston Red Sox with Bill Wight, Walt Dropo, Fred Hatfield and Don Lenhardt
to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Dizzy Trout, George Kell, Johnny Lipon and Hoot
Evers (June 3, 1952).

Traded by Detroit Tigers to Washington Senators in exchange for Mel Hoderlein (June
14, 1954).

Released by Washington Senators (November 10, 1954).

Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 21, 1954).

Released by Baltimore Orioles (April 14, 1955).
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