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Eddie Kasko
Edward Michael Kasko

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 18, 1957
  vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 10, 1966
Born June 27, 1932 in Linden, NJ

Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1957 25 STL NL 134  479   59  131  16  5   1   35   6  1  33  53  .273  .319  .334   75  160   5   2   7   0   7
 1958 26 STL NL 104  259   20   57   8  1   2   22   1  2  21  25  .220  .277  .282   46   73   1   2   6   0   9
 1959 27 CIN NL 118  329   39   93  14  1   2   31   2  2  14  38  .283  .309  .350   73  115   1   3   5   0   5
 1960 28 CIN NL 126  479   56  140  21  1   6   51   9  9  46  37  .292  .359  .378  101  181   2   4   0   6   9
 1961 29 CIN NL 126  469   64  127  22  1   2   27   4  3  32  36  .271  .320  .335   73  157   2   4   1   4   4 AS
 1962 30 CIN NL 134  533   74  148  26  2   4   41   3  3  35  44  .278  .326  .356   81  190   3   3   1   5  17 MVP-29
 1963 31 CIN NL  76  199   25   48   9  0   3   10   0  2  21  29  .241  .311  .332   83   66   2   2   4   0   3
 1964 32 HOU NL 133  448   45  109  16  1   0   22   4  6  37  52  .243  .302  .283   70  127   8   1   8   1   9
 1965 33 HOU NL  68  215   18   53   7  1   1   10   1  3  11  20  .247  .296  .302   75   65   2   0   1   4   9
 1966 34 BOS AL  58  136   11   29   7  0   1   12   1  0  15  19  .213  .291  .287   60   39   1   0   0   0   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons    1077 3546  411  935 146 13  22  261  31 31 265 353  .264  .317  .331   76 1173  27  21  33  20  77
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        533   62  141  22  2   3   39   5  5  40  53  .264  .317  .331   76  176   4   3   5   3  12
 Career High    134  533   74  148  26  5   6   51   9  9  46  53  .292  .359  .378  101  190   8   4   8   6  17
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1957 25 STL NL  519  363   52   3.9   105| .273  .271| .319  .334| .334  .419| .653  .754|  75  .420 -17.4  -1.7  85%
 1958 26 STL NL  283  216   19   2.4   109| .220  .274| .277  .343| .282  .429| .559  .771|  46  .224 -20.6  -2.0  33%
 1959 27 CIN NL  347  247   35   3.8   108| .283  .275| .309  .341| .350  .425| .659  .766|  73  .410 -13.3  -1.3  50%
 1960 28 CIN NL  537  363   66   4.9   101| .292  .265| .359  .332| .378  .407| .737  .739| 101  .552   2.3   0.2  50%
 1961 29 CIN NL  511  355   52   3.9   107| .271  .272| .320  .339| .335  .424| .655  .763|  73  .420 -17.4  -1.7  57%
 1962 30 CIN NL  579  411   59   3.8   106| .278  .275| .326  .342| .356  .417| .682  .759|  81  .422 -14.4  -1.4  50%
 1963 31 CIN NL  224  160   21   3.5    92| .241  .257| .311  .320| .332  .385| .643  .705|  83  .453  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1964 32 HOU NL  495  363   38   2.8    89| .243  .258| .302  .315| .283  .382| .585  .697|  70  .335 -16.3  -1.7  40%
 1965 33 HOU NL  232  176   17   2.6    87| .247  .249| .296  .311| .302  .376| .598  .687|  75  .301  -6.6  -0.7  25%
 1966 34 BOS AL  152  113   11   2.6    98| .213  .260| .291  .329| .287  .401| .578  .729|  60  .325  -7.0  -0.8 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     3879 2767  370   3.6   101| .264  .267| .317  .332| .331  .409| .648  .741|  76  .406 -114.7 -11.5  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1957 25 STL NL 3B 120 100 224 13 21 .961 .952 2.70 2.71 2.76 2.96 117 1056.7 SS 13 18 24 2 5 .955 .959 3.23 4.34 4.48 4.81 9 84.3 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.00 0.00 5.40 0 3.0 1958 26 STL NL SS 77 111 186 12 47 .961 .964 3.86 4.57 4.63 5.11 64 577.7 2B 12 25 31 1 7 .982 .976 4.67 4.76 6.05 5.33 8 83.3 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.90 4.50 3.15 0 2.0 1959 27 CIN NL SS 84 182 271 11 61 .976 .966 5.39 4.53 5.64 5.11 82 723.0 3B 31 10 23 2 2 .943 .951 1.06 2.66 2.98 2.97 8 99.7 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.80 2.25 5.17 0 4.0 1960 28 CIN NL 3B 86 98 186 10 20 .966 .952 3.30 2.61 3.68 2.97 77 694.3 2B 33 77 82 4 23 .975 .974 4.82 4.48 5.26 5.20 30 272.3 SS 15 19 19 1 4 .974 .960 2.53 4.23 4.04 4.81 10 84.7 1961 29 CIN NL SS 112 201 286 18 59 .964 .959 4.35 4.28 4.76 4.92 108 920.7 AS 3B 12 6 7 0 0 1.000 .949 1.08 2.60 2.25 2.92 3 52.0 AS 2B 6 7 8 0 1 1.000 .974 2.50 4.88 6.14 5.52 2 22.0 AS 1962 30 CIN NL 3B 114 101 204 19 18 .941 .949 2.68 2.56 2.81 2.95 107 978.3 SS 21 19 49 4 13 .944 .963 3.24 4.43 4.81 5.05 15 127.3 1963 31 CIN NL 3B 48 41 75 5 5 .959 .941 2.42 2.54 2.94 2.93 39 355.0 SS 15 15 33 2 8 .960 .962 3.20 4.22 4.85 4.83 10 89.0 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.60 2.25 5.17 0 4.0 1964 32 HOU NL SS 128 228 388 14 72 .978 .963 4.81 4.32 5.21 5.03 119 1063.3 3B 2 1 0 1 0 .500 .909 0.50 2.60 1.91 2.87 0 4.7 1965 33 HOU NL SS 59 96 152 6 27 .976 .964 4.20 4.20 4.71 4.92 53 474.0 3B 2 2 3 0 0 1.000 .943 2.50 2.45 3.21 2.83 1 14.0 1966 34 BOS AL SS 20 29 53 2 7 .976 .960 4.10 4.41 5.35 4.79 13 138.0 3B 10 11 23 0 5 1.000 .955 3.40 2.80 3.84 3.03 9 79.7 2B 8 15 20 2 4 .946 .975 4.38 4.38 5.66 5.09 7 55.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1957 25 STL NL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.00 0.00 5.40 0 3.0 1958 26 STL NL 2B 12 25 31 1 7 .982 .976 4.67 4.76 6.05 5.33 8 83.3 1959 27 CIN NL 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.80 2.25 5.17 0 4.0 1960 28 CIN NL 2B 33 77 82 4 23 .975 .974 4.82 4.48 5.26 5.20 30 272.3 1961 29 CIN NL 2B 6 7 8 0 1 1.000 .974 2.50 4.88 6.14 5.52 2 22.0 1963 31 CIN NL 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.60 2.25 5.17 0 4.0 1966 34 BOS AL 2B 8 15 20 2 4 .946 .975 4.38 4.38 5.66 5.09 7 55.7 1957 25 STL NL 3B 120 100 224 13 21 .961 .952 2.70 2.71 2.76 2.96 117 1056.7 1958 26 STL NL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.90 4.50 3.15 0 2.0 1959 27 CIN NL 3B 31 10 23 2 2 .943 .951 1.06 2.66 2.98 2.97 8 99.7 1960 28 CIN NL 3B 86 98 186 10 20 .966 .952 3.30 2.61 3.68 2.97 77 694.3 1961 29 CIN NL 3B 12 6 7 0 0 1.000 .949 1.08 2.60 2.25 2.92 3 52.0 1962 30 CIN NL 3B 114 101 204 19 18 .941 .949 2.68 2.56 2.81 2.95 107 978.3 1963 31 CIN NL 3B 48 41 75 5 5 .959 .941 2.42 2.54 2.94 2.93 39 355.0 1964 32 HOU NL 3B 2 1 0 1 0 .500 .909 0.50 2.60 1.91 2.87 0 4.7 1965 33 HOU NL 3B 2 2 3 0 0 1.000 .943 2.50 2.45 3.21 2.83 1 14.0 1966 34 BOS AL 3B 10 11 23 0 5 1.000 .955 3.40 2.80 3.84 3.03 9 79.7 1957 25 STL NL SS 13 18 24 2 5 .955 .959 3.23 4.34 4.48 4.81 9 84.3 1958 26 STL NL SS 77 111 186 12 47 .961 .964 3.86 4.57 4.63 5.11 64 577.7 1959 27 CIN NL SS 84 182 271 11 61 .976 .966 5.39 4.53 5.64 5.11 82 723.0 1960 28 CIN NL SS 15 19 19 1 4 .974 .960 2.53 4.23 4.04 4.81 10 84.7 1961 29 CIN NL SS 112 201 286 18 59 .964 .959 4.35 4.28 4.76 4.92 108 920.7 1962 30 CIN NL SS 21 19 49 4 13 .944 .963 3.24 4.43 4.81 5.05 15 127.3 1963 31 CIN NL SS 15 15 33 2 8 .960 .962 3.20 4.22 4.85 4.83 10 89.0 1964 32 HOU NL SS 128 228 388 14 72 .978 .963 4.81 4.32 5.21 5.03 119 1063.3 1965 33 HOU NL SS 59 96 152 6 27 .976 .964 4.20 4.20 4.71 4.92 53 474.0 1966 34 BOS AL SS 20 29 53 2 7 .976 .960 4.10 4.41 5.35 4.79 13 138.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 544 918 1461 72 303 .971 .963 4.37 4.37 5.00 5.00 483 4282.0 3B* 426 370 746 50 71 .957 .950 2.62 2.62 3.01 2.96 361 3336.3 2B* 63 125 142 7 35 .974 .975 4.24 4.58 5.41 5.23 47 444.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1033 1413 2349 129 409 .967 .960 3.64 3.66 4.20 4.17 891 8063
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1961   WS    CIN NYY     L   5  22   1   7  0  0  0   1   0   2  .318  .318  .318   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1961-1 CIN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1961-2 CIN NL       1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/2      0   1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1961-1
1961-2 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1962-NL-29-0.00

Singles
1960 NL-112-10

Hit By Pitch
1960 NL-6-3

Grounded into Double Plays
1962 NL-17-9

Caught Stealing
1960 NL-9-7

At Bats per Strikeout
1960 NL-12.9-5
1961 NL-13.0-4
1962 NL-12.1-6

         

HOF Standards: Batting - 11.9 (1399) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 11.0 (1059) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

Before 1949 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent.

Before 1950 Season: Sent from the St. Louis Browns to the Suffolk (Virginia) in an unknown transaction.

Before 1951 Season: Sent from the Suffolk (Virginia) to the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.

Before 1954 Season: Sent from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Richmond (International) in an unknown transaction.

October, 1955: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Richmond (International).

October 3, 1958: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Del Ennis and Bob Mabe to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Alex Grammas, George Crowe, and Alex Kellner.

January 20, 1964: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Houston Colt .45's for Jim Dickson, Wally Wolf, and cash.

April 3, 1966: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Boston Red Sox for Felix Mantilla.

October 21, 1966: Released by the Boston Red Sox.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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