Johnny Pesky Minor League Statistics & History

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Johnny Pesky

John Michael Pesky (The Needle)
born John Michael Paveskovich

Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: February 27, 1919 in Portland, Oregon, US
Died: August 13, 2012 in Danvers, Massachusetts, US
High School: Lincoln HS (Portland, OR)

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF
1940	21	Rocky Mount	PIED	B	BOS	136		576		187	28	16	4					.325		.450		259
1941	22	Louisville	AA	AA	BOS	146	656	600	93	195	25	5	1	48	16	45	37	.325	.373	.388	.761	233		1	10

1955	36	Denver	AA	AAA	NYY	66	169	137	32	47	7	2	1	18	2	26	9	.343	.446	.445	.892	61	3	2	1	3
1956	37	Durham	CARL	B	DET	17		35		6	2	0	0					.171		.229		8
4 Seasons						365	1436	1348	125	435	62	23	6	66	18	71	46	.323	.357	.416	.773	561	3	3	11	3
B (2 seasons)				B		153	611	611		193	30	16	4					.316	.316	.437	.753	267
AA (1 season)				AA		146	656	600	93	195	25	5	1	48	16	45	37	.325	.373	.388	.761	233		1	10
AAA (1 season)				AAA		66	169	137	32	47	7	2	1	18	2	26	9	.343	.446	.445	.892	61	3	2	1	3

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1940	21	Rocky Mount	PIED	B	BOS	SS	136	736	257	435	44		.940	5.09
1941	22	Louisville	AA	AA	BOS	SS	146	751	308	411	32	80	.957	4.92

1955	36	Denver	AA	AAA	NYY	3B	30	74	22	45	7	2	.905	2.23
3 Seasons							312	1561	587	891	83	82	.947	4.74
SS (2 seasons)						SS	282	1487	565	846	76	80	.949	5.00
3B (1 season)						3B	30	74	22	45	7	2	.905	2.23

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Managing

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	W	L	W-L%
1956	37	Durham	CARL	B	DET	1 of 1	153	84	69	.549
1957	38	Birmingham	SOUA	AA	DET	1 of 1	154	74	79	.484
1958	39	Lancaster	EL	A	DET	1 of 1	132	75	57	.568
1959	40	Knoxville	SALL	A	DET	1 of 1	140	78	62	.557
1960	41	Victoria	TL	AA	DET	1 of 1	148	77	69	.527
1961	42	Seattle	PCL	AAA	BOS	1 of 1	154	86	68	.558
1962	43	Seattle	PCL	AAA	BOS	1 of 1	151	76	74	.507
1963	44	Boston	AL	MLB	BOS	1 of 1	161	76	85	.472
1964	45	Boston	AL	MLB	BOS	1 of 2	162	72	90	.444

1968	49	Columbus	IL	AAA	PIT	1 of 1	146	82	64	.562

1980	61	Boston	AL	MLB	BOS	1 of 2	160	83	77	.519

1990	71	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	1 of 2	146	62	84	.425
12 Seasons							1807	925	878	.513
AAA (4 seasons)							597	306	290	.513
MLB (3 seasons)							483	231	252	.478
A (2 seasons)							272	153	119	.563
AA (2 seasons)							302	151	148	.505
B (1 season)							153	84	69	.549

W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1940	21	Rocky Mount Red Sox	Piedmont League	B	BOS
1941	22	Louisville Colonels	American Association	AA	BOS
1942	23	Boston Red Sox	American League	MLB	BOS	1
1943	24	Military Service
1944	25	Military Service
1945	26	Military Service
1946	27	Boston Red Sox	American League	MLB	BOS	1
1947	28	Boston Red Sox	American League	MLB	BOS	1
1948	29	Boston Red Sox	American League	MLB	BOS	1
1949	30	Boston Red Sox	American League	MLB	BOS	1
1950	31	Boston Red Sox	American League	MLB	BOS	1	1950-04-18	1950-09-30
1951	32	Boston Red Sox	American League	MLB	BOS	1	1951-04-18	1951-09-30
1952	33	Boston Red Sox	American League	MLB	BOS	1	1952-04-15	1952-05-27
1952	33	Detroit Tigers	American League	MLB	DET	2	1952-06-09	1952-09-28
1953	34	Detroit Tigers	American League	MLB	DET	1	1953-04-14	1953-09-26
1954	35	Detroit Tigers	American League	MLB	DET	1	1954-04-14	1954-06-13
1954	35	Washington Senators	American League	MLB	WSH	2	1954-06-15	1954-09-24
1955	36	Denver Bears	American Association	AAA	NYY
1956	37	Durham Bulls	Carolina League	B	DET

Sabr ID: 23baaef3

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