Johnny Pesky

Name Note: Formerly known as John Michael Paveskovich

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-9, 168lb (175cm, 76kg)

Born: February 27, 1919 in Portland, OR us

Died: August 13, 2012 in Danvers, MA

High School: Lincoln HS (Portland, OR)

Debut: April 14, 1942 (Age 23-046d, 9,201st in major league history)
vs. PHA 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1954 (Age 35-209d)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: John Michael Pesky

Nicknames: The Needle

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

34.2

4745

1455

.307

867

RBI

404

OBP

.394

SLG

.386

OPS

.780

OPS+

107

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-47 / in Starts: 14-21
Longest Hitting Streak	10 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	54 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 191 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	114 (63-36-15)
Avg. MLBer w/ 191 PAs	20
Avg. Runners on Base	123 (64-39-19)

Most Driven In
E FitzGerald	2
E Yost	1
Self	1
T Wright	1
J Schmitz	1
J Snyder	1
T Umphlett	1
J Tipton	1

Most Driven In By
M Vernon	8
J Busby	4
F Hatfield	2
P Runnels	2
Self	1
R Boone	1
B Tuttle	1
J Snyder	1

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1202	2 (1)	Apr 14	DET		BAL	L,2-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.03	-0.084	5.30	-0.13%	-0.49	PH
2	1203	3	Apr 15	DET	@	CLE	W,3-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	2.15	-0.054	5.46	-0.08%	-0.23	PH
3	1204	6 (2)	Apr 19	DET		CHW	L,1-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.64	-0.016	2.05	-0.03%	-0.22	PH
4	1205	7	Apr 20	DET		CHW	L,2-7	5-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.95	0.034	2.80	0.06%	0.38	PH
5	1206	10 (2)	Apr 25	DET		CLE	L,9-10	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.72	-0.018	2.32	-0.03%	-0.22	PH
6	1207	11	Apr 30	DET	@	WSH	W,2-1	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	2.78	-0.068	8.65	-0.13%	-0.21	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	1208	13 (1)	May 2 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,4-12	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
8	1209	20 (6)	May 13	DET		NYY	L,3-5	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	1.73	-0.043	7.04	-0.11%	-0.22	PH
9	1210	21	May 14	DET		NYY	L,4-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	1.01	-0.025	3.97	-0.06%	-0.15	PH
10	1211	22	May 15	DET		NYY	L,5-7	2-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.59	0.016	2.14	0.04%	0.20	PH
11	1212	23	May 16 (1)	DET		BOS	W,7-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	9	3.00	-0.149	8.61	-0.26%	-1.09	PH
12	1213	31 (7)	May 25	DET		BAL	W,5-4	11-12	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.400	.650	2	3.37	0.442	7.30	0.58%	1.00	PH
13	1214	34 (2)	May 28	DET	@	CLE	L,0-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.231	.364	.594	1	.72	-0.018	2.57	-0.04%	-0.23	PH
14	1215	36 (1)	May 30	DET	@	CLE	L,1-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.333	.548	9	.94	-0.023	2.44	-0.04%	-0.15	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	1216	47 (10)	Jun 7 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	9-9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.267	.333	.600	8	1.54	0.076	1.74	0.05%	0.39	PH
16	1217	49 (1)	Jun 9	DET	@	NYY	L,1-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.250	.308	.558	8	.44	-0.011	.62	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
17	1218	50	Jun 10	DET	@	NYY	L,5-9	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.235	.286	.521	9	1.30	-0.032	1.37	-0.02%	-0.22	PH
18	1219	51	Jun 11 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,16-5	5-5	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.278	.333	.611	9	.92	0.037	.66	0.02%	0.38	PH
19	1220	53 (1)	Jun 12	DET	@	PHA	L,2-4	8-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.316	.375	.691	9	2.15	0.088	1.66	0.04%	0.38	PH
20	1221	55 (1)	Jun 13 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,3-6	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.300	.353	.653	9	2.14	-0.048	1.14	-0.02%	-0.35	PH
				Player went from Detroit Tigers to Washington Nationals
21	1222	55	Jun 15	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-9	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.320	.333	.653	2	1.01	-0.072	.14	-0.01%	0.30	2B
22	1223	56	Jun 16	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.310	.320	.630	2	1.34	-0.176	.20	-0.02%	-1.69	2B
23	1224	57	Jun 17	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.353	.321	.674	2	.76	0.001	.05	0.00%	0.25	2B
24	1225	58	Jun 18	WSH	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG(13)	7	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.350	.324	.674	2	1.99	0.116	.06	0.00%	0.40	2B
25	1226	59	Jun 19	WSH	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.263	.356	.342	.698	2	2.28	0.240	.07	0.01%	0.96	2B
26	1227	60	Jun 20 (1)	WSH	@	BAL	W,7-1	CG	5	4	2	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.400	.405	.805	2	.58	0.153	.03	0.01%	2.37	2B
27	1228	61	Jun 20 (2)	WSH	@	BAL	W,7-2	GS-6	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.396	.422	.818	2	1.21	-0.012	.07	0.00%	-0.24	2B
28	1229	62	Jun 22	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-7	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.397	.420	.817	2	1.15	-0.091	.11	-0.01%	-0.97	2B
29	1230	63	Jun 23	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-8	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.381	.400	.781	2	1.01	-0.074	.08	0.00%	-0.63	2B
30	1231	64	Jun 24	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.305	.373	.390	.763	2	.94	-0.066	.05	0.00%	-0.51	2B
31	1232	65	Jun 25	WSH	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.361	.365	.726	2	.84	-0.077	.02	0.00%	-0.71	2B
32	1233	66	Jun 26	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.356	.359	.716	9	2.03	-0.056	.06	0.00%	-0.22	PH 2B
33	1234	68 (1)	Jun 29	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.333	.333	.667	2	1.83	-0.223	.07	-0.01%	-1.80	2B
34	1235	69	Jun 30	WSH	@	PHA	L,7-8	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.325	.324	.650	2	1.67	-0.202	.02	0.00%	-1.33	2B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	1236	70	Jul 2 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-6	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.321	.320	.641	9	1.25	-0.031	.03	0.00%	-0.09	PH
36	1237	72 (1)	Jul 3	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.318	.316	.635	2	1.77	-0.063	.06	0.00%	-0.74	2B
37	1238	73	Jul 4	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.326	.337	.663	2	.93	0.036	.01	0.00%	0.42	2B
38	1239	74	Jul 5 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,0-14	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.323	.333	.656	2	.61	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.20	2B
39	1240	76 (1)	Jul 6	WSH		PHA	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.264	.320	.352	.672	2	.78	0.145	.00	0.00%	0.56	2B
40	1241	77	Jul 9	WSH		NYY	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.317	.348	.665	8	3.31	-0.082	.01	0.00%	-0.21	PH
41	1242	79 (1)	Jul 11	WSH		NYY	L,3-7	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.271	.324	.375	.699	2	.84	0.020	.00	0.00%	1.16	2B
42	1243	80	Jul 15	WSH		CHW	W,3-2	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.321	.370	.691	2	.95	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.27	2B
43	1244	81	Jul 16	WSH		CHW	L,2-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.272	.327	.369	.696	2	.82	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.08	2B
44	1245	83 (1)	Jul 18 (1)	WSH		CLE	W,8-3	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.331	.370	.701	2	.56	0.092	.00	0.00%	0.63	2B
45	1246	84	Jul 18 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.320	.357	.677	2	.93	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-0.70	2B
46	1247	85	Jul 19	WSH		CLE	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.310	.345	.654	2	1.45	-0.140	.00	0.00%	-0.83	2B
47	1248	86	Jul 20	WSH		BAL	W,9-1	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.308	.342	.649	2	.65	0.101	.00	0.00%	1.11	2B
48	1249	87	Jul 21	WSH		BAL	W,6-5	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.306	.339	.645	2	1.15	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.47	2B
49	1250	88	Jul 22	WSH		BAL	W,3-2	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.304	.331	.635	2	1.15	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.30	2B
50	1251	92 (3)	Jul 27	WSH	@	BAL	L,5-7	CG	5	4	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.322	.359	.680	2	1.29	0.129	.00	0.00%	1.30	2B
51	1252	93	Jul 28	WSH	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.320	.351	.670	2	1.48	0.098	.00	0.00%	0.12	2B
52	1253	95 (1)	Jul 30	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-8	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.318	.348	.666	9	.33	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
53	1254	96	Jul 31	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.315	.346	.661	2	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
54	1255	97	Aug 1 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.314	.343	.657	2	1.29	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.48	2B
55	1256	99 (1)	Aug 2	WSH	@	DET	W,11-6	CG	6	6	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.327	.356	.683	2	.47	0.103	.00	0.00%	1.45	2B
56	1257	101 (1)	Aug 4	WSH	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.319	.347	.666	2	1.33	-0.128	.00	0.00%	-1.13	2B
57	1258	102	Aug 5	WSH	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.315	.348	.664	2	.61	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.47	2B
58	1259	103	Aug 6	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-10	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.312	.344	.656	2	.77	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.01	2B
59	1260	104	Aug 7	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.305	.335	.640	2	.83	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.64	2B
60	1261	108 (3)	Aug 11 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.298	.327	.626	7	.56	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-1.12	2B
61	1262	113 (4)	Aug 14	WSH		PHA	L,4-6	11-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.297	.325	.622	9	1.67	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
62	1263	115 (1)	Aug 17	WSH		BOS	L,3-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.295	.324	.619	9	1.60	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
63	1264	116	Aug 18	WSH		BOS	L,8-9	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.293	.322	.615	9	1.84	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.34	PH
64	1265	119 (2)	Aug 22 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	T,4-4	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.297	.326	.623	8	1.45	0.074	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH 2B
65	1266	127 (7)	Aug 29 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,4-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.296	.324	.619	9	1.44	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.45	PH
66	1267	128	Aug 29 (2)	WSH		BAL	L,0-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.294	.322	.616	7	3.21	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.34	PH
67	1268	129	Aug 30	WSH		BAL	L,1-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.293	.320	.613	9	.94	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
68	1269	147 (17)	Sep 18	WSH		BOS	W,8-7	8-9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.296	.320	.616	1	4.04	0.122	.00	0.00%	0.65	PH
69	1270	152 (4)	Sep 24 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,1-0	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.296	.320	.616	8						SS
							21-47		191	175	22	43	4	3	1	10	13	0	8	0	2	1	0	4	1	1	.246	.296	.320	.616		1.17	-0.678	.38	-0.20%	-7.33

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