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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 22 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,7-4	CG	31	6.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
2	7	Apr 24	BOS		WSH	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	SS
3	8	Apr 26	BOS		NYY	W,13-7	CG	45	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	SS
4	9	Apr 27	BOS		NYY	W,4-3	GF	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
5	10	Apr 28	BOS	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
6	11	Apr 29	BOS	@	PHA	W,12-8	CG	63	13.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	12	May 1	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	4	2	2	8	0	3B
8	13	May 2	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
9	23 (9)	May 15	BOS		CHW	L,7-9	GS	56	11.0	2	4	1	7	1	3B SS
10	24	May 16	BOS		CHW	L,5-9	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
11	25	May 18	BOS		CLE	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
12	26	May 19	BOS		CLE	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
13	27	May 20	BOS		DET	L,4-8	CG	48	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
14	28	May 21	BOS		DET	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
15	30 (1)	May 23	BOS		SLB	W,12-0	GF	12	4.0	1	3	0	4	1	PR SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	43 (12)	Jun 4 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	2	7	0	9	2	SS
17	44	Jun 5	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
18	48 (3)	Jun 9	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-5	GF	30	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
19	49	Jun 10 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	SS
20	50	Jun 10 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
21	51	Jun 12	BOS		DET	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	SS
22	52	Jun 13	BOS		DET	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
23	53	Jun 16	BOS		SLB	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
24	54	Jun 17 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	SS
25	55	Jun 17 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	2	7	0	9	3	SS
26	56	Jun 18	BOS		CLE	L,7-9	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
27	57	Jun 19	BOS		CLE	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	SS
28	58	Jun 20	BOS		CLE	L,8-14	CG	50	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
29	59	Jun 21	BOS		CLE	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
30	60	Jun 22	BOS		CHW	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
31	61	Jun 23	BOS		CHW	W,8-7	CG	52	11.0	2	6	0	8	1	SS
32	62	Jun 24 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
33	63	Jun 24 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	SS
34	64	Jun 26	BOS		PHA	W,13-5	CG	39	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	SS
35	65	Jun 27	BOS		PHA	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	SS
36	66	Jun 29	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
37	67	Jun 30	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	68	Jul 1	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	SS
39	69	Jul 2	BOS	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	SS
40	70	Jul 3	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
41	71	Jul 4 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
42	72	Jul 4 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
43	73	Jul 5	BOS	@	PHA	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
44	74	Jul 6	BOS		NYY	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	3	4	1	8	1	SS
45	75	Jul 7	BOS		NYY	W,10-4	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
46	76	Jul 8	BOS		NYY	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	SS
47	77	Jul 12 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
48	78	Jul 12 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	71	17.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
49	80 (1)	Jul 14	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
50	81	Jul 15 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
51	82	Jul 15 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,9-5	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 2B
52	83	Jul 16	BOS	@	SLB	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
53	84	Jul 17	BOS	@	CLE	L,6-8	CG	37	8.0	3	2	1	6	2	SS
54	85	Jul 18	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
55	86	Jul 19	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS	48	10.2	0	5	0	5	1	SS 2B
56	87	Jul 20	BOS	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
57	88	Jul 21	BOS	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
58	89	Jul 22	BOS	@	DET	W,10-9	CG	50	10.0	2	3	2	7	0	SS
59	90	Jul 24	BOS		CHW	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	3	7	0	10	0	SS
60	91	Jul 25	BOS		CHW	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
61	92	Jul 26	BOS		CHW	W,13-10	CG	46	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	SS
62	93	Jul 27	BOS		CLE	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	SS
63	94	Jul 28	BOS		CLE	W,8-4	CG	61	16.0	2	6	2	10	1	SS
64	95	Jul 29	BOS		CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
65	96	Jul 31	BOS		SLB	L,6-8	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	97	Aug 1	BOS		SLB	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
67	98	Aug 2 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,12-1	CG	34	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	SS
68	99	Aug 2 (2)	BOS		SLB	W,11-6	CG	44	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	SS
69	100	Aug 3	BOS		DET	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	SS
70	101	Aug 4	BOS		DET	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	SS
71	102	Aug 5 (1)	BOS		DET	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
72	103	Aug 5 (2)	BOS		DET	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
73	104	Aug 7	BOS		PHA	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	SS
74	105	Aug 9 (1)	BOS		PHA	L,5-6	CG	45	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
75	106	Aug 9 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	SS
76	107	Aug 10	BOS		WSH	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
77	108	Aug 11	BOS		WSH	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	6	3	1	10	2	SS
78	109	Aug 12 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
79	110	Aug 12 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
80	111	Aug 14	BOS	@	PHA	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
81	112	Aug 15	BOS	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	SS
82	113	Aug 16	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
83	114	Aug 17	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	53	12.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
84	115	Aug 18	BOS	@	WSH	W,10-9	CG	44	9.0	4	6	0	10	3	SS
85	116	Aug 19	BOS	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
86	117	Aug 21	BOS	@	SLB	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
87	118	Aug 22	BOS	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	54	13.0	1	8	0	9	2	SS
88	119	Aug 23	BOS	@	SLB	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
89	120	Aug 24	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	SS
90	121	Aug 25	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	SS
91	122	Aug 26 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
92	123	Aug 26 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	1	4	1	6	1	SS
93	124	Aug 28	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	1	7	0	8	2	SS
94	125	Aug 29	BOS	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	SS
95	126	Aug 30	BOS	@	DET	W,10-4	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	127	Sep 3 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
97	128	Sep 3 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	SS
98	129	Sep 5	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	2	SS
99	130	Sep 7 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
100	131	Sep 7 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
101	132	Sep 8	BOS	@	PHA	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
102	133	Sep 9 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
103	134	Sep 9 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
104	135	Sep 11	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
105	136	Sep 12	BOS		DET	W,2-1	CG	42	10.0	2	2	2	6	0	SS
106	137	Sep 13	BOS		SLB	W,5-4	CG	39	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
107	138	Sep 14	BOS		SLB	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	SS
108	139	Sep 15	BOS		SLB	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
109	140	Sep 16	BOS		CHW	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	1	4	1	6	1	SS
110	141	Sep 17	BOS		CHW	W,12-5	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
111	142	Sep 18	BOS		CLE	L,4-6	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
112	143	Sep 19	BOS		CLE	L,2-15	CG	52	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
113	144	Sep 21	BOS		NYY	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
114	145	Sep 22	BOS		NYY	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	SS
115	146	Sep 23	BOS		NYY	L,1-6	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
116	147	Sep 25	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
117	148	Sep 26	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	4	4	1	9	2	2B
118	149	Sep 27	BOS	@	WSH	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
119	150	Sep 28 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-8	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
120	151	Sep 28 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-11	CG	41	8.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
							122gm		1067.2	223	370	26	619	79