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Eddie Kasko

Edward Michael Kasko

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 27, 1932 in Linden, NJ
Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1957 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Reds/Cardinals/Colt.45's/Redlegs/Astros/... 1957-1966

Final Game: September 10, 1966 (Age 34)
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Fine Details  · Last updated May 15, 2013 5:17PM
All-Time Rank (among batters): #1595. Gene Hermanski… #1596. Damaso Garcia… #1597. Brad Hawpe… #1598. EDDIE KASKO… #1599. Damian Miller… #1600. Jimmy Brown… #1601. Tim Jordan… 

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1952 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1953 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1957 25 STL NL 134 519 479 59 131 16 5 1 35 6 1 33 53 .273 .319 .334 .653 75 160 7 0 5 2 7 *56/4
1958 26 STL NL 104 283 259 20 57 8 1 2 22 1 2 21 25 .220 .277 .282 .558 46 73 9 0 1 2 6 64/5
1959 27 CIN NL 118 347 329 39 93 14 1 2 31 2 2 14 38 .283 .309 .350 .659 73 115 5 0 1 3 5 65/4
1960 28 CIN NL 126 537 479 56 140 21 1 6 51 9 9 46 37 .292 .359 .378 .737 101 181 9 6 2 4 0 546
1961 29 CIN NL 126 512 469 64 127 22 1 2 27 4 3 32 36 .271 .320 .335 .655 74 157 4 4 2 4 1 *65/4 AS
1962 30 CIN NL 134 579 533 74 148 26 2 4 41 3 3 35 44 .278 .326 .356 .683 81 190 17 5 3 3 1 *56 MVP-29
1963 31 CIN NL 76 225 199 25 48 9 0 3 10 0 2 21 29 .241 .311 .332 .642 83 66 3 0 2 2 4 56/4
1964 32 HOU NL 133 495 448 45 109 16 1 0 22 4 6 37 52 .243 .302 .283 .585 71 127 9 1 8 1 8 *6/5
1965 33 HOU NL 68 232 215 18 53 7 1 1 10 1 3 11 20 .247 .296 .302 .598 75 65 9 4 2 0 1 6/5
1966 34 BOS AL 58 152 136 11 29 7 0 1 12 1 0 15 19 .213 .291 .287 .578 60 39 5 0 1 0 0 65/4
10 Yrs 1077 3881 3546 411 935 146 13 22 261 31 31 265 353 .264 .317 .331 .648 76 1173 77 20 27 21 33
162 Game Avg. 162 584 533 62 141 22 2 3 39 5 5 40 53 .264 .317 .331 .648 76 176 12 3 4 3 5
CIN (5 yrs) 580 2200 2009 258 556 92 5 17 160 18 19 148 184 .277 .329 .353 .682 83 709 38 15 10 16 11
HOU (2 yrs) 201 727 663 63 162 23 2 1 32 5 9 48 72 .244 .300 .290 .589 72 192 18 5 10 1 9
STL (2 yrs) 238 802 738 79 188 24 6 3 57 7 3 54 78 .255 .304 .316 .620 65 233 16 0 6 4 13
BOS (1 yr) 58 152 136 11 29 7 0 1 12 1 0 15 19 .213 .291 .287 .578 60 39 5 0 1 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 1019 3729 3410 400 906 139 13 21 249 30 31 250 334 .266 .318 .333 .650 77 1134 72 20 26 21 33
AL (1 yr) 58 152 136 11 29 7 0 1 12 1 0 15 19 .213 .291 .287 .578 60 39 5 0 1 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1957 25 STL NL 134 519 -15 4 2 2 2 -5 -0.7 20 14 1.2 .496 .497 1.2 0.4 12 *56/4
1958 26 STL NL 104 283 -22 -1 0 4 5 -14 -1.6 11 -3 -0.5 .486 .491 -0.8 0.8 -7 64/5
1959 27 CIN NL 118 347 -14 1 1 3 6 -4 -0.4 13 9 0.9 .496 .497 0.6 0.9 6 65/4
1960 28 CIN NL 126 537 5 -2 -0 9 4 15 1.6 20 35 3.7 .513 .510 2.8 1.4 26 546
1961 29 CIN NL 126 512 -13 0 1 2 7 -2 -0.2 20 18 1.8 .499 .499 1.6 0.9 16 *65/4 AS
1962 30 CIN NL 134 579 -15 2 -2 -5 4 -16 -1.7 22 5 0.5 .487 .489 0.9 -0.1 10 *56 MVP-29
1963 31 CIN NL 76 225 -2 -2 1 -0 2 -2 -0.2 8 7 0.7 .498 .499 0.8 0.2 7 56/4
1964 32 HOU NL 133 495 -14 -3 -0 8 7 -2 -0.1 19 17 1.8 .498 .499 0.8 1.8 9 *6/5
1965 33 HOU NL 68 232 -6 -2 -1 -4 3 -9 -1.1 9 -0 -0.2 .485 .494 0.2 -0.0 3 6/5
1966 34 BOS AL 58 152 -5 -0 -0 9 2 5 0.5 5 10 1.0 .510 .504 0.1 1.1 1 $23,000 65/4
10 Seasons 1077 3881 -102 -2 0 28 42 -34 -3.7 146 112 11.1 .497 .498 8.1 7.5 84 $23,000
CIN (5 yrs) 580 2200 -39 -0 -0 9 22 -9 -0.8 83 74 7.7 .499 .499 6.7 3.4 65
HOU (2 yrs) 201 727 -21 -4 -1 4 11 -11 -1.1 27 16 1.7 .494 .496 1.1 1.8 12
STL (2 yrs) 238 802 -37 3 2 6 7 -19 -2.3 30 11 0.8 .491 .494 0.3 1.2 5
BOS (1 yr) 58 152 -5 -0 -0 9 2 5 0.5 5 10 1.0 .510 .504 0.1 1.1 1 $23,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1961 29 CIN NL WS NYY L 5 22 22 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .318 .318 .318 .636 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 22 22 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .318 .318 .318 .636 7 0 0 0 0 0

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1957 STL NL 25 3B 120 117 112 1056.2 337 100 224 13 21 .961 4 5 2.76 2.70 .952 2.96 2.98
1957 STL NL 25 SS 13 9 5 84.1 44 18 24 2 5 .955 -1 -18 4.48 3.23 .958 4.81 4.85
1957 STL NL 25 2B 1 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -80 0.00 0.00 5.40 5.40
1958 STL NL 26 SS 77 64 53 577.2 309 111 186 12 47 .961 2 5 4.63 3.86 .964 5.11 5.08
1958 STL NL 26 2B 12 8 6 83.1 57 25 31 1 7 .982 1 14 6.05 4.67 .975 5.32 5.30
1958 STL NL 26 3B 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 4.50 1.00 .950 3.15 3.20
1959 CIN NL 27 SS 84 82 73 723.0 464 182 271 11 61 .976 2 4 5.64 5.39 .966 5.11 5.06
1959 CIN NL 27 3B 31 8 7 99.2 35 10 23 2 2 .943 1 11 2.98 1.06 .950 2.97 2.94
1959 CIN NL 27 2B 2 0 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 2.25 0.50 .980 5.18 5.20
1960 CIN NL 28 3B 86 77 69 694.1 294 98 186 10 20 .966 11 18 3.68 3.30 .952 2.97 2.96
1960 CIN NL 28 2B 33 30 22 272.1 163 77 82 4 23 .975 -1 -3 5.25 4.82 .974 5.20 5.19
1960 CIN NL 28 SS 15 10 5 84.2 39 19 19 1 4 .974 -1 -13 4.04 2.53 .960 4.82 4.80
1961 CIN NL 29 SS 112 108 91 920.2 505 201 286 18 59 .964 3 4 4.76 4.35 .959 4.92 4.87 AS
1961 CIN NL 29 3B 12 3 3 52.0 13 6 7 0 0 1.000 -1 -16 2.25 1.08 .948 2.92 2.89 AS
1961 CIN NL 29 2B 6 2 2 22.0 15 7 8 0 1 1.000 -0 -11 6.14 2.50 .976 5.52 5.45 AS
1962 CIN NL 30 3B 114 107 101 978.1 324 101 204 19 18 .941 -2 -2 2.81 2.68 .949 2.95 2.92 MVP-29
1962 CIN NL 30 SS 21 15 13 127.1 72 19 49 4 13 .944 -3 -28 4.81 3.24 .963 5.05 5.01 MVP-29
1963 CIN NL 31 3B 48 39 37 355.0 121 41 75 5 5 .959 0 1 2.94 2.42 .941 2.93 2.92
1963 CIN NL 31 SS 15 10 5 89.0 50 15 33 2 8 .960 -0 -5 4.85 3.20 .961 4.83 4.82
1963 CIN NL 31 2B 1 0 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -60 2.25 1.00 .970 5.18 5.20
1964 HOU NL 32 SS 128 119 113 1063.1 630 228 388 14 72 .978 9 10 5.21 4.81 .963 5.03 5.00
1964 HOU NL 32 3B 2 0 0 4.2 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -1 -206 1.93 0.50 .940 2.89 2.90
1965 HOU NL 33 SS 59 53 49 474.0 254 96 152 6 27 .976 -4 -10 4.71 4.20 .964 4.92 4.93
1965 HOU NL 33 3B 2 1 0 14.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0 43 3.21 2.50 .952 2.83 2.80
1966 BOS AL 34 SS 20 13 11 138.0 84 29 53 2 7 .976 5 47 5.35 4.10 .960 4.79 4.78
1966 BOS AL 34 3B 10 9 8 79.2 34 11 23 0 5 1.000 3 41 3.84 3.40 .954 3.03 3.03
1966 BOS AL 34 2B 8 7 4 55.2 37 15 20 2 4 .946 0 11 5.66 4.38 .975 5.09 5.09
10 Seasons SS 544 483 418 4282.0 2451 918 1461 72 303 .971 12 3 5.00 4.37 .963 5.00 4.96
10 Seasons 3B 426 361 337 3336.1 1166 370 746 50 71 .957 15 6 3.01 2.62 .950 2.96 2.95
7 Seasons 2B 63 47 34 444.1 274 125 142 7 35 .974 0 1 5.41 4.24 .974 5.23 5.23
10 Seasons TOT 1033 891 789 8062.2 3891 1413 2349 129 409 .967 28 4 4.20 3.64 .960 4.17 4.15
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1961-1
1961-2 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1962 NL (29, 0%)
0.00 Career Shares (1736th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1960 NL  1.4 (7th)
1964 NL  1.8 (4th)

Singles s c a p y
1960 NL  112 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1960 NL  6 (3rd)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1962 NL  17 (9th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1960 NL  9 (7th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1960 NL  12.9 (5th)
1961 NL  13.0 (4th)
1962 NL  12.1 (6th)

Def. Games as 3B s c a p y
1957 NL  120 (4th)

Putouts as 3B s c a p y
1957 NL  100 (4th)
1960 NL  98 (5th)

Assists as 3B s c a p y
1957 NL  224 (3rd)
1960 NL  186 (5th)

Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y
1957 NL  13 (4th)
1962 NL  19 (3rd)

Double Plays Turned as 3B s c a p y
1957 NL  21 (3rd)
1960 NL  20 (5th)

Total Zone Runs as 3B s c a p y
1957 NL  4 (2nd)
1960 NL  11 (2nd)
Career  15 (77th)

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B† s c a p y
1957 NL  2.76 (4th)
1960 NL  3.68 (1st)

Range Factor/Game as 3B s c a p y
1957 NL  2.70 (3rd)
1960 NL  3.30 (1st)

Fielding % as 3B s c a p y
1957 NL  .961 (4th)

Total Zone Runs as SS s c a p y
1959 NL  2 (5th)
1961 NL  3 (4th)
1964 NL  9 (1st)

Range Factor/9Inn as SS† s c a p y
1959 NL  5.64 (1st)
1961 NL  4.76 (5th)
1964 NL  5.21 (5th)

Range Factor/Game as SS s c a p y
1959 NL  5.39 (1st)
1964 NL  4.81 (3rd)

Fielding % as SS s c a p y
1961 NL  .964 (4th)
1964 NL  .978 (1st)
Career  .971 (78th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 11 (1123), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1324), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Shortstop (164th), 11.1 career WAR/11.3 7yr-peak WAR/11.2 JAWS
Average HOF SS (out of 21) = 66.6 career WAR/42.7 7yr-peak WAR/54.7 JAWS

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
196634Boston Red Sox$23,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$23,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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