Johnny Kucks

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 170lb (190cm, 77kg)

Born: July 27, 1932 in Hoboken, NJ us

Died: October 31, 2013 in Saddle River, NJ

Buried: George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, NJ

High School: William L. Dickinson HS (Jersey City, NJ)

Debut: April 17, 1955 (Age 22-264d, 11,225th in major league history)
vs. WSH 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 25, 1960 (Age 28-060d)
vs. DET 4.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: John Charles Kucks

Pronunciation: \COOKS\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

ERA

4.10

207

123

938.1

338

WHIP

1.362

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	1-7 / in Starts: 1-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	2 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1955	WS g3	Sep 30	NYY	@	BRO	L,3-8	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	1955	WS g4	Oct 1	NYY	@	BRO	L,5-8	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
1956 Postseason			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
3	1956	WS g1	Oct 3	NYY	@	BRO	L,3-6	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	1956	WS g2	Oct 5	NYY	@	BRO	L,8-13	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	1956	WS g7	Oct 10	NYY	@	BRO	W,9-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.30	-0.030	50.42	-3.23%	-1.15	P
1957 Postseason			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
6	1957	WS g4	Oct 6	NYY	@	MLN	L,5-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
1958 Postseason			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	1958	WS g2	Oct 2	NYY	@	MLN	L,5-13	1-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.22	0.010	11.68	0.30%	0.37	P
8	1958	WS g4	Oct 5	NYY		MLN	L,0-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
									5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0			0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500

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