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	13-16 / in Starts: 9-4
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	16 (9-4-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (14-8-4)

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	1	5 (4)	Apr 17	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	2	10 (4)	Apr 23	NYY		BOS	W,7-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.52	-0.029	1.72	-0.06%	-0.33	P
3	3	15 (4)	Apr 29	NYY	@	KCA	L,0-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
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
4	4	21 (5)	May 7	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-6	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	5	32 (10)	May 21	NYY		BAL	W,9-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.14	-0.014	.59	-0.04%	-0.78	P
6	6	37 (4)	May 26 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.200	.300	9	.52	-0.031	2.41	-0.09%	-0.44	P
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
7	7	44 (6)	Jun 1 (1)	NYY	@	KCA	W,3-1	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.167	.250	9	1.23	-0.079	5.89	-0.23%	-0.52	P
8	8	51 (6)	Jun 6	NYY	@	DET	W,7-5	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.125	.188	9	.20	-0.021	1.14	-0.07%	-0.73	P
9	9	56 (4)	Jun 11	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.118	.176	9	2.34	-0.060	14.54	-0.22%	-0.24	P
10	10	60 (3)	Jun 15	NYY		DET	L,6-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.059	.118	.176	9						P
11	11	65 (4)	Jun 19 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.053	.105	.158	9	.45	-0.022	3.44	-0.10%	-0.26	P
12	12	69 (3)	Jun 24	NYY		CLE	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.048	.095	.143	9	.82	-0.041	5.91	-0.18%	-0.26	P
13	13	74 (4)	Jun 29 (2)	NYY		BAL	W,7-3	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.045	.091	.136	9	.30	-0.008	1.63	-0.03%	-0.10	P
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
14	14	79 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,5-10	4-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.042	.042	.083	.125	9	1.57	-0.074	9.64	-0.27%	-0.52	P
15	15	84 (4)	Jul 10 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-3	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.037	.037	.074	.111	9	.22	-0.016	1.22	-0.06%	-1.00	P
16	16	87 (2)	Jul 16 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,3-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.034	.034	.069	.103	9	.76	-0.038	4.51	-0.14%	-0.33	P
17	17	91 (3)	Jul 20	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-8	1-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.033	.033	.067	.100	9	.45	-0.011	3.95	-0.06%	-0.16	P
18	18	96 (4)	Jul 24 (2)	NYY	@	KCA	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.031	.031	.063	.094	9	1.38	-0.001	8.82	-0.01%	-0.17	P
19	19	101 (4)	Jul 30	NYY		KCA	L,2-12	GS-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.061	.061	.091	.152	9	.77	0.030	4.98	0.12%	0.26	P
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
20	20	106 (4)	Aug 4	NYY		CLE	L,3-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.061	.061	.091	.152	8						P
21	21	108 (1)	Aug 6	NYY		DET	L,5-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.061	.061	.091	.152	9						P
22	22	116 (7)	Aug 15 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-4	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.057	.057	.086	.143	9	1.61	-0.079	10.97	-0.32%	-0.36	P
23	23	119 (2)	Aug 17	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.057	.057	.086	.143	9						P
24	24	123 (3)	Aug 23	NYY	@	DET	L,2-7	2-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.054	.054	.081	.135	9	.65	-0.033	5.28	-0.16%	-0.33	P
25	25	127 (3)	Aug 27	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	4-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.051	.051	.077	.128	8	.68	-0.038	9.77	-0.33%	-0.75	P
26	26	130 (2)	Aug 30	NYY	@	KCA	L,3-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.051	.051	.077	.128	9						P
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
27	27	135 (4)	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.051	.051	.077	.128	8						P
28	28	140 (4)	Sep 10	NYY		CHW	L,8-9	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.051	.051	.077	.128	9						P
29	29	153 (12)	Sep 25 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-2	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.050	.075	.125	9	.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
							13-16		42	40	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.050	.050	.075	.125		.71	-0.565	4.57	-2.24%	-7.29

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