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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Team Record in Appearances: 1-7 / in Starts: 1-0

Days of Rest

Postseason Pitching Game Log

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Postseason Pitching Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1955	WS g3	Sep 30	NYY	@	BRO	L,3-8	5-6		4	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	3.87	8					3	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	0.025	9.53	0.58%	1.06	5b --- 0 out d4	6b 3 out d4
2	1955	WS g4	Oct 1	NYY	@	BRO	L,5-8	5-5		0	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	6.00	7.03	6					2	1	1	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.59	-0.150	35.95	-5.03%	-1.84	5b -2- 0 out d1	5b 3 out d4
1956 Postseason		Year	Series	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	1956	WS g1	Oct 3	NYY	@	BRO	L,3-6	4-5		3	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.50	1.37	8					3	2	2	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	8	1	0	0	1	0	1	.45	-0.028	23.76	-0.80%	0.04	4b --- 0 out d2	5b 3 out d3
4	1956	WS g2	Oct 5	NYY	@	BRO	L,8-13	2-2		1	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.50	1.37	1					0	0	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.97	-0.101	104.56	-3.49%	-1.66	2b 123 2 out a5	2b 12- 2 out a3
5	1956	WS g7	Oct 10	NYY	@	BRO	W,9-0	SHO	W(1-0)	4	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	0	0	0.82	2.82	31	102	65	23	2	17	10	5	3	0	79			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	.44	0.231	72.69	24.92%	4.68	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a9
1957 Postseason		Year	Series	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	1957	WS g4	Oct 6	NYY	@	MLN	L,5-7	8-8		6	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3.96	4	15	7	3	1	0	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.001	6.70	0.02%	0.04	8b --- 0 out d3	8b 12- 2 out d3
1958 Postseason		Year	Series	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	1958	WS g2	Oct 2	NYY	@	MLN	L,5-13	1-4		3	3.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.70	2.48	13					7	3	1	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.003	5.20	-0.08%	0.45	1b --- 2 out d6	4b 3 out d6
8	1958	WS g4	Oct 5	NYY		MLN	L,0-3	8-8		2	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.08	3.17	5					1	2	1	1	1		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.028	27.03	1.13%	1.06	8t -2- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
											19.0	15	5	4	6	4	1	0	1.89		76																			0

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