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Joe Presko

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)

Born: October 7, 1928 in Kansas City, MO us

Died: February 5, 2019 in Kansas City, MO

Buried: Resurrection North Cemetery, Kansas City, MO

High School: North Kansas City HS (Kansas City, MO)

Debut: May 3, 1951 (Age 22-208d, 10,807th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: May 7, 1958 (Age 29-212d)
vs. WSH 3.0 IP, 3 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Joseph Edward Presko

Nicknames: Baby Joe or Little Joe

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

ERA

4.61

128

490.1

202

WHIP

1.426

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-5 / in Starts: 7-5
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 37 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	27 (11-10-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 37 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (12-7-3)

Most Driven In
S Rojek	1
B Johnson	0
E Slaughter	0

Most Driven In By
E Slaughter	1
S Musial	1
R Schoendienst	0

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	12 (11)	May 3	STL	@	PHI	W,8-4	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.11	-0.056	3.60	-0.11%	-0.99	P
2	2	15 (2)	May 6	STL	@	BRO	W,11-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.04	-0.001	.15	0.00%	-0.11	P
3	3	17 (1)	May 8	STL	@	NYG	L,2-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.46	-0.012	1.60	-0.03%	-0.11	P
4	4	23 (5)	May 13 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.25	-0.105	3.72	-0.19%	-1.08	P
5	5	26 (2)	May 17	STL		PHI	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.50	-0.037	1.34	-0.06%	-0.70	P
6	6	29 (2)	May 20	STL		NYG	W,8-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	7	33 (3)	May 24	STL		CIN	W,11-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.54	-0.024	1.86	-0.05%	-0.89	P
8	8	38 (4)	May 30 (1)	STL		PIT	W,4-3	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9						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
9	9	44 (5)	Jun 4	STL	@	NYG	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	9	.48	-0.049	1.74	-0.11%	-1.00	P
10	10	48 (3)	Jun 8	STL	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.042	.042	.042	.083	9	1.42	-0.074	4.14	-0.13%	-1.09	P
11	11	53 (4)	Jun 14	STL		BRO	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.89	-0.030	2.89	-0.06%	-0.35	P
12	12	57 (3)	Jun 18	STL		NYG	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.129	.129	.129	.258	9	2.16	0.036	6.04	0.06%	0.17	P
13	13	64 (6)	Jun 27	STL		CHC	W,14-2	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.62	-0.016	1.18	-0.02%	-0.24	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	84 (19)	Jul 18	STL	@	BSN	W,9-6	GS-7	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.194	.361	9	.78	0.123	1.51	0.14%	1.30	P
15	15	87 (2)	Jul 22	STL	@	BRO	L,2-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.162	.162	.189	.351	9	.72	-0.018	1.91	-0.03%	-0.16	P
							10-5		37	37	2	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0		1	1	0	0	.162	.162	.189	.351		.91	-0.263	2.66	-0.57%	-5.23

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