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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	13-15 / in Starts: 8-10
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 48 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	27 (16-7-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 48 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	30 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
D Sisler	1

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 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	16	3 (2)	Apr 17	STL		PIT	L,3-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
2	17	12 (8)	Apr 29	STL		BRO	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.052	2.16	-0.07%	-0.37	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
3	18	19 (6)	May 6	STL		NYG	W,9-4	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	.95	-0.020	2.08	-0.03%	0.23	P
4	19	25 (5)	May 13	STL	@	BRO	L,8-14	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	1.75	-0.044	2.68	-0.04%	-0.42	P
5	20	31 (5)	May 21 (2)	STL	@	NYG	L,1-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9	.88	-0.066	1.61	-0.07%	-0.60	P
6	21	35 (3)	May 25	STL	@	CIN	W,7-6	1-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9	1.49	0.001	1.12	0.00%	-0.12	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	22	41 (5)	Jun 1 (1)	STL		NYG	W,8-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9						P
8	23	43 (1)	Jun 2	STL		NYG	W,5-4	4-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9	1.36	0.056	1.60	0.04%	0.38	P
9	24	46 (2)	Jun 5	STL		BSN	L,3-8	1-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	.15	-0.007	.12	0.00%	-0.44	P
10	25	51 (4)	Jun 10	STL		BRO	W,1-0	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9	1.51	-0.170	.88	-0.06%	-1.23	P
11	26	55 (3)	Jun 15 (1)	STL	@	NYG	W,14-12	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9						P
12	27	60 (4)	Jun 18	STL	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	9	.72	-0.072	.33	-0.02%	-1.02	P
13	28	66 (5)	Jun 24 (1)	STL	@	BRO	L,0-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297	9	1.46	-0.033	1.42	-0.02%	-0.35	P
14	29	70 (3)	Jun 28	STL	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9						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
15	30	75 (4)	Jul 3	STL		CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.103	.133	.103	.237	9						P
16	31	87 (11)	Jul 17	STL		NYG	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.097	.152	.097	.248	9	1.14	0.010	.83	0.00%	0.00	P
17	32	93 (5)	Jul 25	STL	@	BRO	W,8-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.143	.091	.234	9	1.22	-0.059	.43	-0.01%	-0.51	P
18	33	98 (4)	Jul 30	STL	@	BSN	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.086	.135	.086	.221	9	.84	-0.044	.94	-0.03%	-0.36	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
19	34	102 (3)	Aug 3	STL	@	PHI	L,0-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.132	.083	.215	9	.71	-0.017	.64	-0.01%	-0.15	P
20	35	103	Aug 5	STL	@	PIT	W,4-3	0-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.132	.083	.215	9						P
21	36	108 (4)	Aug 9	STL	@	CIN	L,3-12	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.079	.125	.079	.204	9	1.27	-0.063	1.42	-0.04%	-0.64	P
22	37	113 (4)	Aug 14	STL		PIT	L,3-5	GS-0	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9						P
23	38	122 (8)	Aug 24	STL		BRO	L,4-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9						P
24	39	126 (3)	Aug 27	STL		PHI	L,2-7	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.098	.140	.098	.237	9	.45	-0.013	.04	0.00%	-0.43	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
25	40	136 (9)	Sep 7	STL		PIT	W,4-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.098	.140	.098	.237	9						P
26	41	139 (2)	Sep 11	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			0	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9						P
27	42	148 (8)	Sep 21	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	2-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.093	.133	.093	.226	9	.46	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
28	43	153 (4)	Sep 27	STL		CHC	L,1-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.093	.133	.093	.226	9						P
							13-15		48	43	1	4	0	0	0	1	2	0	14	0	3		0	0	0	0	.093	.133	.093	.226		1.01	-0.604	1.11	-0.36%	-6.11

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