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

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 58 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 10 tying, 22 go ahead

1 Tm
STL	59

Platoon
vs RHB	37
vs LHB	22

Home/Road
Home	34
Away	25

Outs
0	23
2	19
1	17

7 Opps
NYG	14
BRO	9
CHC	9
PIT	9
BSN/MLN	7
CIN	6
PHI	5

45 Batters
Gil Hodges	4
Hank Thompson	3
Eddie Mathews	3
Wally Post	2
Randy Jackson	2
Duke Snider	2
Willie Mays	2
Frank Thomas	2
Ralph Kiner	2
Dusty Rhodes	2
Andy Seminick	1
Gus Bell	1
Willie Jones	1
Jackie Robinson	1
Davey Williams	1
Grady Hatton	1
Eddie Pellagrini	1
Jerry Lynch	1
Ed Bailey	1
Bobby Thomson	1
Earl Torgeson	1
Pete Reiser	1
Vern Law	1
Roy Campanella	1
Clyde McCullough	1
Whitey Lockman	1
Eddie Miksis	1
Granny Hamner	1
Frank Baumholtz	1
Walker Cooper	1
Jim Greengrass	1
Phil Cavarretta	1
Daryl Spencer	1
Hoot Evers	1
Johnny Logan	1
Bob Borkowski	1
Don Mueller	1
Bill Serena	1
Gene Baker	1
Wes Westrum	1
Curt Roberts	1
Sid Gordon	1
Hank Sauer	1
Jack Dittmer	1
George Shuba	1

9 Parks
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	34
Ebbets Fld (NYC)	6
Polo Grounds (NYC)	5
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	2
Braves Fld (BOS)	2
Forbes Fld (PIT)	2
Crosley Fld (CIN)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2

Where Hit
7	18
9	18
78	5
89	2
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	33
2·HR gms	11
4·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	34
1--	12
-2-	6
1-3	3
12-	2
--3	1
-23	1

90 Runs
RISP	13
0 on	34
1 on	19
2 on	6
Any on	25

Inning
1	6
2	5
3	5
4	14
5	4
6	8
7	10
8	2
9	4
Extra	1

1-3	16
4-6	26
7-end	17

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	3
+2	1
+1	9
Tied	19
-1	8
-2	11
-3	1
-4..	6

Ahead	14
Tied	19
Behind	26

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
3B	10
LF	9
1B	8
2B	8
CF	7
C	6
RF	5
SS	4
PH	1
P	1

OrderPos
3rd	11
4th	10
7th	9
5th	8
8th	7
6th	5
1st	4
2nd	3
9th	2

Leverage
High Lev	13
Medium Lev	24
Low Lev	14

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1951	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1951-05-03	Eddie Pellagrini	PHI		STL	ahead 3-2	b 6	1	---	1	8	4	11%	84%		Home Run (Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1951-05-17	Andy Seminick	PHI	@	STL	behind 0-2	t 9	2	---	1	7	2	2%	4%		Home Run
3	3	3	1	1951-05-30 (1)	Gus Bell	PIT	@	STL	behind 2-3	t 7	1	---	1	3	9
4	4	4	2	1951-05-30 (1)	Pete Reiser	PIT	@	STL	behind 1-3	t 7	0	---	1	1	7
5	5	5	1	1951-06-04	Hank Thompson	NYG		STL	behind 0-5	b 7	0	---	1	4	5	3%	7%		Home Run (Deep RF)
6	6	6	1	1951-06-08	Walker Cooper	BSN		STL	behind 0-2	b 9	2	---	1	5	2	3%	4%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	7	1	1951-06-14	Gil Hodges	BRO	@	STL	behind 0-1	t 9	2	1--	2	5	3	73%	81%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); D. Snider Scores
8	8	8	1	1951-06-18	Whitey Lockman	NYG	@	STL	behind 0-1	t 4	1	---	1	5	3	13%	47%		Home Run (CF-RF)
9	9	9	2	1951-06-18	Willie Mays	NYG	@	STL	behind 1-2	t 7	0	1--	2	8	8	32%	70%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Irvin Scores
10	10	10	1	1951-06-27	Phil Cavarretta	CHC	@	STL	behind 1-3	t 3	2	---	1	2	3	10%	34%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1952	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1952-05-06	Don Mueller	NYG	@	STL	behind 3-5	t 4	0	---	1	6	9	11%	37%		Home Run (Deep RF)
12	12	2	1	1952-05-13	Gil Hodges	BRO		STL	tied 0-0	b 2	0	-2-	2	7	3	14%	75%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Snider Scores
13	13	3	1	1952-05-21 (2)	Davey Williams	NYG		STL	behind 0-1	b 1	0	---	1	1	4	11%	55%	Lead-Off	Home Run
14	14	4	1	1952-05-25	Grady Hatton	CIN		STL	behind 1-3	b 3	0	1--	2	3	4	20%	55%		Home Run; B. Adams Scores
15	15	5	2	1952-05-25	Bob Borkowski	CIN		STL	behind 3-5	b 4	1	-2-	2	1	3	22%	53%		Home Run; R. McMillan Scores
16	16	6	1	1952-06-02	Bobby Thomson	NYG	@	STL	ahead 3-2	t 6	0	---	1	3	5	12%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	7	1	1952-06-24 (1)	Gil Hodges	BRO		STL	tied 0-0	b 2	1	1-3	3	7	3	20%	82%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Campanella Scores; D. Snider Scores
18	18	8	2	1952-06-24 (1)	Duke Snider	BRO		STL	ahead 3-0	b 4	1	---	1	6	8	5%	91%		Home Run (Deep RF)
19	19	9	1	1952-07-03	Randy Jackson	CHC	@	STL	behind 0-4	t 7	2	---	1	6	5
20	20	10	1	1952-07-25	Jackie Robinson	BRO		STL	tied 2-2	b 3	2	---	1	3	4	13%	64%		Home Run (Deep LF)
21	21	11	1	1952-07-30	Eddie Mathews	BSN		STL	tied 0-0	b 4	1	1--	2	3	5	22%	79%		Home Run (Deep LF-CF); J. Logan Scores
22	22	12	1	1952-08-03	Granny Hamner	PHI		STL	tied 0-0	b 4	2	12-	3	5	6	30%	86%		Home Run (Deep CF); C. Ryan Scores; J. Wyrostek Scores
23	23	13	1	1952-08-14	Ralph Kiner	PIT	@	STL	behind 1-3	t 8	2	1--	2	4	7
24	24	14	2	1952-08-14	Ralph Kiner	PIT	@	STL	tied 3-3	t 10	2	1--	2	4	7
25	25	15	1	1952-08-24	George Shuba	BRO	@	STL	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	--3	2	5	7	16%	76%		Home Run (Deep RF); P. Reese Scores
26	26	16	1	1952-09-21	Bill Serena	CHC		STL	behind 1-2	b 7	1	-2-	2	3	4	38%	78%		Home Run; T. Brown Scores
1953	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	1953-04-20	Jack Dittmer	MLN	@	STL	behind 3-7	t 7	0	---	1	8	4
28	28	2	1	1953-05-06	Duke Snider	BRO		STL	tied 0-0	b 4	0	---	1	3	8	12%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
29	29	3	2	1953-05-06	Gil Hodges	BRO		STL	ahead 3-1	b 6	2	1--	2	7	3	12%	94%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Campanella Scores
30	30	4	1	1953-05-12	Willie Jones	PHI	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 5	0	---	1	7	5
31	31	5	1	1953-05-17	Hank Thompson	NYG	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	2	3	5	16%	66%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Dark Scores
32	32	6	1	1953-05-25	Randy Jackson	CHC		STL	behind 1-6	b 4	0	---	1	6	5	5%	16%		Home Run (Deep LF)
33	33	7	1	1953-05-30 (1)	Sid Gordon	MLN	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1-3	3	4	7	18%	74%		Home Run (LF-CF); J. Logan Scores; E. Mathews Scores
34	34	8	2	1953-05-30 (1)	Johnny Logan	MLN	@	STL	ahead 3-0	t 6	0	---	1	2	6	6%	91%		Home Run (Deep LF)
35	35	9	1	1953-06-10	Frank Thomas	PIT		STL	behind 0-4	b 7	0	---	1	4	8	6%	13%		Home Run (Deep LF)
36	36	10	1	1953-06-25	Daryl Spencer	NYG	@	STL	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	6	9%	69%		Home Run
37	37	11	1	1953-06-29	Eddie Miksis	CHC	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 4	2	---	1	7	6	13%	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
38	38	12	2	1953-06-29	Frank Baumholtz	CHC	@	STL	ahead 1-0	t 5	1	---	1	1	8	12%	73%		Home Run (Deep RF)
39	39	13	1	1953-07-04 (2)	Hank Sauer	CHC		STL	tied 0-0	b 4	2	-2-	2	4	9	21%	75%		Home Run (LF-CF); F. Baumholtz Scores
40	40	14	1	1953-07-22	Hank Thompson	NYG		STL	behind 1-5	b 4	0	---	1	3	5	7%	23%		Home Run (Deep RF)
41	41	15	2	1953-07-22	Wes Westrum	NYG		STL	behind 2-5	b 5	0	-2-	2	8	2	15%	43%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Spencer Scores
42	42	16	1	1953-08-01	Roy Campanella	BRO	@	STL	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	1--	2	4	2	15%	74%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); P. Reese Scores
43	43	17	1	1953-08-19	Clyde McCullough	CHC	@	STL	behind 0-2	t 2	1	1--	2	7	2	17%	48%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Metkovich Scores
44	44	18	1	1953-08-28	Frank Thomas	PIT		STL	behind 4-6	b 5	2	-2-	2	4	8	25%	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); H. Rice Scores
45	45	19	1	1953-09-06 (1)	Eddie Mathews	MLN		STL	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	1	3	5
1954	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	1954-05-22	Wally Post	CIN	@	STL	behind 0-1	t 3	0	---	1	7	9	11%	50%		Home Run
47	47	2	2	1954-05-22	Ed Bailey	CIN	@	STL	tied 1-1	t 3	0	---	1	8	2	11%	61%		Home Run
48	48	3	3	1954-05-22	Jim Greengrass	CIN	@	STL	tied 2-2	t 6	1	---	1	5	7	17%	64%		Home Run
49	49	4	4	1954-05-22	Wally Post	CIN	@	STL	ahead 3-2	t 6	2	---	1	7	9	13%	75%		Home Run
50	50	5	1	1954-06-03	Willie Mays	NYG	@	STL	tied 7-7	t 7	2	1-3	3	6	8	38%	88%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Dark Scores; H. Thompson Scores
51	51	6	1	1954-06-11	Curt Roberts	PIT	@	STL	ahead 1-0	t 4	2	1--	2	8	4	20%	79%		Home Run; T. Atwell Scores
52	52	7	2	1954-06-11	Vern Law	PIT	@	STL	ahead 3-0	t 4	2	---	1	9	1	7%	86%		Home Run
53	53	8	1	1954-06-19	Hoot Evers	NYG		STL	tied 2-2	b 9	1	12-	3	9	PH	29%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to LF Line); M. Irvin Scores; R. Gómez Scores
54	54	9	1	1954-07-04 (1)	Gene Baker	CHC		STL	tied 1-1	b 6	0	-23	3	2	4	14%	91%		Home Run; B. Talbot Scores; P. Minner Scores
55	55	10	1	1954-07-21	Jerry Lynch	PIT	@	STL	behind 7-8	t 7	0	---	1	5	7	19%	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
56	56	11	1	1954-08-29 (2)	Dusty Rhodes	NYG	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	7	10%	60%		Home Run (Deep RF)
57	57	12	2	1954-08-29 (2)	Dusty Rhodes	NYG	@	STL	behind 1-3	t 6	1	---	1	4	7	11%	30%		Home Run (Deep RF)
58	58	13	1	1954-09-02	Earl Torgeson	PHI	@	STL	ahead 4-0	t 4	1	---	1	8	3	5%	92%		Home Run (Deep RF)
59	59	14	1	1954-09-25	Eddie Mathews	MLN		STL	ahead 1-0	b 8	0	1--	2	3	5	8%	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Dittmer Scores

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