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	17-16 / in Starts: 7-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 49 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	36 (20-10-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 49 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	30 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
E Howard	1
M Throneberry	1

Most Driven In By
T Kubek	1
E Slaughter	1

1958 Batting Game Log

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1958 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	101	3 (2)	Apr 17	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.97	-0.096	2.51	-0.15%	-1.35	P
2	102	9 (5)	Apr 23	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.29	-0.086	4.91	-0.20%	-0.97	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	103	18 (8)	May 11 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,0-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.024	4.72	-0.07%	-0.21	P
4	104	25 (6)	May 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.200	.300	9	.53	0.066	2.62	0.20%	0.83	P
5	105	31 (5)	May 25 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-3	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.167	.321	9	.76	-0.038	3.95	-0.12%	-0.17	P
6	106	33 (1)	May 28	NYY	@	KCA	L,3-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.167	.321	9						P
7	107	34	May 30 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,8-13	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.167	.321	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
8	108	39 (4)	Jun 3	NYY		CHW	W,13-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.133	.258	9	.08	-0.008	.43	-0.03%	-1.15	P
9	109	45 (5)	Jun 8 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,1-14	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.125	.133	.258	9						P
10	110	46	Jun 8 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,4-5	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.125	.243	9	2.31	-0.058	11.63	-0.17%	-0.41	P
11	111	52 (5)	Jun 14	NYY		DET	L,4-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.111	.118	.229	9	1.51	-0.045	7.70	-0.14%	-0.39	P
12	112	57 (4)	Jun 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.130	.095	.226	9	.41	-0.015	2.30	-0.05%	-1.19	P
13	113	63 (5)	Jun 26	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.042	.115	.083	.199	9	.80	-0.059	4.50	-0.20%	-0.52	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	114	67 (3)	Jul 1 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-7	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.115	.258	9	1.27	0.020	5.84	0.06%	0.07	P
15	115	73 (5)	Jul 5	NYY		BOS	T,3-3	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.115	.258	9						P
16	116	74	Jul 6	NYY		BOS	L,4-10	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.115	.258	6						P
17	117	76 (1)	Jul 10 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,7-4	4-8	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.172	.148	.321	9	1.05	0.132	4.20	0.32%	0.79	P
18	118	81 (4)	Jul 13 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-4	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.167	.143	.310	9	1.31	-0.032	3.72	-0.06%	-0.21	P
19	119	83 (1)	Jul 15	NYY		DET	L,5-12	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.167	.143	.310	9						P
20	120	91 (7)	Jul 23	NYY	@	DET	W,16-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.167	.143	.310	9						P
21	121	92	Jul 24	NYY	@	DET	W,10-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.167	.143	.310	9						P
22	122	97 (4)	Jul 28	NYY	@	KCA	W,14-7	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.156	.133	.290	9	.03	-0.002	.02	0.00%	-0.45	P
23	123	100 (2)	Jul 31	NYY	@	KCA	W,8-3	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.147	.125	.272	9	.12	-0.006	.09	0.00%	-0.91	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
24	124	104 (3)	Aug 3 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.094	.147	.125	.272	9						P
25	125	113 (8)	Aug 11 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,3-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.139	.118	.257	9	.53	-0.028	.06	0.00%	-0.42	P
26	126	116 (2)	Aug 14	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-2	4-GF	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.167	.325	3	.03	-0.001	.01	0.00%	0.31	P
27	127	120 (3)	Aug 19	NYY		CLE	L,6-8	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.154	.162	.316	9	.96	-0.023	.36	-0.01%	-0.14	P
28	128	123 (2)	Aug 22	NYY		CHW	W,8-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.171	.158	.329	9	.55	-0.001	.28	0.00%	-0.07	P
29	129	128 (4)	Aug 27	NYY		KCA	L,7-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.171	.158	.329	9						P
30	130	129	Aug 29	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.171	.158	.329	9						P
31	131	131 (1)	Aug 31	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.171	.158	.329	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
32	132	145 (13)	Sep 14 (2)	NYY	@	KCA	W,12-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.171	.158	.329	9						P
33	133	151 (5)	Sep 23	NYY	@	BOS	L,8-9	4-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.186	.175	.361	9	1.17	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.11	P
34	134	154 (2)	Sep 28 (1)	NYY		BAL	W,7-0	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.186	.175	.361	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
							17-16		49	40	2	5	2	0	0	2	3	0	9	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.186	.175	.361		.71	-0.278	2.66	-0.61%	-6.60

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