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: 10-32 / in Starts: 7-17

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 31, Entered with runners on base: 7

1959 Pitching Game Log

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1959 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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	135	7	Apr 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS-4		99	4.0	4	3	3	1	2	1	0	6.75	5.54	16	7	6	5	1	0	43			1	0	1	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.156	2.96	-0.28%	-0.97	1b start a 1	4b 3 out d2
2	136	11	Apr 25	NYY		BAL	L,1-2	11-11	L(0-1)	5	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	9.00	5.54	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.27	-0.173	6.62	-0.30%	-0.61	11t --- 0 out tie	11t -2- 0 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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	137	16	May 1	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	8-9		5	2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.00	4.71	7	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.23	0.161	3.02	0.24%	0.95	8b --- 0 out d1	9b 3 out tie
4	138	19	May 3(2)	NYY	@	DET	L,2-8	1-4		1	3.2	5	3	3	1	1	1	0	6.52	5.34	17	6	4	1	0	5		1	1	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	-0.100	.66	-0.09%	-1.91	1b 1-- 1 out d3	4b 3 out d6
5	139	22	May 9	NYY		WSH	L,0-7	7-8		5	2.0	3	3	3	1	2	1	0	7.71	5.89	9	2	1	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.11	-0.017	.22	-0.02%	-2.07	7t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d7
6	140	26	May 15	NYY		CHW	L,0-6	9-GF		5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.11	5.86	5	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
7	141	29	May 17(2)	NYY		KCA	L,0-10	7-8		1	2.0	3	4	4	2	0	1	0	8.59	6.70	11	5	2	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.011	.04	-0.01%	-3.07	7t --- 0 out d6	8t 3 out d10
8	142	31	May 20	NYY		DET	L,6-13	9-GF		2	1.0	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	9.19	7.52	7	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-1.53	9t --- 0 out d9	9t end d11
9	143	32	May 22	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-5	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	8.64	6.98	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
				Player went from New York Yankees to Kansas City Athletics
10	144	39	May 30(1)	KCA	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-9	L(0-2)	7	8.0	7	3	2	6	4	0	1	6.57	6.07	39	8	14	0	3	6	56			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.89	-0.102	4.10	-0.13%	1.31	1b start tie	9b -23 0 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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
11	145	44	Jun 3	KCA		BOS	W,5-3	GS-	W(1-2)	3	6.1	5	3	3	4	4	0	0	6.10	5.48	28						51						23		0	0		1
12	146	49	Jun 9	KCA	@	NYY	L,8-9	GS-2		5	1.1	5	4	4	0	0	1	1	6.96	5.85	10	5	0	0	0	4	28			0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.253	2.73	-0.42%	-2.94	1b start tie	2b 12- 1 out d3
13	147	54	Jun 14	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-6	GS-6	L(1-3)	4	6.0	11	4	4	0	3	0	0	6.81	5.18	27	9	4	0	3	11	37			0	1	0	27	2	0	0	1	0	0	.91	-0.122	2.01	-0.16%	-0.95	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
14	148	58	Jun 19(1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,2-8	GS-5	L(1-4)	4	4.0	6	5	5	3	0	1	0	7.23	5.45	22	11	7	1	4	1	27			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.40	-0.315	1.92	-0.26%	-2.94	1b start a 1	5b 123 0 out d1
15	149	63	Jun 23	KCA		NYY	L,2-10	3-3		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.12	5.40	2	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.005	.13	0.00%	0.26	3t --- 1 out d6	3t 3 out d6
16	150	65	Jun 25	KCA		NYY	L,4-5	8-GF		1	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.80	5.19	6	3	0	0	0	1		2	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.54	0.090	.70	0.07%	1.99	8t 12- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
17	151	67	Jun 27	KCA		WSH	W,5-4	8-9		1	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.60	5.03	5	0	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.64	0.162	1.18	0.07%	0.60	8t --- 2 out tie	9t 3 out tie
18	152	68	Jun 28	KCA		WSH	L,3-7	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.46	4.93	3	0	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.008	.09	0.00%	1.12	9t -2- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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
19	153	71	Jul 1	KCA	@	DET	L,4-5	7-7		2	0.1	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	6.61	4.91	4	1	0	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.46	-0.199	.36	-0.09%	-2.76	7b 1-- 2 out d1	7b 3 out d4
20	154	72	Jul 2	KCA		CLE	W,6-4	8-GF	S(1)	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.39	4.79	5	1	3	0	1	0		2	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.31	0.170	.89	0.07%	0.90	8t -23 1 out a3	9t end a 2
21	155	74	Jul 4(1)	KCA		CHW	L,4-7	7-7		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.26	4.75	4	2	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.79	-0.035	.47	-0.01%	-0.12	7t 1-- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d3
22	156	75	Jul 4(2)	KCA		CHW	W,8-3	5-GF	W(2-4)	-1	4.2	4	0	0	2	1	0	1	5.73	4.69	20	3	9	1	0	4		2	0	1	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	.80	0.198	.33	0.05%	3.18	5t 1-3 1 out a2	9t end a 5
23	157	78	Jul 9(2)	KCA		DET	W,4-0	SHO	W(3-4)	4	9.0	5	0	0	2	3	0	0	4.92	4.39	32	14	9	1	2	4	78			1	0	0	30	1	0	0	2	0	0	.73	0.433	.27	0.10%	4.48	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
24	158	84	Jul 14(2)	KCA	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS-7	L(3-5)	4	7.0	8	3	3	4	2	1	0	4.82	4.50	31	14	6	1	0	5	47			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.85	-0.080	.17	-0.01%	0.31	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
25	159	88	Jul 19(1)	KCA	@	WSH	L,0-7	GS-7	L(3-6)	4	7.0	9	3	3	2	2	0	0	4.73	4.35	30	7	11	1	2	8	47			0	0	0	28	4	1	0	2	0	0	.90	0.025	.22	0.00%	0.41	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
26	160	93	Jul 24	KCA		BOS	W,3-1	CG	W(4-6)	4	9.0	9	1	1	0	1	0	1	4.34	4.18	35	12	14	1	2	7	66			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.48	0.460	.59	0.11%	3.48	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
27	161	97	Jul 28	KCA		WSH	W,6-1	CG	W(5-6)	3	9.0	5	1	1	2	4	1	1	4.03	4.17	34	12	10	2	0	5	75			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	2	0	1	.67	0.240	.38	0.08%	3.48	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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
28	162	101	Aug 1	KCA		NYY	W,2-1	CG	W(6-6)	3	9.0	7	1	1	1	3	0	2	3.77	4.06	33	15	7	3	0	5	71			0	2	0	30	2	0	0	3	0	1	1.59	0.612	.84	0.19%	3.48	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
29	163	105	Aug 5	KCA	@	BOS	L,6-17	GS-1		3	0.1	3	4	3	1	1	0	0	4.02	4.06	6	0	1	0	0	3	31			0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.32	-0.397	.42	-0.08%	-4.18	1b start a 2	1b -2- 1 out d2
30	164	108	Aug 8	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-3	GS-7	L(6-7)	2	7.0	8	3	1	1	2	0	1	3.85	3.99	32	10	12	1	0	6	54			0	0	0	29	4	0	1	0	1	0	.91	0.013	.08	0.00%	0.27	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
31	165	111	Aug 10	KCA		CLE	L,4-6	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.81	3.95	4	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.30	0.017	.01	0.00%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
32	166	113	Aug 12	KCA		CLE	L,4-9	GS-2	L(6-8)	1	1.1	5	4	4	2	1	2	0	4.08	4.20	10	2	0	0	0	5	27			0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.99	-0.360	.02	0.00%	-3.91	1t start tie	2t 12- 1 out d3
33	167	115	Aug 14	KCA		CHW	L,1-5	GS-8	L(6-9)	1	7.2	8	4	4	2	3	1	0	4.12	4.20	31	10	8	1	0	8	48			2	0	0	29	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.08	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.62	1t start tie	8t --3 2 out d3
34	168	118	Aug 18	KCA		BOS	L,4-5	GS-2		3	1.0	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	4.23	4.21	10	3	1	0	0	5	30			0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.08	-0.337	.00	0.00%	-4.50	1t start tie	2t 12- 0 out d4
35	169	120	Aug 20	KCA		BOS	L,10-11	8-GF		1	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.24	4.19	9	4	1	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.00	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 1
36	170	124	Aug 23(2)	KCA		WSH	W,5-2	CG	W(7-9)	2	9.0	4	2	2	1	4	1	1	4.09	4.17	32	10	12	0	3	4	74			2	1	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.75	0.213	.00	0.00%	2.48	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
37	171	127	Aug 28	KCA		DET	L,5-6	GS-8		4	8.0	9	5	5	0	1	1	1	4.17	4.17	32	15	6	0	1	9	45			0	0	0	31	1	1	0	2	0	0	.98	-0.171	.00	0.00%	-1.02	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	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
38	172	132	Sep 5	KCA	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-7		7	6.1	9	3	3	3	1	1	1	4.18	4.26	29	11	4	0	0	9	41			1	0	0	25	2	0	0	4	0	0	1.37	-0.070	.00	0.00%	0.08	1b start tie	7b 1-- 1 out d1
39	173	137	Sep 9	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-4	GS-5	L(7-10)	3	5.0	7	4	2	0	1	0	0	4.16	4.19	22	9	5	2	0	7	42			0	0	0	22	2	1	0	0	0	1	.52	-0.196	.00	0.00%	-1.66	1b start tie	5b 3 out d4
40	174	145	Sep 15(2)	KCA	@	WSH	W,6-2	CG	W(8-10)	5	9.0	5	2	2	2	2	0	0	4.04	4.11	34	12	13	1	2	5	69			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.255	.00	0.00%	2.39	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
41	175	147	Sep 19	KCA		CLE	L,7-13	GS-2	L(8-11)	3	2.0	5	4	4	1	0	0	0	4.21	4.11	12	1	5	0	0	5	29			0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.15	-0.281	.00	0.00%	-3.00	1t start tie	2t 3 out d4
42	176	151	Sep 25(1)	KCA	@	CLE	L,2-8	GS-4	L(8-12)	5	3.0	5	6	4	1	0	0	1	4.35	4.12	16	6	3	0	1	5	28			0	0	0	14	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.15	-0.334	.00	0.00%	-3.56	1b start tie	4b 12- 0 out d3
							10-32		W-L:8-12,Sv:1	2.9	167.2	184	92	81	51	60	15	12	4.35	4.12	725	1.24		6%	6%	156	48	10	40%	9	5	1	652	34	4	1	23	5	7	.98	-0.628	.70	-0.89%	-8.48

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