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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Team Record in Appearances: 10-5 / in Starts: 7-5

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 14, Entered with runners on base: 1

1951 Pitching Game Log

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1951 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	1	12	May 3	STL	@	PHI	W,8-4	6-GF	W(1-0)	99	4.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	2.25	4.73	13	4	6	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.56	0.053	1.81	0.10%	0.95	6b --- 0 out d1	9b end a 4
2	2	15	May 6	STL	@	BRO	W,11-7	8-GF	S(1)	2	2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.50	4.15	9	4	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	0.047	1.92	0.11%	1.02	8b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 4
3	3	17	May 8	STL	@	NYG	L,2-6	GS-5	L(1-1)	1	4.0	8	4	3	1	0	0	1	3.60	4.08	22	8	4	0	0	8	31			0	0	0	19	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.15	-0.196	4.00	-0.41%	-1.99	1b start tie	5b 12- 0 out d2
4	4	23	May 13(2)	STL	@	CIN	L,3-6	GS-6	L(1-2)	4	6.0	5	5	5	3	1	0	0	5.06	3.92	25	5	11	0	1	5	40			0	0	0	21	2	1	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.232	2.23	-0.41%	-1.99	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
5	5	26	May 17	STL		PHI	W,2-1	CG	W(2-2)	3	9.0	7	1	1	2	2	1	0	3.60	4.00	35	12	12	0	0	7	69			0	0	1	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.547	2.95	0.89%	3.48	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
6	6	29	May 20	STL		NYG	W,8-7	8-GF	S(2)	2	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.33	3.66	7	0	3	0	2	1		1	1	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.71	0.231	8.05	0.41%	0.38	8t 1-- 0 out a2	9t end a 1
7	7	33	May 24	STL		CIN	W,11-3	CG	W(3-2)	3	9.0	5	3	3	1	6	0	1	3.25	3.20	33	6	14	3	0	5	70			0	0	0	31	3	0	0	1	0	0	.40	0.218	1.40	0.45%	1.48	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
8	8	38	May 30(1)	STL		PIT	W,4-3	GS-	W(4-2)	5	7.2	12	3	3	2	9	2	0	3.30	3.40	37						50						35			0		0
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
9	9	44	Jun 4	STL	@	NYG	W,7-2	CG	W(5-2)	4	9.0	8	2	1	1	4	1	0	2.91	3.39	36	10	13	2	2	8	68			0	0	0	35	0	0	0	1	0	1	.57	0.304	2.05	0.66%	2.52	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
10	10	48	Jun 8	STL	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	W(6-2)	3	9.0	6	1	1	1	2	1	0	2.63	3.45	33	7	17	3	0	6	72			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.14	0.593	3.32	1.03%	3.17	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
11	11	53	Jun 14	STL		BRO	L,1-2	CG	L(6-3)	5	9.0	7	2	2	2	2	1	0	2.55	3.54	35	12	17	5	0	2	65			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.38	-0.061	4.47	-0.12%	2.48	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
12	12	57	Jun 18	STL		NYG	L,4-5	GS-7		3	6.0	8	3	3	2	1	2	0	2.70	3.85	27	6	10	1	3	8	43			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.15	-0.199	3.22	-0.33%	-0.40	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out d1
13	13	64	Jun 27	STL		CHC	W,14-2	GS-3		8	3.0	3	2	2	0	2	1	0	2.82	3.91	12	6	1	0	0	3	47			0	0	0	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	.67	-0.030	1.29	-0.03%	-0.51	1t start tie	3t 3 out a1
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
14	14	84	Jul 18	STL	@	BSN	W,9-6	GS-7	W(7-3)	20	6.2	9	6	6	4	3	0	0	3.23	3.87	32	3	13	1	0	9	31			1	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.212	1.73	-0.25%	-3.23	1b start tie	7b 1-3 2 out a3
15	15	87	Jul 22	STL	@	BRO	L,2-9	GS-3	L(7-4)	3	2.1	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	3.45	3.83	11	3	5	1	0	3	37			0	0	0	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.125	2.70	-0.20%	-1.16	1b start tie	3b -2- 1 out d2
							10-5		W-L:7-4,Sv:2	3.5	88.2	86	36	34	20	38	10	2	3.45	3.83	367	0.67		9%	4%	66	52	1	100%	3	0	1	343	11	3	0	6	0	2	.95	0.938	2.79	1.91%	6.20

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