1928
Born October 7, 1928
Kansas City, MO, USA
Joe Presko Notable
Joe Presko divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the St. Louis Cardinals from 1951, then the Detroit Tigers through 1958.
He went 25 and 37 with a 4.61 earned run average, pitching 490.3 innings in 128 games. He struck out 202 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 130 games he batted .173, with 27 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Kansas City, MO, USA on October 7, 1928, and died on February 5, 2019. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | STL | 15 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .162 |
| 1952 | STL | 28 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .093 |
| 1953 | STL | 35 | 59 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .220 |
| 1954 | STL | 38 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1957 | DET | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1958 | DET | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 130 | 156 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 0 | .173 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | STL | 7 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 88.2 | 86 | 34 | 20 | 38 | 3.45 |
| 1952 | STL | 7 | 10 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 146.2 | 140 | 66 | 57 | 63 | 4.05 |
| 1953 | STL | 6 | 13 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 161.2 | 165 | 90 | 65 | 56 | 5.01 |
| 1954 | STL | 4 | 9 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 71.2 | 97 | 55 | 41 | 36 | 6.91 |
| 1957 | DET | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1.64 |
| 1958 | DET | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10.2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3.38 |
| Career | — | 25 | 37 | 128 | 61 | 5 | 490.1 | 511 | 251 | 188 | 202 | 4.61 |
On this day & linked events
2019
Died February 5, 2019
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain