1910
Born January 10, 1910
Fremont, NC, USA
Johnny Peacock Notable
b. January 10, 1910 · Boston Red Sox 1937–1944, Philadelphia Blue Jays 1944, Philadelphia Phillies 1945, Brooklyn Dodgers 1945
Johnny Peacock played for four clubs across nine seasons as a catcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1937 and closing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945.
Across 619 games he batted .262, with 455 hits and 175 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 74 doubles and 14 stolen bases.
He played 518 games behind the plate, with 1,863 putouts and 36 errors. He turned 37 double plays.
He was born in Fremont, NC, USA on January 10, 1910, and died on October 17, 1981. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | BOS | 9 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| 1938 | BOS | 72 | 195 | 29 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 4 | 4 | .303 |
| 1939 | BOS | 92 | 274 | 33 | 76 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 1 | .277 |
| 1940 | BOS | 63 | 131 | 20 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 1 | .282 |
| 1941 | BOS | 79 | 261 | 28 | 74 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 2 | .284 |
| 1942 | BOS | 88 | 286 | 17 | 76 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 1 | .266 |
| 1943 | BOS | 48 | 114 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | .202 |
| 1944 | BOS/PHI | 87 | 257 | 21 | 57 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 31 | 15 | 1 | .222 |
| 1945 | BRO/PHI | 81 | 184 | 17 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 3 | .234 |
| Career | — | 619 | 1734 | 175 | 455 | 74 | 16 | 1 | 194 | 183 | 73 | 14 | .262 |
On this day & linked events
1981
Died October 17, 1981
Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain