Born on July 27, 1933 in Hoboken, New Jersey, Johnny Kucks (John Charles Kucks) played for the New York Yankees and Kansas City Athletics over the course of his 6 year career. Kucks broke into the bigs on April 17, 1955 with the New York Yankees, and put up a 3.41 ERA in 126.2 innings pitched in 1955, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Johnny Kucks's best season was 1956, when he posted a 3.85 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 67 batters.
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1955
NY
A
29
13
8
7
3.41
49
54
48
3
1
0
126.2
122
8
44
6
3
2
1956
NY
A
34
31
18
9
3.85
67
113
96
12
3
0
224.1
223
19
72
0
3
10
1957
NY
A
37
23
8
10
3.56
78
82
71
4
1
2
179.1
169
13
59
2
2
8
1958
NY
A
34
15
8
8
3.93
46
67
55
4
1
4
126
132
14
39
2
1
6
1959
NY
A
9
1
0
1
8.64
9
16
16
0
0
0
16.2
21
5
9
0
1
0
1959
KC
A
33
23
8
11
3.87
51
76
65
6
1
1
151.1
163
10
42
0
0
12
1959
TOT
A
42
24
8
12
4.34
60
92
81
6
1
1
168
184
15
51
0
1
12
1960
KC
A
31
17
4
10
6.00
38
85
76
1
0
0
114
140
22
43
2
2
1
Total
207
123
54
56
4.10
338
493
427
30
7
7
938.1
970
91
308
12
12
39
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1955
NY
A
P
29
0
0
3
24
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.900
1956
NY
A
P
34
0
0
13
40
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
.914
1957
NY
A
P
37
23
179.1
9
47
1
5
0
0
6
3
2
.982
1958
NY
A
P
34
15
126
6
25
1
2
0
0
6
2
1
.969
1959
NY
A
P
9
1
16.2
1
5
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1.000
1959
KC
A
P
33
23
151
10
31
1
4
0
1
8
5
0
.976
1959
TOT
A
P
42
24
167.2
11
36
1
4
0
1
9
5
1
.979
1960
KC
A
P
31
17
114
3
22
3
1
0
1
9
2
1
.893
Total
P
207
79
587
45
194
14
17
0
2
30
12
5
.945
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1955
NY
A
29
40
0
2
0
0
.050
.050
.075
1
0
0
10
0
2
0
0
0
1956
NY
A
34
77
7
11
0
1
.143
.224
.156
1
0
7
25
1
6
0
0
0
1957
NY
A
37
55
4
6
0
2
.109
.183
.109
0
0
5
18
0
11
0
0
1
1958
NY
A
34
40
2
5
0
2
.125
.186
.175
2
0
3
9
0
6
0
0
0
1959
NY
A
9
2
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1959
KC
A
33
47
4
4
0
0
.085
.140
.106
1
0
3
22
0
3
0
0
1
1959
TOT
A
42
49
4
4
0
0
.082
.135
.102
1
0
3
24
0
3
0
0
1
1960
KC
A
31
30
4
4
0
1
.133
.161
.133
0
0
1
9
0
3
0
0
0
Total
207
291
21
32
0
6
.110
.167
.127
5
0
19
95
1
31
0
0
2
Transactions[]
Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1952).
Traded by New York Yankees with Tom Sturdivant and Jerry Lumpe to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Ralph Terry and Hector Lopez (May 26, 1959).
Sold by Kansas City Athletics to Baltimore Orioles (October 11, 1961).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Ron Kabbes (December 1, 1961).