Johnny Kucks

Infobox MLB retired
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textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Johnny Kucks
position=Starting pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1933|7|27
debutdate=April 17
debutyear=1955
debutteam=New York Yankees
finaldate=September 25
finalyear=1960
finalteam=Kansas City Athletics
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=54-56
stat2label=Strikeouts
stat2value=338
stat3label=Earned run average
stat3value=4.10
teams=
*New York Yankees (1955-1959)
*Kansas City Athletics (1959-1960)
highlights=

John Charles Kucks (born July 27, 1933) was a pitcher for the New York Yankees and Kansas City Athletics in Major League Baseball.He was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. In 1952 he was signed as an amateur free agent. Johnny Kucks won the final game of the 1956 World Series between the Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers, shutting out the Dodgers, 9-0 at Ebbets Field—the last World Series game ever played in that stadium.

On May 26, 1959 he was traded to the Kansas City Athletics, together with Jerry Lumpe and Tom Sturdivant, for Ralph Terry and Hector Lopez.On October 11, 1961 he was purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the Athletics, but on December 1, 1961 the Orioles traded him to the St. Louis Cardinals for minor leaguer Ron Kabbes. However, he never played for the Cardinals.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kucksjo01.shtml Baseball Reference]