Johnny Pasek
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John Paul Pasek (June 25, 1905 – May 13, 1976) was a
Pasek was born in
Pasek joined the Detroit Tigers organization in 1932, and had a .260 batting average in 76 for the Beaumont Exporters. In 1933, Pasek had a .292 batting average for the Exporters before getting called up to the Tigers in late July.
He made his Major League debut on July 28 in
Pasek played in 28 games for Detroit in 1933, hitting .246, collecting 15 hits, four runs batted in, and two stolen bases.
On December 12, 1933, Pasek was traded by the Tigers, along with $100,000 to the Philadelphia Athletics for future Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Cochrane. That same day, the Athletics traded Pasek, along with George Earnshaw to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Charlie Berry and $20,000.
In 1934, Pasek split time in the minor leagues with the
After playing in a combined 32 Major League games for Detroit and Chicago, Pasek played 12 more years in the minor leagues, mostly with the St. Paul Saints and the Indianapolis Indians. Pasek had a career .278 batting average in his 16-year minor league career, collecting 1,128 hits, 187 doubles, and hitting nine home runs.
On March 13, 1976, Pasek died in his hometown of Niagara Falls, New York. He is buried in Holy Trinity Cemetery in Lewiston, New York.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)