Eddie Kasko was born on Saturday, June 27, 1931, in Linden, New Jersey. Kasko was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1957, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Eddie Kasko baseball stats page.
"I remember telling my dad I was going away to play baseball in Florida. Him and my mom ran a great little grocery store and he didn't want me wasting my time playing baseball. He wanted me working in the store with him, and Joe (brother). So a couple days after Burnsie (Frank Burns) signed me, I told my parents at dinner that I was going to Spring Training, in Florida. He said, 'Why the hell are you to play baseball in Florida? You can play right here, across the street, in Wheeler Park.'" - Eddie Kasko (Kasko, Eddie. Letter to Baseball Almanac. Received by Baseball Almanac, 7 June 2004. Baseball Almanac Collection)
Eddie KaskoEddie Kasko Autograph on a 1973 Topps Baseball Card (#131) |
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Eddie KaskoEddie Kasko Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Eddie KaskoEddie Kasko Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1957 | 26 | Cardinals | 134 | 479 | 59 | 131 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 33 | 7 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .273 | .319 | .334 |
1958 | 27 | Cardinals | 104 | 259 | 20 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .220 | .277 | .282 |
1959 | 28 | Reds | 118 | 329 | 39 | 93 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .283 | .309 | .350 |
1960 | 29 | Reds | 126 | 479 | 56 | 140 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 46 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | .292 | .359 | .378 |
1961 | 30 | Reds | 126 | 469 | 64 | 127 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 32 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .271 | .320 | .335 |
1962 | 31 | Reds | 134 | 533 | 74 | 148 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 35 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | .278 | .326 | .356 |
1963 | 32 | Reds | 76 | 199 | 25 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .241 | .311 | .332 |
1964 | 33 | Colt .45s | 133 | 448 | 45 | 109 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 37 | 8 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .243 | .302 | .283 |
1965 | 34 | Astros | 68 | 215 | 18 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .247 | .296 | .302 |
1966 | 35 | Red Sox | 58 | 136 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .213 | .291 | .287 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
10 Years | 1,077 | 3,546 | 411 | 935 | 146 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 261 | 265 | 33 | 353 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 77 | .264 | .317 | .331 |
Eddie KaskoEddie Kasko Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1957 Cardinals | 2B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1957 Cardinals | 3B | 120 | 117 | 3,168 | 337 | 2.8 | 324 | 100 | 224 | 13 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 2.76 |
1957 Cardinals | SS | 13 | 9 | 252 | 44 | 3.4 | 42 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 4.50 |
1958 Cardinals | 2B | 12 | 8 | 249 | 57 | 4.8 | 56 | 25 | 31 | 1 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 6.07 |
1958 Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1958 Cardinals | SS | 77 | 64 | 1,731 | 309 | 4.0 | 297 | 111 | 186 | 12 | 47 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 4.63 |
1959 Reds | 2B | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1959 Reds | 3B | 31 | 8 | 297 | 35 | 1.1 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 3.00 |
1959 Reds | SS | 84 | 82 | 2,169 | 464 | 5.5 | 453 | 182 | 271 | 11 | 61 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 5.64 |
1960 Reds | 2B | 33 | 30 | 816 | 163 | 4.9 | 159 | 77 | 82 | 4 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 5.26 |
1960 Reds | 3B | 86 | 77 | 2,082 | 294 | 3.4 | 284 | 98 | 186 | 10 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 3.68 |
1960 Reds | SS | 15 | 10 | 252 | 39 | 2.6 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 4.07 |
1961 Reds | 2B | 6 | 2 | 66 | 15 | 2.5 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.14 |
1961 Reds | 3B | 12 | 3 | 156 | 13 | 1.1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1961 Reds | SS | 112 | 108 | 2,760 | 505 | 4.5 | 487 | 201 | 286 | 18 | 59 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 4.76 |
1962 Reds | 3B | 114 | 107 | 2,934 | 324 | 2.8 | 305 | 101 | 204 | 19 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 2.81 |
1962 Reds | SS | 21 | 15 | 381 | 72 | 3.4 | 68 | 19 | 49 | 4 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 4.82 |
1963 Reds | 2B | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1963 Reds | 3B | 48 | 39 | 1,065 | 121 | 2.5 | 116 | 41 | 75 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.94 |
1963 Reds | SS | 15 | 10 | 267 | 50 | 3.3 | 48 | 15 | 33 | 2 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 4.85 |
1964 Colt .45s | 3B | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 2.25 |
1964 Colt .45s | SS | 128 | 119 | 3,189 | 630 | 4.9 | 616 | 228 | 388 | 14 | 72 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 5.22 |
1965 Astros | 3B | 2 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.21 |
1965 Astros | SS | 59 | 53 | 1,422 | 254 | 4.3 | 248 | 96 | 152 | 6 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 4.71 |
1966 Red Sox | 2B | 8 | 7 | 165 | 37 | 4.6 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 5.73 |
1966 Red Sox | 3B | 10 | 9 | 237 | 34 | 3.4 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.87 |
1966 Red Sox | SS | 20 | 13 | 414 | 84 | 4.2 | 82 | 29 | 53 | 2 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 5.35 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
SS Totals | 544 | 483 | 12,837 | 2,451 | 4.5 | 2,379 | 918 | 1,461 | 72 | 303 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 5.00 | |
3B Totals | 426 | 361 | 9,999 | 1,166 | 2.7 | 1,116 | 370 | 746 | 50 | 71 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 3.01 | |
2B Totals | 63 | 47 | 1,329 | 274 | 4.3 | 267 | 125 | 142 | 7 | 35 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 5.42 | |
10 Years | 1,033 | 891 | 24,165 | 3,891 | 3.8 | 3,762 | 1,413 | 2,349 | 129 | 409 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 4.20 |
Eddie KaskoEddie Kasko Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1957 Cardinals | 6 | 1 | .857 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 479.0 | 9.0 | 13.7 | - | - | - |
1958 Cardinals | 1 | 2 | .333 | 10 | 8 | n/a | 129.5 | 10.4 | 11.8 | - | - | - |
1959 Reds | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 9 | n/a | 164.5 | 8.7 | 10.6 | - | - | - |
1960 Reds | 9 | 9 | .500 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 79.8 | 12.9 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
1961 Reds | 4 | 3 | .571 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 234.5 | 13.0 | 17.4 | - | - | - |
1962 Reds | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5 | 1 | n/a | 133.3 | 12.1 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
1963 Reds | 0 | 2 | .000 | 15 | 1 | n/a | 66.3 | 6.9 | 19.9 | - | - | - |
1964 Colt .45s | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.6 | 20.4 | - | - | - |
1965 Astros | 1 | 3 | .250 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 215.0 | 10.8 | 21.5 | - | - | - |
1966 Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 24 | 1 | n/a | 136.0 | 7.2 | 11.3 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
10 Years | 31 | 31 | .500 | 93 | 23 | n/a | 161.2 | 10.0 | 13.6 | - | - | - |
Eddie KaskoEddie Kasko Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1957 St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 Cincinnati Reds | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 Cincinnati Reds | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Cincinnati Reds | 10 | Undetermined | Stats | Stats |
1962 Cincinnati Reds | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Cincinnati Reds | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Houston Colt .45s | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1965 Houston Astros | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1966 Boston Red Sox | 2 | $23,000.00 | - | - |
Eddie Kasko Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Edward Michael Kasko was a Major League Baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals (1957-1958), Cincinnati Reds (1959-1963), Houston Colt .45s (1964), Houston Astros (1965), and Boston Red Sox (1966). When Eddie, his nickname, took the field on April 18, 1957, he became the first Linden High School graduate to reach the majors!
On September 30, 1964, Eddie Kasko pinch hit for Turk Farrell, in a game played at Candlestick Park, and became the last player in a Colt .45s uniform to wear #11. When he took the field again, on April 25, 1965, he became the first player in an Astros uniform to wear #11!
Eddie Kasko stayed with the Red Sox after hanging up his cleats in 1966, taking over as manager of their minor league affiliates; the Toronto Maple Leafs (1967), Louisville Colonels (1968-1969). In 1970, Kasko succeeded Dick Williams as the manager of the Boston Red Sox and had a successful four-year run, winning 345, losing 295. Over the next twenty-plus years, Kasko stayed in Boston as a scout (1974-1977), the Director of Scouting (1977-1998), and the Vice President of Player Development (1992-1994). in 2010, he was enshrined in the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame.