Joe Presko
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Biography
Used primarily as a starting pitcher in four seasons with St. Louis (1951–54) and as a reliever for parts of two seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1957–58), Presko was known as "Baby Face" Presko, "Baby Joe", or "Little Joe." He was listed at Script error: No such module "convert". tall and Script error: No such module "convert".. He retired from professional baseball after the 1959 season, with a lifetime record of 25–37 in 128 games played including 5 saves and a career earned-run average of 4.61.
After retirement, Presko coached American Legion Baseball, mentoring a young David Cone, who went on to star with his hometown Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, New York Mets, and Toronto Blue Jays. Presko is featured in the initial launch for the Topps Company's 1952 Major League Baseball trading cards #220. He died at his home on February 5, 2019.[1]
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