Johnny Kucks
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1933 – 2013
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Who was Johnny Kucks?
John Charles Kucks was a pitcher for the New York Yankees and Kansas City Athletics in Major League Baseball. 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.
Born July 27, 1933, in Hoboken, New Jersey, Kucks grew up in Jersey City and played baseball at William L. Dickinson High School.
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- Born
- Jul 27, 1933
Hoboken - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Hoboken
- Died
- Oct 31, 2013
Saddle River
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on July 23, 2013
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