Johnny Kucks

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 Los Angeles Dodgers; he pitched a shutout as the Yankees won by a score of 9-0. 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. He never played for the Cardinals.