| Johnny Peacock | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born: January 10, 1910 Fremont, North Carolina |
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| Died: October 17, 1981 (aged 71) Wilson, North Carolina |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 23, 1937 for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 23, 1945 for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .262 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 194 |
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John Gaston Peacock (January 10, 1910 — October 17, 1981) was a part-time catcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between 1937 and 1945. Listed at 5' 11", 165 lb., Peacock batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Fremont, North Carolina.
A light-hitting catcher, Peacock was good defensively and knew how to handle his pitching staff. As a hitter, he hit only one home run, although he amassed career totals of 1734 at-bats.
Peacock entered the majors in 1937 with the Boston Red Sox, playing for them through the 1944 midseason before joining the Philadelphia Phillies (1944-1945) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1945). In his rookie season, he hit a .313 batting average in nine games played. The next eight years he averaged 76.25 games in each season, with a career-high 92 games in 1939. His most productive years came with Boston, when he hit .303 with a career-high 39 RBI in 1938, and .284 with 20 doubles in 1944.
In a nine-season career, Peacock was a .262 hitter with one home run and 194 RBI in 619 games, including 175 runs, 455 hits, 74 doubles, 16 triples, 14 stolen bases, and a .333 on-base percentage. A disciplinated hitter with a great knowledge of the strike zone, he posted a solid 2.51 walk-to-strikeout ratio (183-to-73).
In 518 appearances behind the plate, Peacock recorded 1863 outs, 220 assists, 37 double plays, and only 36 errors in 2119 total chances for a .983 fielding percentage.
Peacock died in Wilson, North Carolina, at the age of 71.