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Johnny Pesky

Johnny PeskyAKA John Michael Paveskovich

Born: 27-Sep-1919
Birthplace: Portland, OR
Died: 13-Aug-2012
Location of death: Danvers, MA [1]
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Baseball

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Boston Red Sox

Military service: US Navy (WWII)

[1] Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers, MA.

Father: Jacob Paveskovich (mill worker)
Mother: Maria Bejama
Brother: Vince Paveskovich (b. 21-Aug-1921)
Wife: Ruth Hickey (m. 10-Jan-1945, d. 8-Jul-2005, one son)
Son: David

    Changed Name 1947 to John Michael Pesky
    Croatian Ancestry

    SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
    Boston Red Sox Manager (1980)
    Boston Red Sox Manager (1963-64)
    Washington Senators (1954)
    Detroit Tigers (1952-54)
    Boston Red Sox (1946-52)
    Boston Red Sox (1942)






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