John Steven Pramesa was an American

United States

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 professional baseball

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 player, a catcher

Catcher

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 in the Major Leagues

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 from – for the Chicago Cubs

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 and Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds

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. A native of Barton, Ohio

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, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 in 2 in (1.88 m) tall and weighed 210 pounds (95.3 kg).

Pramesa spent the full seasons of and as the Reds' second-string catcher, playing behind Homer "Dixie" Howell

Dixie Howell (catcher)

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. In 1950, his best MLB season, Pramesa batted

Batting average

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 .307 in 74 games played

Games played

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 and 228 at bats, with a career-high 30 runs batted in.

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