Johnny Pramesa


John Steven Pramesa was an American professional baseball player, a catcher in the Major Leagues from – for the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds. A native of Barton, Ohio,attended Wheeling Central Catholic High School in Wheeling West Virginia, he threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed.
Pramesa spent the full seasons of and as the Reds' second-string catcher, playing behind Homer "Dixie" Howell. In 1950, his best MLB season, Pramesa batted.307 in 74 games played and 228 at bats, with a career-high 30 runs batted in.