1922
Born November 6, 1922
Astoria, NY, USA
Buddy Kerr Notable
Buddy Kerr divided nine seasons between two clubs as a shortstop: the New York Giants from 1943, then the Boston Braves through 1951.
Across 1,067 games he batted .249, with 903 hits and 378 runs. He finished with 31 home runs, 145 doubles and 38 stolen bases.
He played 1,038 games at shortstop, with 3,297 assists and 185 errors. He turned 548 double plays.
He was an All-Star in 1948.
He was born in Astoria, NY, USA on November 6, 1922, and died on November 7, 2006. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1948 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NYG | 27 | 98 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .286 |
| 1944 | NYG | 150 | 548 | 68 | 146 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 37 | 32 | 14 | .266 |
| 1945 | NYG | 149 | 546 | 53 | 136 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 41 | 34 | 5 | .249 |
| 1946 | NYG | 145 | 497 | 50 | 124 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 53 | 31 | 7 | .249 |
| 1947 | NYG | 138 | 547 | 73 | 157 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 36 | 49 | 2 | .287 |
| 1948 | NYG | 144 | 496 | 41 | 119 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 56 | 36 | 9 | .240 |
| 1949 | NYG | 90 | 220 | 16 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 0 | .209 |
| 1950 | BSN | 155 | 507 | 45 | 115 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 50 | 50 | 0 | .227 |
| 1951 | BSN | 69 | 172 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 0 | .186 |
| Career | — | 1067 | 3631 | 378 | 903 | 145 | 25 | 31 | 333 | 324 | 280 | 38 | .249 |
On this day & linked events
2006
Died November 7, 2006
1943
Major-league debut: Buddy Kerr
Buddy Kerr made a major-league debut on September 8, 1943.
1951
Final major-league game: Buddy Kerr
Buddy Kerr played a final major-league game on September 30, 1951.
Image: Bowman, public domain