1933
Born January 17, 1933
Shawnee, OK, USA
Jay Porter Notable
b. January 17, 1933 · St. Louis Browns 1952, Detroit Tigers 1955–1957, Cleveland Indians 1958, Washington Senators 1959, St. Louis Cardinals 1959
Jay Porter played for five clubs across eight seasons as a right fielder, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1952 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1959.
Across 229 games he batted .228, with 124 hits and 58 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 22 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He played 91 games behind the plate, with 339 putouts and 4 errors. He turned 7 double plays.
He was born in Shawnee, OK, USA on January 17, 1933, and died on October 11, 2020. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | SLB | 33 | 104 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | .250 |
| 1955 | DET | 24 | 55 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 0 | .236 |
| 1956 | DET | 14 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .095 |
| 1957 | DET | 58 | 140 | 14 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 0 | .250 |
| 1958 | CLE | 40 | 85 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 23 | 0 | .200 |
| 1959 | STL/WSH | 60 | 139 | 13 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 0 | .223 |
| Career | — | 229 | 544 | 58 | 124 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 62 | 53 | 96 | 4 | .228 |
On this day & linked events
2020
Died October 11, 2020
Image: Bob Wolff, public domain