Jerry Adair Notable

b. December 17, 1936 · Baltimore Orioles 1958–1966, Chicago White Sox 1966–1967, Boston Red Sox 1967–1968, Kansas City Royals 1969–1970

Jerry Adair played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1958 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 1970.

Across 1,165 games he batted .254, with 1,022 hits and 378 runs. He finished with 57 home runs, 163 doubles and 29 stolen bases.

He played 810 games at second base, with 2,008 assists and 58 errors. He turned 465 double plays. He also played 310 games at shortstop.

He was born in Sand Springs, OK, USA on December 17, 1936, and died on May 31, 1987. 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
1958	BAL	11	19	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	.105
1959	BAL	12	35	3	11	0	1	0	2	1	5	0	.314
1960	BAL	3	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.200
1961	BAL	133	386	41	102	21	1	9	37	35	51	5	.264
1962	BAL	139	538	67	153	29	4	11	48	27	77	7	.284
1963	BAL	109	382	34	87	21	3	6	30	9	51	3	.228
1964	BAL	155	569	56	141	20	3	9	47	28	72	3	.248
1965	BAL	157	582	51	151	26	3	7	66	35	65	6	.259
1966	BAL/CHW	122	422	30	105	19	2	4	39	21	52	3	.249
1967	BOS/CHW	117	414	47	112	17	1	3	35	17	52	1	.271
1968	BOS	74	208	18	45	1	0	2	12	9	28	0	.216
1969	KCR	126	432	29	108	9	1	5	48	20	36	1	.250
1970	KCR	7	27	0	4	0	0	0	1	5	3	0	.148
Career	—	1165	4019	378	1022	163	19	57	366	208	499	29	.254

On this day & linked events

1936

Born December 17, 1936

Sand Springs, OK, USA

1987

Died May 31, 1987

1958

Major-league debut: Jerry Adair

Jerry Adair made a major-league debut on September 2, 1958.

1970

Final major-league game: Jerry Adair

Jerry Adair played a final major-league game on May 3, 1970.

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