Jerry Lumpe Notable

b. June 2, 1933 · New York Yankees 1956–1959, Kansas City Athletics 1959–1963, Detroit Tigers 1964–1967

Jerry Lumpe played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the New York Yankees in 1956 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1967. His longest stay was with the Kansas City Athletics, from 1959 to 1963.

Across 1,371 games he batted .268, with 1,314 hits and 620 runs. He finished with 47 home runs, 190 doubles, 52 triples and 20 stolen bases.

He played 1,100 games at second base, with 2,845 assists and 88 errors. He turned 662 double plays. He also played 118 games at third base and 105 games at shortstop.

He was an All-Star in 1964.

He was born in Lincoln, MO, USA on June 2, 1933, and died on August 15, 2014. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1964

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1956	NYY	20	62	12	16	3	0	0	4	5	11	1	.258
1957	NYY	40	103	15	35	6	2	0	11	9	13	2	.340
1958	NYY	81	232	34	59	8	4	3	32	23	21	1	.254
1959	KCA/NYY	126	448	49	108	11	5	3	30	47	39	2	.241
1960	KCA	146	574	69	156	19	3	8	53	48	49	1	.272
1961	KCA	148	569	81	167	29	9	3	54	48	39	1	.293
1962	KCA	156	641	89	193	34	10	10	83	44	38	0	.301
1963	KCA	157	595	75	161	26	7	5	59	58	44	3	.271
1964	DET	158	624	75	160	21	6	6	46	50	61	2	.256
1965	DET	145	502	72	129	15	3	4	39	56	34	7	.257
1966	DET	113	385	30	89	14	3	1	26	24	44	0	.231
1967	DET	81	177	19	41	4	0	4	17	16	18	0	.232
Career	—	1371	4912	620	1314	190	52	47	454	428	411	20	.268

On this day & linked events

1933

Born June 2, 1933

Lincoln, MO, USA

2014

Died August 15, 2014

1956

Major-league debut: Jerry Lumpe

Jerry Lumpe made a major-league debut on April 17, 1956.

1967

Final major-league game: Jerry Lumpe

Jerry Lumpe played a final major-league game on October 1, 1967.

Image: Detroit Tigers / MLB, public domain