Jerry Lynch Notable

b. July 17, 1929 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1954–1956, 1963–1966, Cincinnati Redlegs 1957–1959, Cincinnati Reds 1960–1963

Jerry Lynch played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1954 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1966.

Across 1,184 games he batted .277, with 798 hits and 364 runs. He finished with 115 home runs, 123 doubles and 12 stolen bases.

He played 706 games in the outfield, with 955 putouts and 37 errors.

He was born in Bay City, MI, USA on July 17, 1929, and died on March 31, 2012. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1954	PIT	98	284	27	68	4	5	8	36	20	43	2	.239
1955	PIT	88	282	43	80	18	6	5	28	22	33	2	.284
1956	PIT	19	19	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	.158
1957	CIN	67	124	11	32	4	1	4	13	6	18	0	.258
1958	CIN	122	420	58	131	20	5	16	68	18	54	1	.312
1959	CIN	117	379	49	102	16	3	17	58	29	50	2	.269
1960	CIN	102	159	23	46	8	2	6	27	16	25	0	.289
1961	CIN	96	181	33	57	13	2	13	50	27	25	2	.315
1962	CIN	114	288	41	81	15	4	12	57	24	38	3	.281
1963	CIN/PIT	110	269	31	71	9	3	12	45	23	33	0	.264
1964	PIT	114	297	35	81	14	2	16	66	26	57	0	.273
1965	PIT	73	121	7	34	1	0	5	16	8	26	0	.281
1966	PIT	64	56	5	12	1	0	1	6	4	10	0	.214
Career	—	1184	2879	364	798	123	34	115	470	224	416	12	.277

On this day & linked events

1929

Born July 17, 1929

Bay City, MI, USA

2012

Died March 31, 2012

1954

Major-league debut: Jerry Lynch

Jerry Lynch made a major-league debut on April 15, 1954.

1966

Final major-league game: Jerry Lynch

Jerry Lynch played a final major-league game on October 2, 1966.

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