Jerry Priddy Notable

b. November 9, 1919 · New York Yankees 1941–1942, Washington Senators 1943, 1946–1947, St. Louis Browns 1948–1949, Detroit Tigers 1950–1953

Jerry Priddy played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the New York Yankees in 1941 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1953.

Across 1,296 games he batted .265, with 1,252 hits and 612 runs. He finished with 61 home runs, 232 doubles, 624 walks and 44 stolen bases.

He played 1,179 games at second base, with 3,567 assists and 190 errors. He turned 906 double plays.

He was born in Los Angeles, CA, USA on November 9, 1919, and died on March 3, 1980. 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
1941	NYY	56	174	18	37	7	0	1	26	18	16	4	.213
1942	NYY	59	189	23	53	9	2	2	28	31	27	0	.280
1943	WSH	149	560	68	152	31	3	4	62	67	76	5	.271
1946	WSH	138	511	54	130	22	8	6	58	57	73	9	.254
1947	WSH	147	505	42	108	20	3	3	49	62	79	7	.214
1948	SLB	151	560	96	166	40	9	8	79	86	71	6	.296
1949	SLB	145	544	83	158	26	4	11	63	80	81	5	.290
1950	DET	157	618	104	171	26	6	13	75	95	95	2	.277
1951	DET	154	584	73	152	22	6	8	57	69	73	4	.260
1952	DET	75	279	37	79	23	3	4	20	42	29	1	.283
1953	DET	65	196	14	46	6	2	1	24	17	19	1	.235
Career	—	1296	4720	612	1252	232	46	61	541	624	639	44	.265

On this day & linked events

1919

Born November 9, 1919

Los Angeles, CA, USA

1980

Died March 3, 1980

1941

Major-league debut: Jerry Priddy

Jerry Priddy made a major-league debut on April 17, 1941.

1953

Final major-league game: Jerry Priddy

Jerry Priddy played a final major-league game on September 27, 1953.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain