1960
Born March 14, 1960
Oxnard, CA, USA
Jerry Willard Notable
b. March 14, 1960 · Cleveland Indians 1984–1985, Oakland Athletics 1986–1987, Chicago White Sox 1990, Atlanta Braves 1991–1992, Montreal Expos 1992, Seattle Mariners 1994
Jerry Willard played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1984 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 1994.
Across 346 games he batted .249, with 195 hits and 82 runs. He finished with 25 home runs, 29 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He played 247 games behind the plate, with 1,067 putouts and 14 errors. He turned 19 double plays.
He was born in Oxnard, CA, USA on March 14, 1960. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CLE | 87 | 246 | 21 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 26 | 55 | 1 | .224 |
| 1985 | CLE | 104 | 300 | 39 | 81 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 59 | 0 | .270 |
| 1986 | OAK | 75 | 161 | 17 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 28 | 0 | .267 |
| 1987 | OAK | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| 1990 | CHW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1991 | ATL | 17 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .214 |
| 1992 | ATL/MON | 47 | 48 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .229 |
| 1994 | SEA | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 346 | 783 | 82 | 195 | 29 | 1 | 25 | 114 | 83 | 161 | 1 | .249 |
On this day & linked events
1984
Major-league debut: Jerry Willard
Jerry Willard made a major-league debut on April 11, 1984.
1994
Final major-league game: Jerry Willard
Jerry Willard played a final major-league game on May 19, 1994.
Image: Ed Mailliard, public domain