Jerry Adair
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Jerry Adair (Kenneth Jerry Adair) was born on December 17, 1936 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1958 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1961, his rookie year, he hit .264 with 9 home runs and 37 RBI. Adair played for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Jerry Adair's best season was 1962, when he hit for a .284 average.
Statistics
Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | BAL | A | 11 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .150 | .105 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | BAL | A | 12 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .314 | .333 | .371 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | BAL | A | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | BAL | A | 133 | 386 | 41 | 102 | 9 | 37 | .264 | .326 | .394 | 21 | 1 | 35 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 1962 | BAL | A | 139 | 538 | 67 | 153 | 11 | 48 | .284 | .319 | .414 | 29 | 4 | 27 | 77 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 1963 | BAL | A | 109 | 382 | 34 | 87 | 6 | 30 | .228 | .246 | .346 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 1964 | BAL | A | 155 | 569 | 56 | 141 | 9 | 47 | .248 | .283 | .341 | 20 | 3 | 28 | 72 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 1965 | BAL | A | 157 | 582 | 51 | 151 | 7 | 66 | .259 | .303 | .351 | 26 | 3 | 35 | 65 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 1966 | CHI | A | 105 | 370 | 27 | 90 | 4 | 36 | .243 | .275 | .335 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 44 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 1966 | BAL | A | 17 | 52 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | .288 | .333 | .308 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1966 | TOT | A | 122 | 422 | 30 | 105 | 4 | 39 | .249 | .282 | .332 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 52 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 1967 | CHI | A | 28 | 98 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 9 | .204 | .240 | .245 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1967 | BOS | A | 89 | 316 | 41 | 92 | 3 | 26 | .291 | .321 | .367 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 1967 | TOT | A | 117 | 414 | 47 | 112 | 3 | 35 | .271 | .302 | .338 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 52 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 1968 | BOS | A | 74 | 208 | 18 | 45 | 2 | 12 | .216 | .252 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1969 | KC | A | 126 | 432 | 29 | 108 | 5 | 48 | .250 | .285 | .310 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 24 |
| 1970 | KC | A | 7 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .148 | .281 | .148 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1165 | 4019 | 378 | 1022 | 57 | 366 | .254 | .292 | .347 | 163 | 19 | 208 | 499 | 17 | 41 | 29 | 31 | 149 |
Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | BAL | A | 2B | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .833 |
| 1958 | BAL | A | SS | 10 | 4 | 45 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .967 |
| 1959 | BAL | A | 2B | 10 | 8 | 70 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .932 |
| 1959 | BAL | A | SS | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 |
| 1960 | BAL | A | 2B | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1961 | BAL | A | SS | 27 | 18 | 180.1 | 26 | 61 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .946 |
| 1961 | BAL | A | 3B | 2 | 1 | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1961 | BAL | A | 2B | 107 | 96 | 820 | 233 | 237 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .987 |
| 1962 | BAL | A | 2B | 35 | 29 | 265.2 | 79 | 77 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .975 |
| 1962 | BAL | A | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1962 | BAL | A | SS | 112 | 103 | 918 | 216 | 285 | 16 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .969 |
| 1963 | BAL | A | 2B | 103 | 100 | 893.1 | 242 | 268 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .985 |
| 1964 | BAL | A | 2B | 153 | 150 | 1334.2 | 395 | 422 | 5 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .994 |
| 1965 | BAL | A | 2B | 157 | 157 | 1417.2 | 395 | 446 | 12 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .986 |
| 1966 | CHI | A | SS | 75 | 63 | 579.1 | 109 | 236 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .975 |
| 1966 | CHI | A | 2B | 50 | 39 | 336.1 | 89 | 92 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
| 1966 | BAL | A | 2B | 13 | 13 | 115.1 | 30 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .969 |
| 1966 | TOT | A | 2B | 63 | 52 | 451.2 | 119 | 125 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .980 |
| 1967 | CHI | A | 2B | 27 | 24 | 228.1 | 70 | 61 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .985 |
| 1967 | BOS | A | 3B | 34 | 33 | 269 | 34 | 66 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .952 |
| 1967 | BOS | A | SS | 30 | 25 | 224 | 38 | 68 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1967 | BOS | A | 2B | 24 | 20 | 183 | 33 | 41 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .961 |
| 1967 | TOT | A | 2B | 51 | 44 | 411.1 | 103 | 102 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .976 |
| 1968 | BOS | A | SS | 46 | 33 | 332.1 | 62 | 104 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .976 |
| 1968 | BOS | A | 1B | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1968 | BOS | A | 2B | 12 | 8 | 75 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 |
| 1968 | BOS | A | 3B | 7 | 5 | 50.2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .813 |
| 1969 | KC | A | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1969 | KC | A | 2B | 109 | 105 | 916.1 | 223 | 261 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
| 1969 | KC | A | SS | 8 | 8 | 60 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .970 |
| 1970 | KC | A | 2B | 7 | 7 | 72 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | 2B | 811 | 757 | 6745.2 | 1860 | 2008 | 58 | 465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .985 | ||
| Total | 3B | 45 | 39 | 333 | 38 | 76 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .934 | ||
| Total | 1B | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | SS | 310 | 256 | 2356 | 477 | 793 | 37 | 144 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .972 |
Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Baltimore Orioles (September 2, 1958).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with John Riddle to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Eddie Fisher (June 13, 1966).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Don McMahon and Bob Snow (June 2, 1967).
- Selected by Kansas City Royals from Boston Red Sox (51st pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 15, 1968).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (May 12, 1970).
