Jerry Lynch
[edit] Biography
Jerry Lynch (Gerald Thomas Lynch) was born on July 17, 1930 in Bay City, Michigan. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1954 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1954, his rookie year, he hit .239 with 8 home runs and 36 RBI. Lynch played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Jerry Lynch's best season was 1958, when he slugged 16 home runs, hit for a .312 average and knocked in 68 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1954
| PIT
| N
| 98
| 284
| 27
| 68
| 8
| 36
| .239
| .290
| .373
| 4
| 5
| 20
| 43
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 9
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| 88
| 282
| 43
| 80
| 5
| 28
| .284
| .331
| .443
| 18
| 6
| 22
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 7
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| 19
| 19
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .158
| .200
| .263
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| 67
| 124
| 11
| 32
| 4
| 13
| .258
| .290
| .403
| 4
| 1
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| 122
| 420
| 58
| 131
| 16
| 68
| .312
| .338
| .498
| 20
| 5
| 18
| 54
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 7
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| 117
| 379
| 49
| 102
| 17
| 58
| .269
| .320
| .462
| 16
| 3
| 29
| 50
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 7
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| 102
| 159
| 23
| 46
| 6
| 27
| .289
| .356
| .478
| 8
| 2
| 16
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| 96
| 181
| 33
| 57
| 13
| 50
| .315
| .407
| .624
| 13
| 2
| 27
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 2
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| 114
| 288
| 41
| 81
| 12
| 57
| .281
| .335
| .486
| 15
| 4
| 24
| 38
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 6
|
| 1963
| PIT
| N
| 88
| 237
| 26
| 63
| 10
| 36
| .266
| .328
| .443
| 6
| 3
| 22
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| 22
| 32
| 5
| 8
| 2
| 9
| .250
| .294
| .531
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| TOT
| N
| 110
| 269
| 31
| 71
| 12
| 45
| .264
| .324
| .454
| 9
| 3
| 23
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 1964
| PIT
| N
| 114
| 297
| 35
| 81
| 16
| 66
| .273
| .328
| .495
| 14
| 2
| 26
| 57
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
|
| 1965
| PIT
| N
| 73
| 121
| 7
| 34
| 5
| 16
| .281
| .328
| .413
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
|
| 1966
| PIT
| N
| 64
| 56
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 6
| .214
| .267
| .286
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 1184
| 2879
| 364
| 798
| 115
| 470
| .277
| .329
| .463
| 123
| 34
| 224
| 416
| 9
| 8
| 12
| 31
| 58
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1954
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 37
| 26
| 234
| 31
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1954
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 83
| 73
| 619
| 127
| 10
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1954
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 49
| 47
| 385
| 96
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 104
| 11
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| C
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 24
| 21
| 160
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| C
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 23
| 21
| 156
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 101
| 95
| 790.1
| 153
| 5
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 101
| 95
| 794.1
| 154
| 5
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 98
| 94
| 757
| 177
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 98
| 94
| 757
| 180
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 31
| 24
| 202
| 40
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .911
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 32
| 25
| 210
| 41
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 42
| 34
| 294
| 49
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 44
| 36
| 309
| 53
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 70
| 62
| 512.2
| 87
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 73
| 65
| 533.2
| 89
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1963
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 64
| 59
| 468.1
| 69
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1963
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 64
| 59
| 468.1
| 70
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 4
| 4
| 22
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 3
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1963
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 7
| 6
| 37
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 68
| 63
| 490.1
| 73
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1963
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 71
| 65
| 505.1
| 75
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1964
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 79
| 76
| 572
| 59
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1964
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 79
| 76
| 572
| 59
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1965
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 26
| 24
| 178
| 27
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| 1965
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 23
| 21
| 159
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1965
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 19
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1966
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 4
| 2
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 4
| 2
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 467
| 423
| 3396
| 609
| 21
| 23
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 707
| 576
| 4654.1
| 955
| 44
| 37
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 173
| 153
| 1258.1
| 228
| 11
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Greenville (Cotton States) to New York Yankees (1951).
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates from New York Yankees in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 30, 1953).
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds from Pittsburgh Pirates in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 3, 1956).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Bob Skinner (May 23, 1963).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (October 14, 1966).
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