Buddy Kerr John Joseph Kerr Bats Right Throws Right Height 6'2 Weight 180 Born November 6, 1922 Astoria, NY Died November 7, 2006 New York, NY

Batting  

 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1943 20 MON  139  489  121  11   0   8   52   56   28   51   7   4   1   1  .247  .262  .319  .403  156 
 1944 21 MON  153  525  139  25   3   7   50   52   39   67   6   0  11   9  .265  .266  .364  .402  191 
 1945 22 MON  154  477  125  18   2   1   43   48   33   42   1   0   7   0  .262  .268  .314  .383  150 
 1946 23 MON   87  258   60   7   0   2   22   19   17   42   2   0   1   1  .233  .268  .283  .395   73 
 1947 24 MON   41   42   13   2   0   0    5    2    3    5   0   0   0   0  .310  .281  .357  .422   15 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
  5 Seasons   574 1791  458  63   5  18  172  177  120  207  16   4  20  11  .256  .267  .327  .398  585 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg  154  481  123  17   1   5   46   47   32   56   4   1   5   3  .256  ----  .327  ----  157       
 Career High  154  525  139  25   3   8   52   56   39   67   7   4  11   9  .265  ----  .364  ----  191 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 

Postseason Batting

 Year Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA   SLG   TB 
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
 1944 MON HAR   W    5   17    4   0   0   0    2    0    1    1   0   0   0   0  .235  .235    4 
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
               1-0   5   17    4   0   0   0    2    0    1    1   0   0   0   0  .235  .235    4 
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+


WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

Stolen Bases 1944-11-9

Transactions January 1, 1943: Drafted 2nd round (16th overall) by Montgomery.

Biography Mr. Kerr played most of his career for the New York Giants, beginning as a 20-year-old who homered in his first at bat in September of 1943. He started an errorless streak of 68 games in 1946 and it carried over to the next season, with Mr. Kerr handling 383 chances in all without an error. Both the number of games played and chances without an error were records at the time. He held the record for 42 years until Kevin Elster of the New York Mets broke it with 88. Mr. Kerr represented the Giants on the All-Star team in 1948. After the 1949 season, Mr. Kerr was part of a blockbuster trade that brought him, Sid Gordon, Willard Marshall, and Red Webb to the Boston Braves for Alvin Dark and Eddie Stanky. He retired after the 1951 season. For his career, he hit .249 in 1,067 games. Mr. Kerr worked for the New York Mets from 1975 to 1996 as a special-assignment scout.