Buddy Kerr
American baseball player
Died when: 84 years 1 days (1008 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
John Joseph "Buddy" Kerr (November 6, 1922 – November 7, 2006) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball.From 1943 through 1951, Kerr played for the New York Giants (1943–1949) and Boston Braves (1950–1951).
A native of Astoria, New York, in the New York City borough of Queens, he batted and threw right-handed.Despite the fact that he hit a home run in his first major league at-bat on September 8 of his debut season, Kerr was known mostly as a slick fielder with a very light bat.
He led National League shortstops in assists, putouts, and double plays in 1945, and achieved a top .982 fielding average in 1946.From 1946 to 1947, he played 68 consecutive games without committing an error, which was a major league record that would last until 1989.
His most productive offensive season came in 1947, when he recorded a career-high .287 average.An All-Star in 1948, he also received minor consideration in the National League MVP voting in 1945 and 1946.
In a nine-season career, Kerr was a .249 hitter with 31 home runs and 333 runs batted in in 1067 games played.
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