Jerry Adair
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Jerry Adair | |
Kenneth Jerry Adair | |
Bat/Throw: | R/R |
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Height: | 6' 0" |
Weight: | 175 |
Born: | 1936-12-17 at Sand Springs, OK (US) |
Died: | 1987-5-31 at Tulsa, OK (US) |
Interred: | Woodland Memorial Park in Sand Springs, OK (US) |
More info | |
Statistics: | Retrosheet |
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Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Sand Springs, Oklahoma in 1959.
- Shows he is married and has one daughter.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Sand Springs High School in 1955.
- Played baseball, basketball and football in high school.
- Played varsity baseball and basketball at Oklahoma State University.
- Batted .438 in his last year in college baseball.
- Completed three years' work towards a B. A. Degree in Business Administration.
Achievements
- Playing for the Williston, North Dakota team in the strong 1958 Western Canada Semi-Pro League, he led the league in batting average with .403, runs scored with 61, hits with 77 and total bases with 130.
- Tied for the lead in home runs with 10 and runs batted in with 50 in the 1958 Western Canada Semi-Pro League.
Outside of baseball
- Attends Oklahoma State University during the off-season.
Contract signing
- Signed to his first contract by Paul Richards of the Baltimore Orioles for a reported $60,000.00 bonus.
Source
- 1959 Texas League Sketches.