Jerry Cram
Gerald Allen Cram
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
- School Riverside Community College
- High School Ponderosa High School (Shingle Springs), Elsinore High School
- Debut September 3, 1969
- Final Game September 27, 1976
- Born December 9, 1947 in Los Angeles, CA USA
Biographical Information[edit]
Jerry Cram's one big league shining moment came when he chucked eight scoreless innings for the New York Mets on September 11, 1974. Unfortunately, there would be no fanfare or Luther Vandross, as this work came in the span of the 17th to 24th innings of a 25-inning marathon against the St. Louis Cardinals. Cram merely kept the Mets in the game, a game Hank Webb surrendered with a wild pitch to bring Bake McBride home for a 4-3 Cardinal victory. Cram saw his longest look that year: 10 games, 22 1/3 innings and a 1.61 ERA. Originally reaching the horizon with the Kansas City Royals in 1969, the '74 tilt was his first dance back, finishing after a pair of four-appearance seasons with the Mets and Royals over 1975 and 1976.
Jerry's uncle, Jim Rice, was a minor league infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, and Detroit Tigers. After his big league days, Jerry became a pitching coach:
- 1980-1984 Pitching coach Omaha Royals
- 1984-1997 Pitching coach Kansas City Royals system
- 1998-2000 Pitching coach Colorado Rockies system
- 1999-2000 Pitching coach Carolina Mudcats
- 2001 Pitching coach Hagerstown Suns
- 2002-2003 Pitching coach San Jose Giants
- 2004-2008 Pitching coach Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
- 2009-2010 Pitching coach San Jose Giants
- 2011-2013 Pitching coach Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
- 2014 Assistant Pitching coach Richmond Flying Squirrels
- 2015-2016 Pitching coach Augusta GreenJackets
- 2017 Pitching coach Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
Related Sites[edit]
- Jerry Cram at the SABR Bio Project
- Venezuelan League Statistics [1]
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