Buddy Kerr

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: November 6, 1922 in Astoria, NY us

Died: November 7, 2006 in New York, NY

Buried: Cremated

High School: George Washington HS (New York, NY)

Debut: September 8, 1943 (Age 20-306d, 9,508th in major league history)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1951 (Age 28-328d)
vs. NYG 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: John Joseph Kerr

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.2

3631

903

.249

378

RBI

333

OBP

.312

SLG

.328

OPS

.640

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-15 / in Starts: 10-15
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	13 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 108 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	63 (34-20-9) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 108 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	69 (35-22-10)

Most Driven In
C Mead	4
N Reyes	2
J Medwick	2
Self	2
G Mancuso	1

Most Driven In By
J Rucker	3
Self	2
M Witek	2
J Stephenson	1
R Fischer	1
S Gordon	1
B Voiselle	1

1943 Batting Game Log

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1943 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	130 (129)	Sep 8	NYG		PHI	L,2-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	1.333	1.833	8	2.40	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.44	SS
2	2	131	Sep 10	NYG		BSN	W,10-2	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	.429	.500	.857	1.357	8	.60	0.130	.00	0.00%	1.25	SS
3	3	132	Sep 11	NYG		BSN	W,4-3	CG(13)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.462	.667	1.128	8	2.12	-0.137	.00	0.00%	-0.47	SS
4	4	133	Sep 12 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.375	.533	.908	8	.96	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.38	SS
5	5	134	Sep 12 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,7-2	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.368	.556	.924	8	.66	0.122	.00	0.00%	0.54	SS
6	6	135	Sep 14	NYG	@	PHI	T,4-4	CG(10)	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.545	.962	8	1.03	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.29	SS
7	7	136	Sep 15 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.360	.407	.520	.927	8	1.42	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.35	SS
8	8	137	Sep 15 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.355	.448	.803	8	.50	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-1.36	SS
9	9	138	Sep 17	NYG		BRO	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.371	.438	.809	8	1.03	0.081	.00	0.00%	0.49	SS
10	10	139	Sep 18	NYG		BRO	L,4-6	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.333	.389	.722	8	1.17	0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.02	SS
11	11	140	Sep 19 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325	.372	.425	.797	8	.93	0.045	.00	0.00%	0.00	SS
12	12	141	Sep 19 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,7-4	CG	3	3	1	1	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.370	.488	.858	8	1.45	0.330	.00	0.00%	2.04	SS
13	13	142	Sep 22 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.360	.468	.828	8	1.02	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.44	SS
14	14	143	Sep 22 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,10-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.370	.471	.841	8	.98	0.057	.00	0.00%	0.13	SS
15	15	144	Sep 23	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.397	.462	.858	8	2.21	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.04	SS
16	16	145	Sep 24	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.321	.387	.464	.851	8	.54	0.097	.00	0.00%	1.04	SS
17	17	146	Sep 25	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.305	.379	.441	.819	8	.40	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.32	SS
18	18	147	Sep 26 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.386	.444	.830	8	.67	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.14	SS
19	19	148	Sep 26 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	3	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.405	.470	.875	7	1.87	0.239	.00	0.00%	1.27	SS
20	20	149	Sep 27	NYG	@	CHC	L,9-10	CG(13)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.392	.451	.843	7	1.18	-0.086	.00	0.00%	-0.31	SS
21	21	150	Sep 28 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.386	.440	.826	8	1.50	0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.40	SS
22	22	151	Sep 28 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	.316	.379	.430	.810	7						SS
23	23	152	Sep 29	NYG	@	CHC	T,3-3	CG(14)	6	5	0	2	0	0	1	1		0	0	0		1	0	0	.321	.387	.429	.816	8						SS
24	24	153	Sep 30	NYG	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.375	.414	.789	7	.68	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.34	SS
25	25	154	Oct 1	NYG	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.400	.764	7	.81	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.72	SS
26	26	155	Oct 2	NYG	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.350	.383	.732	8	.76	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.75	SS
27	27	156	Oct 3	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.346	.378	.723	7	1.69	0.068	.00	0.00%	0.50	SS
							10-15		108	98	12	28	3	2	12	8	0	5	1	1	2	2	1	1	.286	.346	.378	.723		1.16	0.627	.00	0.00%	2.30

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