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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	10 (9)	Apr 29	NYG		STL	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
2	11	Apr 30	NYG		STL	W,4-3	GS	30	7.0	2	3	0	5	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	12	May 1	NYG		STL	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	5	5	0	10	1
4	13	May 6	NYG		CIN	L,6-11	GS	38	8.0	2	4	0	6	1
5	14	May 8	NYG		CIN	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	1
6	15	May 9	NYG		BSN	L,2-6	GS	24	4.1	1	0	0	1	0
7	19 (3)	May 13	NYG	@	STL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
8	20	May 14	NYG	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
9	21	May 15	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
10	22	May 16	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	0	6	0	6	0
11	23	May 17	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	45	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	24	May 18 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	41	8.2	1	9	0	10	2
13	25	May 18 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,11-6	CG	35	7.0	0	2	0	2	0
14	26	May 20	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	2
15	27	May 23	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
16	28	May 24	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	7	0	9	2
17	29	May 25	NYG	@	BSN	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	2	6	1	9	0
18	30	May 27	NYG		BRO	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
19	31	May 28	NYG		BRO	L,2-14	CG	50	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
20	32	May 29	NYG		BRO	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1
21	33	May 30 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	2	6	0	8	1
22	34	May 30 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	2	2	1	5	1
23	35	May 31	NYG		PIT	W,10-9	CG	45	9.0	2	3	1	6	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	36	Jun 1 (1)	NYG		CIN	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
25	37	Jun 1 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,13-9	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
26	38	Jun 2	NYG		CIN	L,3-9	GS	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
27	39	Jun 3	NYG		CHC	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
28	40	Jun 4	NYG		CHC	L,0-6	GS	35	8.0	3	4	0	7	0
29	41	Jun 5 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	5	3	1	9	1
30	42	Jun 5 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
31	43	Jun 6	NYG		STL	W,7-4	CG	47	11.0	4	7	0	11	2
32	44	Jun 9	NYG		PIT	W,13-10	CG	45	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
33	45	Jun 10	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	55	12.0	5	1	0	6	0
34	46	Jun 11	NYG		PIT	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
35	47	Jun 14	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
36	48	Jun 15 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	3	0	4	1
37	49	Jun 15 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-1	CG	39	9.0	1	5	0	6	1
38	50	Jun 18	NYG	@	PIT	W,12-5	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
39	51	Jun 19	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-12	CG	45	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
40	52	Jun 20	NYG	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	0	2	0	2	1
41	53	Jun 21	NYG	@	STL	L,5-11	CG	43	8.0	2	3	0	5	1
42	54	Jun 22	NYG	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	45	11.0	2	3	0	5	2
43	55	Jun 23	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	3	3	0	6	1
44	56	Jun 24	NYG	@	CHC	W,11-0	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
45	57	Jun 25	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
46	58	Jun 27	NYG		PHI	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	4	4	0	8	3
47	59	Jun 28	NYG		PHI	W,14-6	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
48	60	Jun 29 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
49	61	Jun 29 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	62	Jul 1	NYG		BSN	W,15-3	CG	28	7.0	2	1	0	3	1
51	63	Jul 2	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-11	CG	40	8.0	2	2	0	4	1
52	64	Jul 3	NYG	@	BRO	W,19-2	CG	40	9.0	2	4	1	7	0
53	65	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,7-16	CG	47	8.0	0	7	0	7	0
54	66	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	36	8.1	3	1	0	4	0
55	67	Jul 5	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
56	68	Jul 6	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	7	0	8	0
57	69	Jul 10	NYG		STL	L,4-11	CG	43	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
58	70	Jul 11 (1)	NYG		STL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
59	71	Jul 11 (2)	NYG		STL	W,17-9	CG	38	8.0	1	5	0	6	1
60	72	Jul 12 (1)	NYG		STL	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
61	73	Jul 12 (2)	NYG		STL	L,3-11	CG	47	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
62	74	Jul 13 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	2	5	0	7	1
63	80 (5)	Jul 20 (1)	NYG		CIN	L,1-4	GF	19	4.0	0	3	0	3	0
64	81	Jul 20 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,9-6	CG	36	9.0	5	3	0	8	1
65	82	Jul 22	NYG	@	STL	L,5-10	GS	34	6.0	1	2	0	3	0
66	83	Jul 23	NYG	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	37	8.2	2	1	0	3	1
67	84	Jul 24	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	0	4	0	4	1
68	85	Jul 25	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	43	8.0	1	4	1	6	0
69	86	Jul 26	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	6	0	8	2
70	87	Jul 27	NYG	@	CHC	W,12-6	CG	42	9.0	2	4	0	6	2
71	88	Jul 28	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	1
72	89	Jul 29	NYG	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	7	0	7	1
73	90	Jul 30	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	0	3	0	3	0
74	91	Jul 31	NYG	@	CIN	L,7-8	CG	41	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	92	Aug 1	NYG	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	2	1	7	0
76	93	Aug 2 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	1
77	94	Aug 2 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	2	3	2	7	0
78	95	Aug 3 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,11-8	CG	47	9.0	1	4	1	6	0
79	96	Aug 3 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	T,6-6	CG	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	1
80	97	Aug 5	NYG		PHI	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
81	98	Aug 6	NYG		PHI	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
82	99	Aug 7	NYG		PHI	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	1	6	0	7	0
83	100	Aug 8	NYG		BSN	L,5-7	CG	50	10.0	2	4	0	6	2
84	101	Aug 9	NYG		BSN	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
85	102	Aug 10 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	0	4	1	5	0
86	103	Aug 10 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
87	104	Aug 11	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
88	105	Aug 12	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
89	106	Aug 13	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	2	2	0	4	1
90	107	Aug 14	NYG	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	2	4	0	6	0
91	108	Aug 15	NYG	@	BSN	L,7-8	CG	43	8.1	1	5	0	6	0
92	109	Aug 16	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-4	CG	28	5.1	1	2	0	3	1
93	110	Aug 17 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
94	111	Aug 17 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-3	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	112	Aug 19	NYG		CIN	L,1-8	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
96	113	Aug 20 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
97	114	Aug 20 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	6	0	9	2
98	115	Aug 21	NYG		PIT	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	1
99	116	Aug 22	NYG		PIT	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	2	4	1	7	1
100	117	Aug 23 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,10-11	CG	47	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
101	118	Aug 23 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
102	119	Aug 24 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	1	3	1	5	0
103	120	Aug 24 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,3-8	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
104	121	Aug 25	NYG		CHC	L,7-9	CG	45	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
105	122	Aug 26	NYG		CHC	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	3	5	0	8	1
106	123	Aug 27	NYG		STL	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	124	Aug 28	NYG		STL	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	3	5	0	8	2
108	125	Aug 29	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
109	126	Aug 30	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	3	5	0	8	1
110	127	Aug 31	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	4	1	0	5	2
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
111	128	Sep 1 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	5	0	8	1
112	129	Sep 1 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,12-2	CG	0	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
113	130	Sep 4	NYG		BRO	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	2
114	131	Sep 5	NYG		BRO	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
115	132	Sep 6	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	2	1	6	0
116	133	Sep 7	NYG		BRO	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
117	134	Sep 8	NYG	@	PIT	W,10-8	CG	47	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
118	135	Sep 9	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
119	136	Sep 10	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	7	0	8	0
120	137	Sep 11	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
121	138	Sep 13 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	0	5	0	5	0
122	139	Sep 13 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	3	5	1	9	2
123	140	Sep 14	NYG	@	STL	W,9-1	CG	29	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
124	141	Sep 15	NYG	@	STL	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	2
125	142	Sep 16	NYG	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
126	143	Sep 17 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	1
127	144	Sep 17 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,10-12	CG	0	8.1	3	4	0	7	1
128	145	Sep 18	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-5	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
129	146	Sep 20	NYG		PHI	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	5	1	7	0
130	147	Sep 21 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,2-3	CG	42	11.0	4	3	0	7	1
131	148	Sep 21 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
132	149	Sep 23	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
133	150	Sep 24	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	0	5	0	5	0
134	151	Sep 25	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	5	0	8	1
135	152	Sep 26	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	4	3	0	7	0
136	153	Sep 27	NYG	@	PHI	L,7-10	CG	0	8.0	2	6	1	9	1
137	154	Sep 28 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
138	155	Sep 28 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
							138gm		1193.0	270	461	17	748	77