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Dickey Kerr Pitcher Born: July 3, 1893
St. Louis, MissouriDied: May 4, 1963 (aged 69)
Houston, TexasBatted: Left Threw: Left MLB debut April 25, 1919 for the Chicago White Sox Last MLB appearance October 24, 1925 for the Chicago White Sox Career statistics Win-loss record 53-34 Earned run average 3.84 Strikeouts 235 Teams Career highlights and awards - Led AL in saves in 1920 with 5
Richard Henry "Dickey" Kerr (July 3, 1893 - May 4, 1963) was a starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox from 1919-1921. As a rookie, he won 13 games and both his starts in the 1919 World Series, which would lead to the permanent suspensions of eight of his teammates in the Black Sox Scandal. In later years, Kerr would receive praise for his honest play during the Series.
In 1921, he went 19-17 and led the league in giving up 357 hits in 308 2/3 innings pitched. After the season, he was suspended from organized baseball for violating the reserve clause in his contract.[1]
Kerr attempted a comeback in 1925, pitching in 12 games and compiling a record of 0-1 in 36 2/3 innings, mostly out of the bullpen. He finished his career with a record of 53 wins against 34 losses for a winning percentage of .609. His career ERA over three-plus seasons was 3.84.
After his playing days, Kerr was a coach and minor league manager. He was baseball coach at Rice University in 1927. Stan Musial played for Kerr while he was the manager of the Daytona Beach Islanders.
Dickey Kerr died in Houston, two months shy of his 70th birthday.
In the 1988 film Eight Men Out, about the Black Sox scandal, Kerr was portrayed by actor Jace Alexander. The film inaccurately portrayed[2] Kerr as a right-handed pitcher when in fact he was a lefty.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Rice Owls head baseball coaches Phillip Arbuckle (1912–1917) • Jack Coombs (1918) • Pete Cawthon (1920–1921) • Bob Countryman (1922–1923) • Mike O'Neill (1924) • Joe Bedenk (1925–1926) • Dickey Kerr (1927) • Dickey Kerr & Charlie Schwartz (1928) • Gene Bailey (1929) • Danny Allnoch (1930) • John Nemic (1931–1932) • Cecil Grigg (1936–1966) • Jess Neely (1945) • Cecil Grigg (1946–1947) • Jess Neely (1948) • Harold Stockbridge (1949–1952) • Dell Morgan (1953–1961) • Joe Gallagher (1962) • Doug Osburn (1963–1980) • David Hall (1981–1991) • Wayne Graham (1992– )
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