Jerry Hairston, Sr.

Jerry Hairston, Sr.
Left fielder
Born: February 16, 1952 (1952-02-16) (age 59) Birmingham, Alabama
Batted: Switch	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 26, 1973 for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 25, 1989 for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	.258
Home runs	30
Runs batted in	205
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1973–1977) Pittsburgh Pirates (1977) Chicago White Sox (1981–1989)

Jerry Wayne Hairston (born February 16, 1952 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball, and the father of current major leaguers Jerry Hairston, Jr.of the Milwaukee Brewers and Scott Hairston of the New York Mets. He is currently the hitting coach for the Bristol White Sox. During his 14-year career, Hairston specialized as a pinch hitter.

Hairston played 14 seasons in the majors, mostly with the Chicago White Sox and part of one season with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also played three years (from 1978 to 1980) with Durango of the Mexican League. While playing in Mexico, Hairston won a batting title and twice represented Mexican League teams at the Caribbean Series. He met his wife, Esperanza, in Hermosillo, Mexico and the couple held a wedding ceremony at Hector Espino Stadium.^[1]

On April 15, 1983, Hairston broke a perfect game bid by Milt Wilcox of the Detroit Tigers, singling with 2 out in the 9th inning.

He is the son of yet another former major leaguer, Sam Hairston, and the brother of another, Johnny Hairston.

The Hairston family is one of only three families (along with the Boone family and the Bell family) to have had three generations of major league players.

See also

• List of second generation MLB players

References and citations

1. ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2009/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090303&content_id=3913122&vkey=wbc&team=&lang=1

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Hairston, Jerry
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	February 16, 1952
Place of birth	Birmingham, Alabama
Date of death
Place of death