Jerry Lumpe

Jerry Lumpe
Second baseman
Born: June 2, 1933 (1933-06-02) (age 78) Lincoln, Missouri
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 17, 1956 for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1967 for the Detroit Tigers
Career statistics
Batting average	.268
Hits	1,314
Runs batted in	454
Teams
New York Yankees (1956–1959) Kansas City Athletics (1959–1963) Detroit Tigers (1964–1967)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star selection (1964) World Series champion (1958)

Jerry Dean Lumpe (born June 2, 1933, in Lincoln, Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman for the New York Yankees (1956–59), Kansas City Athletics (1959–63) and Detroit Tigers (1964–67).

He was named to the 1964 American League All-Star Team.

He finished 25th in voting for the 1962 American League MVP for playing in 156 Games and had 641 At Bats, 89 Runs, 193 Hits, 34 Doubles, 10 Triples, 10 Home Runs, 83 RBI, 44 Walks, .301 Batting Average, .341 On-base percentage, .432 Slugging Percentage, 277 Total Bases, 6 Sacrifice Hits and 9 Sacrifice Flies.

In 12 seasons he played in 1,371 Games and had 4,912 At Bats, 620 Runs, 1,314 Hits, 190 Doubles, 52 Triples, 47 Home Runs, 454 RBI, 20 Stolen Bases, 428 Walks, .268 Batting Average, .325 On-base percentage, .356 Slugging Percentage, 1,749 Total Bases, 57 Sacrifice Hits, 36 Sacrifice Flies and 21 Intentional Walks.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Lumpe, Jerry
Alternative names	Jerry "Bumpy" Lumpe
Short description	Stuck in the Major Leagues despite possessing very low hitting, fielding, and running skill
Date of birth	June 2, 1933
Place of birth	Lincoln, Missouri
Date of death
Place of death