Buddy Kerr (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John Joseph "Buddy" Kerr (November 6, 1922 - November 7, 2006) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball. From 1943 through 1951, Kerr played for the New York Giants (1943-1949) and Boston Braves (1950-1951). A native of Astoria, New York, in the New York City borough of Queens, he batted and threw right-handed. Despite the fact that he hit a home run in his home run in his first major league at-bat on September 8 of his debut season, Kerr was known mostly as a slick fielder with a very light bat. He led National League shortstops in assists, putouts, and double plays in 1945, and achieved a top .982 fielding average in 1946.