Jerry Lynch Stats

Jerry Lynch was born on Thursday, July 17, 1930, in Bay City, Michigan. Lynch was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1954, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jerry Lynch baseball stats page.
"The best pinch hitter I ever saw, by far, no question, has to be Smoky Burgess. He was gifted. But I was the best clutch hitter because I hit 18 dingers. I rang the bell 18 times. Hey, if you don't think you're the best, who will?" - Jerry Lynch in Baseball Digest (November 1994, Phil Axelrod, 'Major League Pinch Hitters Can't Be Afraid to Fail')

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Jerry Lynch

Jerry Lynch Autograph on a 1994 Topps Archive (#234)

Jerry Lynch Autograph on a 1994 Topps Archive (#234)
 

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Birth Name:   Gerald Thomas Lynch
Nickname:   Jerry
Born On:   07-17-1930  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Bay City, Michigan
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-31-2012 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Austell, Georgia
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   189
First Game:   04-15-1954 (Age 23)
Last Game:   10-02-1966
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jerry Lynch

Jerry Lynch Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Jerry Lynch

Jerry Lynch Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1954 24 Pirates 98 284 27 68 4 5 8 0 36 20 - 43 1 2 1 9 .239 .290 .373
1955 25 Pirates 88 282 43 80 18 6 5 0 28 22 4 33 0 4 0 7 .284 .331 .443
1956 26 Pirates 19 19 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 .158 .200 .263
1957 27 Redlegs 67 124 11 32 4 1 4 0 13 6 1 18 0 1 0 1 .258 .290 .403
1958 28 Redlegs 122 420 58 131 20 5 16 0 68 18 1 54 2 3 0 7 .312 .338 .498
1959 29 Reds 117 379 49 102 16 3 17 0 58 29 1 50 3 3 1 7 .269 .320 .462
1960 30 Reds 102 159 23 46 8 2 6 1 27 16 3 25 1 1 1 2 .289 .356 .478
1961 31 Reds 96 181 33 57 13 2 13 0 50 27 6 25 1 0 1 2 .315 .407 .624
1962 32 Reds 114 288 41 81 15 4 12 0 57 24 4 38 0 3 1 6 .281 .335 .486
1963 33 Reds 22 32 5 8 3 0 2 0 9 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 .250 .294 .531
1963 33 Pirates 88 237 26 63 6 3 10 0 36 22 2 28 0 2 1 5 .266 .328 .443
1964 34 Pirates 114 297 35 81 14 2 16 1 66 26 3 57 0 5 1 5 .273 .328 .495
1965 35 Pirates 73 121 7 34 1 0 5 0 16 8 3 26 0 1 1 6 .281 .328 .413
1966 36 Pirates 64 56 5 12 1 0 1 0 6 4 1 10 0 0 0 1 .214 .267 .286
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
13 Years 1,184 2,879 364 798 123 34 115 2 470 224 29 416 8 25 9 58 .277 .329 .463
Jerry Lynch

Jerry Lynch Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1954 Pirates LF 49 47 1,143 107 2.2 103 96 7 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.43
1954 Pirates RF 37 26 699 35 0.9 34 31 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .971 1.31
1955 Pirates C 2 2 54 10 5.0 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 5.00
1955 Pirates LF 39 34 891 68 1.7 63 58 5 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .926 1.91
1955 Pirates RF 33 30 783 51 1.5 50 45 5 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .980 1.72
1956 Pirates LF 1 1 15 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
1957 Redlegs C 2 0 9 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.00
1957 Redlegs LF 2 0 12 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1957 Redlegs RF 23 21 468 37 1.6 37 37 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.13
1958 Redlegs LF 1 0 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1958 Redlegs RF 101 95 2,370 165 1.6 160 154 6 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .970 1.82
1959 Reds LF 98 94 2,271 186 1.9 182 177 5 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .978 2.16
1960 Reds LF 31 24 606 45 1.5 41 40 1 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .911 1.83
1960 Reds RF 1 1 24 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1961 Reds LF 42 34 882 53 1.3 50 49 1 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .943 1.53
1961 Reds RF 2 2 45 2 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.20
1962 Reds LF 70 62 1,536 94 1.3 92 87 5 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .979 1.62
1962 Reds RF 3 3 63 4 1.3 3 2 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .750 1.29
1963 Reds LF 4 4 66 4 1.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.64
1963 Reds RF 3 2 45 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1963 Pirates LF 64 59 1,407 74 1.2 71 69 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .959 1.36
1964 Pirates LF 79 76 1,716 60 0.8 59 59 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.93
1965 Pirates LF 23 21 474 23 1.0 21 21 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .913 1.20
1965 Pirates RF 3 3 57 6 2.0 5 4 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 2.37
1966 Pirates LF 4 2 48 5 1.3 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.81
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
LF Totals 507 458 11,079 723 1.4 695 669 26 28 7 n/a n/a n/a .961 1.69
RF Totals 206 183 4,554 300 1.5 291 274 17 9 5 n/a n/a n/a .970 1.73
C Totals 4 2 63 12 3.0 12 10 2 0 0 0 1 1 1.000 5.14
13 Years 717 643 15,696 1,035 1.4 998 953 45 37 12 0 1 1 .964 1.72
Jerry Lynch

Jerry Lynch Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1954 Pirates 2 2 .500 18 3 n/a 35.5 6.6 7.9 - - -
1955 Pirates 2 2 .500 20 2 n/a 56.4 8.5 10.1 - - -
1956 Pirates 0 0 .000 18 0 n/a 0.0 4.8 0.0 - - -
1957 Redlegs 0 0 .000 44 0 n/a 31.0 6.9 9.5 - - -
1958 Redlegs 1 4 .200 27 0 n/a 26.3 7.8 6.2 - - -
1959 Reds 2 0 1.000 23 0 n/a 22.3 7.6 6.5 - - -
1960 Reds 0 0 .000 76 0 n/a 26.5 6.4 5.9 - - -
1961 Reds 2 2 .500 59 0 n/a 13.9 7.2 3.6 - - -
1962 Reds 3 3 .500 47 0 n/a 24.0 7.6 5.1 - - -
1963 Reds 0 0 .000 16 0 n/a 16.0 6.4 3.6 - - -
1963 Pirates 0 1 .000 29 0 n/a 23.7 8.5 6.6 - - -
1964 Pirates 0 1 .000 38 0 n/a 18.6 5.2 4.5 - - -
1965 Pirates 0 2 .000 49 0 n/a 24.2 4.7 7.6 - - -
1966 Pirates 0 0 .000 60 0 n/a 56.0 5.6 9.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 12 17 .414 524 5 n/a 25.0 6.9 6.1 - - -
Jerry Lynch

Jerry Lynch Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 Undetermined - -
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 18 Undetermined - -
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 Undetermined - -
1957 Cincinnati Redlegs 24 Undetermined - -
1958 Cincinnati Redlegs 24 Undetermined - -
1959 Cincinnati Reds 24 Undetermined - -
1960 Cincinnati Reds 24 Undetermined - -
1961 Cincinnati Reds 24 Undetermined - Stats
1962 Cincinnati Reds 24 Undetermined - -
1963 Cincinnati Reds 24 Undetermined - -
1963 Pittsburgh Pirates 5, 24 Undetermined - -
1964 Pittsburgh Pirates 24 Undetermined - -
1965 Pittsburgh Pirates 24 Undetermined - -
1966 Pittsburgh Pirates 24 Undetermined - -




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Did you know that Jerry Lynch is the National League record holder (and former Major League record holder) for most pinch hit home runs in a career? Here is a breakdown of every pinch hit home run he hit during his career:

HR# Date / Box Score Pitcher
1 09-06-1957 Willard Schmidt
2 09-21-1957 Herm Wehmeier
3 09-25-1957 Moe Drabowsky
4 05-11-1958 Ernie Johnson
5 04-18-1959 Al Schroll
6 04-13-1961 Jim Brewer
7 04-23-1961 Roger Craig
8 04-26-1961 Glen Hobbie
9 07-29-1961 Barney Schultz
10 08-08-1961 Lindy McDaniel
11 04-12-1962 Joe Moeller
12 04-22-1963 Jack Sanford
13 05-01-1963 Lew Burdette
14 07-21-1963 Lindy McDaniel
15 08-21-1963 Lindy McDaniel
16 07-05-1964 Turk Farrell
17 06-03-1965 Tom Parsons
18 08-12-1966 Don Notterbart

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