Jerry Kindall

Jerry Kindall

Kindall in 1962
Second Baseman
Born: (1935-05-27) May 27, 1935
St. Paul, Minnesota
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 1, 1956, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1965, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
Batting average .213
Home runs 44
RBI 198
Teams

Gerald Donald Kindall (born May 27, 1935 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a retired professional baseball player who played second base in the major leagues from 1956 to 1965 for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins. Kindall was originally signed up by the Chicago Cubs as a bonus baby.[1] No one since 1920 with at least 2000 at-bats has a lower career batting average than Kindall's .213, but he did have above-average power for a second baseman.[2]

A former baseball coach of the NCAA's Arizona Wildcats, Kindall is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the author of Baseball: Play the Winning Way and co-editor of The Baseball Coaching Bible.[3] Jerry Kindall also led Arizona to three College World Series titles.[4] The University of Arizona's former baseball field, Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium, is named in honor of Kindall and Frank Sancet.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Career statistics & history at Baseball-Reference.com
  2. ↑ Snyder, John (2010). Twins Journal: Year by Year and Day by Day with the Minnesota Twins Since 1961. Cincinnati, Ohio: Clerisy Press. p. 39. ISBN 1-57860-380-3.
  3. ↑ Kindall, Jerry (2000). The Baseball Coaching Bible. Human Kinetics. p. 384. ISBN 9780736001618.
  4. ↑ "Ex-Wildcats coach enters Hall of Fame". Tucson Citizen. Associated Press. 5 July 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Sancet Field Renamed Jerry Kindall Field At Frank Sancet Stadium". CSTV. CBS Sports Network. 12 January 2004. Retrieved 13 December 2011.

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