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Jerry Zimmerman
Gerald Robert Zimmerman

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 14, 1961
  vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 22, 1968
Born September 21, 1934 in Omaha, NE
Died September 9, 1998 in Neskowin, OR

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1961 26 CIN NL  76  204    8   42   5  0   0   10   1  1  11  21  .206  .252  .230   29   47   4   1   0   2  10
 1962 27 MIN AL  34   62    8   17   4  0   0    7   0  0   3   5  .274  .318  .339   75   21   3   0   0   1   1
 1963 28 MIN AL  39   56    3   13   1  0   0    3   0  0   2   8  .232  .259  .250   43   14   3   0   0   0   3
 1964 29 MIN AL  63  120    6   24   3  0   0   12   0  0  10  15  .200  .278  .225   42   27   5   0   0   3   6
 1965 30 MIN AL  83  154    8   33   1  1   1   11   0  0  12  23  .214  .275  .253   49   39   8   0   3   1   6
 1966 31 MIN AL  60  119   11   30   4  1   1   15   0  0  15  23  .252  .338  .328   88   39   0   1   4   1   4
 1967 32 MIN AL 104  234   13   39   3  0   1   12   0  1  22  49  .167  .243  .192   26   45   8   1   5   2   8
 1968 33 MIN AL  24   45    3    5   1  0   0    2   0  0   3  10  .111  .180  .133   -6    6   0   1   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      483  994   60  203  22  2   3   72   1  2  78 154  .204  .269  .239   42  238  31   4  12  11  38
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        333   20   68   7  1   1   24   0  1  26  52  .204  .269  .239   42   80  10   1   4   4  13
 Career High    104  234   13   42   5  1   1   15   1  1  22  49  .167  .243  .192   26   47   8   1   5   3  10
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1961 26 CIN NL  222  178   11   1.6   107| .206  .272| .252  .339| .230  .424| .482  .763|  29  .130 -21.3  -2.1  50%
 1962 27 MIN AL   69   49    7   3.8   106| .274  .268| .318  .341| .339  .417| .657  .758|  75  .422  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1963 28 MIN AL   61   49    3   1.6    96| .232  .258| .259  .324| .250  .398| .509  .722|  43  .153  -4.5  -0.5   0%
 1964 29 MIN AL  138  107    7   1.8    97| .200  .257| .278  .325| .225  .399| .503  .724|  42  .167  -9.4  -1.0   0%
 1965 30 MIN AL  175  135   10   2.0    96| .214  .256| .275  .327| .253  .393| .528  .720|  49  .216 -11.0  -1.2   0%
 1966 31 MIN AL  136   94   13   3.7    95| .252  .256| .338  .324| .328  .394| .666  .718|  88  .478  -1.5  -0.2   0%
 1967 32 MIN AL  267  213   11   1.4    91| .167  .252| .243  .322| .192  .377| .435  .699|  26  .142 -22.2  -2.5   0%
 1968 33 MIN AL   50   41    1   0.7    85| .111  .245| .180  .316| .133  .363| .313  .679|  -6  .045  -5.9  -0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1118  866   63   2.0    97| .204  .259| .269  .328| .239  .397| .508  .725|  42  .204 -78.0  -8.4  33%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1961 26 CIN NL C 76 374 22 10 8 .975 .985 5.21 5.17 6.52 6.39 64 546.7 8 18 24 12 1962 27 MIN AL C 34 111 9 1 0 .992 .989 3.53 5.57 6.27 6.30 15 172.3 0 4 5 5 1963 28 MIN AL C 39 116 8 0 0 1.000 .989 3.18 5.78 6.74 6.64 15 165.7 0 4 4 2 1964 29 MIN AL C 63 264 22 2 1 .993 .990 4.54 6.07 7.68 7.07 31 335.3 4 11 12 12 1965 30 MIN AL C 82 321 22 1 5 .997 .988 4.18 5.67 6.59 6.96 44 468.3 4 8 19 8 1966 31 MIN AL C 59 264 16 1 5 .996 .988 4.75 5.86 7.69 6.86 30 327.7 2 18 11 10 1967 32 MIN AL C 104 572 44 5 7 .992 .989 5.92 6.15 8.01 7.22 81 692.3 1 20 29 26 1968 33 MIN AL C 24 109 7 1 0 .991 .990 4.83 6.01 7.20 6.97 18 145.0 0 1 6 5
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1961 26 CIN NL C 76 374 22 10 8 .975 .985 5.21 5.17 6.52 6.39 64 546.7 8 18 24 12 1962 27 MIN AL C 34 111 9 1 0 .992 .989 3.53 5.57 6.27 6.30 15 172.3 0 4 5 5 1963 28 MIN AL C 39 116 8 0 0 1.000 .989 3.18 5.78 6.74 6.64 15 165.7 0 4 4 2 1964 29 MIN AL C 63 264 22 2 1 .993 .990 4.54 6.07 7.68 7.07 31 335.3 4 11 12 12 1965 30 MIN AL C 82 321 22 1 5 .997 .988 4.18 5.67 6.59 6.96 44 468.3 4 8 19 8 1966 31 MIN AL C 59 264 16 1 5 .996 .988 4.75 5.86 7.69 6.86 30 327.7 2 18 11 10 1967 32 MIN AL C 104 572 44 5 7 .992 .989 5.92 6.15 8.01 7.22 81 692.3 1 20 29 26 1968 33 MIN AL C 24 109 7 1 0 .991 .990 4.83 6.01 7.20 6.97 18 145.0 0 1 6 5
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 481 2131 150 21 26 .991 .988 4.74 5.79 7.19 6.86 298 2853.3 19 84 110 80 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 481 2131 150 21 26 .991 .988 4.74 5.79 7.20 6.86 298 2853
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1961   WS    CIN NYY     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1965   WS    MIN LAD     L   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   4   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

Before 1952 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

July 16, 1959: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

July 16, 1959: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

September 25, 1959: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

September 25, 1959: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Redlegs.

January 30, 1962: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Minnesota Twins for Dan Dobbek.

March 18, 1969: Released by the Minnesota Twins.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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