Jerry Zimmerman
Full Name: Gerald Robert Zimmerman
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: Sep 21, 1934 in Omaha, NE
College:
Major League Debut: April 14, 1961
Died: Sep 9, 1998 in Neskowin, OR


CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
  BATTING
Year Team Avg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG OPS
1961 CIN .206 76 204 8 42 5 0 0 10 11 21 .252 .230 .483
1962 MIN .274 34 62 8 17 4 0 0 7 3 5 .318 .339 .657
1963 MIN .232 39 56 3 13 1 0 0 3 2 8 .259 .250 .509
1964 MIN .200 63 120 6 24 3 0 0 12 10 15 .278 .225 .503
1965 MIN .214 83 154 8 33 1 1 1 11 12 23 .275 .253 .529
1966 MIN .252 60 119 11 30 4 1 1 15 15 23 .338 .328 .666
1967 MIN .167 104 234 13 39 3 0 1 12 22 49 .243 .192 .436
1968 MIN .111 24 45 3 5 1 0 0 2 3 10 .180 .133 .313
  AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG OPS
Totals .204 483 994 60 203 22 2 3 72 78 154 .269 .239 .508


  BATTING BASERUNNING MISC
Year Team HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
1961 CIN 2 10 47 0 4 1 1 1 .500 0.0 9.7
1962 MIN 1 1 21 0 3 0 0 0 .000 0.0 12.4
1963 MIN 0 3 14 0 3 0 0 0 .000 0.0 7.0
1964 MIN 3 6 27 0 5 0 0 0 .000 0.0 8.0
1965 MIN 1 6 39 3 8 0 0 0 .000 154.0 6.7
1966 MIN 1 4 39 4 0 1 0 0 .000 119.0 5.2
1967 MIN 2 8 45 5 8 1 0 1 .000 234.0 4.8
1968 MIN 1 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0.0 4.5
  HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
Totals 11 38 238 12 31 4 1 2 .333 331.3 6.5


CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS
Year Team POS G PO A E DP FPCT
1961 CIN C 76 374 22 10 8 .975
1962 MIN C 34 111 9 1 0 .992
1963 MIN C 39 116 8 0 0 1.000
1964 MIN C 63 264 22 2 1 .993
1965 MIN C 82 321 22 1 5 .997
1966 MIN C 59 264 16 1 5 .996
1967 MIN C 104 572 44 5 7 .992
1968 MIN C 24 109 7 1 0 .991
  G PO A E DP FPCT
Totals 481 2131 150 21 26 .991



The clever clubhouse prankster backed up the often-injured Earl Battey with the Twins for most of his career. Weak at the plate but superb behind it, Zimmerman handled pitchers extremely well; he was Montreal's bullpen coach from 1969 to 1975.

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