Jerry Turner (baseball)

Jerry Turner
Jerry Turner
	Turner with the Orange County Flyers in 2007
	Outfielder
	Born: January 17, 1954; Texarkana, Arkansas, U.S.
	Died: August 20, 2023 (aged 69); Lancaster, California, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
	September 2, 1974, for the San Diego Padres
Last MLB appearance
	June 17, 1983, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
Batting average	.257
Home runs	45
Runs batted in	238
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	San Diego Padres (1974–1981); Chicago White Sox (1981); Detroit Tigers (1982); San Diego Padres (1983);

John Webber "Jerry" Turner (January 17, 1954 – August 20, 2023) was an American professional baseball player, an outfielder who played in seven full seasons and parts of three others in the Major Leagues from 1974–1983, mostly with the San Diego Padres (1974–1981; 1983). Turner threw and batted left-handed, stood 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).

Biography

Turner was born on January 17, 1954, in Texarkana, Arkansas. He grew up in Los Angeles, attended Venice High School,^[1] and was selected by the Padres with their tenth pick in the 1972 Major League Baseball draft.

Turner was first called to the Majors in September 1974 after he batted .326 with 18 home runs, 68 runs batted in and 154 hits for the Double-A Alexandria Aces. The following season, he had another late season trial after batting .329 with 91 RBI for the Triple-A Hawaii Islanders. He then spent the next seven full seasons in the Majors, and was the Padres' regular left fielder in 1976 and 1979. Turner also played ten games for the Chicago White Sox in 1981 and 85 games for the Detroit Tigers in 1982.

In 733 MLB games, Turner had a .257 batting average with 448 hits, 222 runs, 238 RBIs, 73 doubles, nine triples, and 45 home runs.^[2]

Jerry Turner died in Lancaster, California on August 20, 2023, at the age of 69.^[3]

References

^ LA Informant Archived 2011-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Jerry Turner Baseball Stats". Retrieved June 23, 2008.
^ "Jerry Turner". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved September 8, 2023.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs

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[1] LA Informant Archived 2011-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Jerry Turner Baseball Stats". Retrieved June 23, 2008.

[3] "Jerry Turner". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved September 8, 2023.

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