Jerry Turner (baseball)
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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 Script error: No such module "convert". tall and weighed Script error: No such module "convert"..
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 Template:Mlby and Template:Mlby. Turner also played ten games for the Chicago White Sox in Template:Mlby and 85 games for the Detroit Tigers in Template:Mlby.
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
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- 1954 births
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- African-American baseball players
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- Chicago White Sox players
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- Venice High School (Los Angeles) alumni
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- Burials at Inglewood Park Cemetery