The often dour Adair brought a light bat, steady hands, and a tough attitude to the
game. Hit in the mouth by a wild throw during the first game of a doubleheader in
1964, he took 11 stitches and returned to play the entire second game. He holds the
ML record (with Bobby Grich and Joe Morgan) for fewest errors in a season by a second
baseman (five, in 1964). He also set ML records with 89 consecutive games and 458
chances without an error from July 22, 1964 to May 6, 1965 with the Orioles.
After
hitting .300 for Hankyu in Japan in 1971, he returned to the States and was a coach
for the A's and the Angels.
(BC)
FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»May 14, 1961:
The Indians top the Orioles, 1–0, in 15 innings, scoring the lone run on a wild throw by 2B Jerry Adair. Jim Perry and Frank Funk combine on the shutout. The Tribe completes the sweep with a 6–4 win in the nitecap.
»May 8, 1965:
A ML-record streak of 438 chances accepted without an error and 89 straight errorless games by Baltimore 2B Jerry Adair ends with his 8th-inning fumble in a 4–3, 15-inning loss to the Tigers.
»June 13, 1966: The White Sox trade P Eddie Fisher to the Orioles for 2B Jerry Adair and OF John Riddle.
»June 2, 1967: The Red Sox pick up infield help when they get 2B Jerry Adair from the White Sox for reliever Don McMahon and a minor leaguer. Adair, hitting .204, will hit .291 after changing Sox. The White Sox are a game out of 1st place, three 1/2 games ahead of Boston.
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