Jerry Lumpe

Jerry Lumpe
Jerry Lumpe
	Lumpe in 1967
	Second baseman
	Born: June 2, 1933; Lincoln, Missouri, U.S.
	Died: August 15, 2014 (aged 81); Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 17, 1956, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
	October 1, 1967, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.268
Home runs	47
Runs batted in	454
Teams
	New York Yankees (1956–1959); Kansas City Athletics (1959–1963); Detroit Tigers (1964–1967);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (1964); World Series champion (1958);

Jerry Dean Lumpe (

National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Jerome "Dizzy" Dean,^[3] Lumpe was born in Lincoln, Missouri

. He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg).

Lumpe was raised in

NAIA Championships in 1952 and 1953, although both needed to miss some tournament games to report to baseball spring training camp. Lumpe maintained strong ties to the university and died in 2014 in Springfield, Missouri

, the school's home.

Playing career

New York Yankees

Lumpe rose through the Yankee

minor league seasons while performing military service. He made the Bombers' roster for the first time in 1956, appearing in 20 games as a member of the expanded early-season 28-man squad, and the post-September-1 40-man allotment. In between, he batted .279 in 129 games at Triple-A Richmond. He then began 1957

at Richmond, batting .297 in 98 games, and was recalled to New York in July.

With another young player,

Milwaukee Braves triumphed in seven games. In 1958, his first full year as a major leaguer, Lumpe earned a world championship ring. He appeared in 81 games, with 54 starts at third base, and hit his first three MLB home runs, as the Yankees won another American League pennant. Then, in the 1958 World Series

, a rematch with the Braves, he again was the Yankees' starting third baseman in three games, including the decisive Game 7, won by New York 6–2 for the 18th title in the team's history.

Kansas City Athletics

But Lumpe could not break into the Yankees' regular lineup. In

utility infielder, he was hitting only .222 in 18 games when he was dealt to the second-division Kansas City Athletics on May 26 with pitchers Johnny Kucks and Tom Sturdivant for outfielder Héctor López and pitcher Ralph Terry

. Lumpe started 54 games as Kansas City's second baseman and 47 as their shortstop, although he still showed rust at the plate, hitting only .243 with the Athletics in 108 games.

In

MVP

race.

Detroit Tigers

After a solid 1963 campaign with Kansas City, when he batted .271 in 157 games, he was traded along with Dave Wickersham and Ed Rakow to the Detroit Tigers for Rocky Colavito, Bob Anderson and $50,000 on November 18.^[4] The lowly Athletics were making room for young second baseman Dick Green, who would be a fixture on the Oakland Athletics' early 1970s dynasty. Lumpe, in turn, became the first-string second baseman for the first-division Tigers, playing alongside shortstop Dick McAuliffe. He started 156 games in 1964, leading all American League second basemen, and was named to the 1964 AL All-Star team as a reserve behind his former Yankee teammate Richardson. Lumpe did not appear in the July 7 contest at Shea Stadium, won by the National League on Johnny Callison's walk-off home run.

Lumpe also was a regular for the Tigers in both

inning. Detroit dropped the game, 8–5, handing the championship to the Red Sox.^[5]

Lumpe retired as an active player upon his unconditional release 19 days later.

Career statistics

In 12 MLB seasons, Jerry Lumpe played in 1,371 games and had 4,912 at bats. He scored 620

total chances without committing an error

.

Lumpe returned to the game for one season,

American League West Division championship on the strength of 101 regular-season victories, but dropped the 1971 ALCS to the Baltimore Orioles in three straight games. Lumpe then stepped down from the Oakland coaching staff, ending his MLB career. After leaving baseball, he worked in banking and insurance.^[3]

References

^ Detroit Tigers 1964 Press-TV-Radio Guide (pronunciations on page 24). Retrieved June 7, 2020
^ "Former big-leaguer Jerry Lumpe dies at 81". News-leader.com. 2014-03-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
^ ^a ^b Obituary of Jerry Dean Lumpe Sr., from Legacy.com
^ Brannan, Jack. "Colavito Is Traded," United Press International (UPI), Tuesday, November 19, 1963. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
^ Retrosheet box score: 1967-10-01 (2)

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
Richard Goldstein: Jerry Lumpe, Infielder for Yankees in 2 World Series, Dies at 81. Obituary in The New York Times from August 18, 2014.

Preceded by Charley Lau	Oakland Athletics first base coach 1971	Succeeded by Jerry Adair

[1] Detroit Tigers 1964 Press-TV-Radio Guide (pronunciations on page 24). Retrieved June 7, 2020

[2] "Former big-leaguer Jerry Lumpe dies at 81". News-leader.com. 2014-03-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-18.

[JDL11-3] Obituary of Jerry Dean Lumpe Sr., from Legacy.com

[4] Brannan, Jack. "Colavito Is Traded," United Press International (UPI), Tuesday, November 19, 1963. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[5] Retrosheet box score: 1967-10-01 (2)

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v t e New York Yankees 1958 World Series champions
1 Bobby Richardson 6 Andy Carey 7 Mickey Mantle 8 Yogi Berra 9 Hank Bauer 10 Tony Kubek 11 Jerry Lumpe 12 Gil McDougald 14 Bill Skowron 16 Whitey Ford 17 Enos Slaughter 18 Don Larsen 19 Bob Turley (CYA & World Series MVP) 20 Marv Throneberry 22 Darrell Johnson 23 Murry Dickson 24 Duke Maas 25 Norm Siebern 26 Ryne Duren 28 Art Ditmar 30 Bobby Shantz 32 Elston Howard 47 Tom Sturdivant 53 Johnny Kucks 55 Zach Monroe
Manager 37 Casey Stengel Coaches 2 Frankie Crosetti 31 Jim Turner 33 Charlie Keller 35 Ralph Houk
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