Sam Hairston
Sam Hairston | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Crawford, Mississippi, U.S. | January 20, 1920|
Died: October 31, 1997 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 77)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Professional debut | |
NgL: 1944, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
MLB: July 21, 1951, for the Chicago White Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 26, 1951, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .400 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 1 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Samuel Harding Hairston (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1997) was a Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball player. He played for the Birmingham Black Barons and the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro leagues and played part of one season (1951) with the Chicago White Sox as a catcher. He is buried in Birmingham's Elmwood Cemetery.
Family
Hairston comes from the biggest major league baseball family, as the father of MLB players Jerry Hairston, Sr. and Johnny Hairston, and the grandfather of Jerry Hairston Jr. and Scott Hairston. A son, Sammy Hairston Jr., and three grandsons, Johnny Hairston Jr., Jeff Hairston and Jason Hairston played in the minor leagues. The five Hairstons who have played in the majors are tied for the most ever with the Delahanty brothers. The two of the three other three-generation MLB families have four members each: the Boone family (Ray, Bob, Bret and Aaron) and the Bell family (Gus, Buddy, David, and Mike). The Colemans are the other three generation MLB family (Joe, Joe, and Casey).
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
- Sam Hairston at Find a Grave
- 1920 births
- 1997 deaths
- African-American baseball players
- Baseball players from Birmingham, Alabama
- Birmingham Black Barons players
- Charleston ChaSox players
- Charleston Senators players
- Charleston White Sox players
- Chicago White Sox players
- Chicago White Sox scouts
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox (WL) players
- Indianapolis Clowns players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- People from Crawford, Mississippi
- Rapiños de Occidente players
- Sabios de Vargas players
- Sacramento Solons players
- San Antonio Missions players
- Burials at Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama)
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- American baseball catcher stubs