Jerry Remy

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Gerald Peter Remy was born November 8, 1952 in Fall River, Massachusetts. He has made a career out of baseball, first as a player and now as a color commentator for NESN and Fox.

Contents 1 Overall Career (Baseball) 2 Awards 3 Moment in the Sun (Baseball) 4 Overall Career (Broadcasting) 5 Moment in the Sun (Broadcasting) 6 Trivia 7 Transaction 8 External Links

Overall Career (Baseball)

Jerry was drafted in 1971 by the California Angels. He played there for three years before being traded to the Boston Red Sox. There he played for seven years as the second baseman.

Awards

• 1975 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
• 1978 American League All-Star

Moment in the Sun (Baseball)

Remy made the 1978 All Star Team and was ranked the 100th greatest second baseman of all time by Bill James. However Eric Van refutes this claim, saying the exclusion of...

Overall Career (Broadcasting)

• Update

Moment in the Sun (Broadcasting)

• Fenway Pizza Toss pt. 1
• Fenway Pizza Toss pt. 2

Trivia

• Somewhere, somehow Jerry is trying to sell us something.
• Has a stuffed Wally in his booth which he believes talks to him
• Has a mancrush on Alex Cora
• Made an All Star Team in 1978
• Spends his offseasons "out of the country"
• Installed in the Red Sox Hall of Fame, Class of 2006.
• Opened a hot dog stand on Yawkee Way.
• Hates Dustin Pedroia
• Hates grits
• Loves topspin line drives

Transaction

• June 4, 1970: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 19th round of the 1970 amateur draft, but did not sign.
• January 13, 1971: Drafted by the California Angels in the 8th round of the 1971 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).
• December 8, 1977: Traded by the California Angels to the Boston Red Sox for Don Aase and cash.
• November 13, 1981: Granted Free Agency.
• December 8, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
• December 10, 1985: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
• The Remy Report