Ron Fairly
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Ronald Ray Fairly (July 12, 1938 – October 30, 2019) was an American Major League Baseball player and broadcaster.
Fairly played in over 7,000 major league games from 1958 to 2006.
Later life and death
Fairly died of pancreatic cancer on October 30, 2019. Age 81.
Early life and college career
Fairly was born in Macon, Georgia, but his family moved to Southern California when he was three months old, where he grew up.
Fairly played varsity baseball for the United States Trojans baseball in 1958, coached by Rod Dedeaux, and made the majority of it. When he was lettering as a sophomore center fielder for the Trojans, he hit.348 with team highs of nine home runs and 67 RBI. He was a teammate of former Major League general manager Pat Gillick. Fairly was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent by an All-District 8 pick this season. He joined the major league late in September 1958 after two brief minor league stops.
Professional career
Fairly was a fast and compact swing with occasional power to both fields, but not so well disciplined hitter. He was an excellent first baseman as well as at all three outfield positions, and was most suited for right field with his glove. His talents were dominated by a ferocious lack of speed. He is the second in Major League Baseball (the first being Stan Musial) to play 1000 games or more in both the outfield and the infield. Fairly played 21 seasons of Major League Baseball, 12 of which with the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he won three World Series titles. Fairly had 1913 hits, a.266 batting average, and 1044 RBI in 2442 games, in comparison to only 877 strikeouts. He had a career with a.990 field percentage. Fairly participated in four World Series, appearing in 20 games and 6 RBI, all with the Los Angeles Dodgers. His career home run total is the highest in major league history for a player without a 20-home run season.
Fairly made his Major League Baseball debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 9, 1958, going hitless in three at-bats in a 4-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Fairly took his first career hit on the next day, a single off the Phillies' Robin Roberts. Fairly's first home run was off Ron Kline of the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 12, the Pittsburgh Pirates' Ron Kline. Fairly played in 15 games, batting.283 with 2 home runs and 8 RBI, winning by 8.323 with 2 home runs and 8 RBI.
Fairly was mostly used as a pinch hitter and a defensive replacement late in games in 1959, when he had only 244 at-bats in 118 games with Los Angeles. he hit.238 with 4 home runs and 23 RBI, helping Los Angeles win the National League pennant and advance to the 1959 World Series for the first time during the season. Fairly played in all six games during the World Series, going hitless in three at-bats as the Dodgers defeated the Chicago White Sox.
Fairly spent the majority of the 1960 season with the Spokane Indians of the Pacific Coast League, only playing in 14 games with Los Angeles, with a home run and 3 RBI.
Fairly played in 111 games with the Dodgers in 1961, including.322 with 10 home runs and 48 RBI, while still spending time between the three outfield positions and first base.
Fairly became the Dodgers' everyday first baseman during the 1962 season, going.278 with 14 home runs and 71 RBI in 147 games.
Fairly helped the Dodgers clinch the National League pennant in 1963 as he played in 152 games, hitting.271 with 12 home runs and 77 RBI. Fairly played in all four games against the New York Yankees in 1963, but he was suspended with just one official at-bat, although he did not register a single hit as Los Angeles took the series.
Fairly had another good season with the Dodgers in 1964, batting.256 with 10 home runs and 74 RBI in 150 games.
Fairly made a career-high 158 games with Los Angeles, winning.274 with 9 home runs and 70 RBI, assisting the club in their third National League pennant appearance since Fairly joined the club in 1965. Fairly was instrumental in the Dodgers' seven game series triumph over the Minnesota Twins as he hit.379 with two home runs and 6 RBI as Los Angeles captured their third World Series title in seven years.
Fairly missed a month of the season due to injuries in 1966, but the Dodgers clinch the National League pennant for the second straight season since 1961. Fairly hit only.143 with no home runs or RBI in three games against the Baltimore Orioles in the 1966 World Series, as the Dodgers lost to the Orioles.
Fairly failed offensively in 1967, when his batting average dropped to.220, while he had 10 home runs and 55 RBI in 153 games.
Fairly continued his struggles with the Dodgers in 1968, when he only lasted.234 with 4 home runs and 43 RBI in 141.
He began his 1969 debut with Los Angeles, but Fairly continued to fail with his bat, going.219 with no home runs and 8 RBI in 30 games with the Dodgers. Fairly and Paul Popovich were sold by Los Angeles to the Montreal Expos on June 11, alongside Manny Mota and Maury Wills.
Fairly soared in 1969 after struggling offensively with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the previous two seasons, with him hitting.289 with 12 home runs and 39 RBI in 70 games.
Fairly had a good season in 1970, playing in 119 games with the Expos, hitting.288 with 15 home runs and 61 RBI, as well as stealing a career-high ten bases.
Fairly saw his batting average decline to.257 in the 1971 season, but his power numbers remained steady as he hit 13 home runs and 71 RBI in 146 games with Montreal.
Fairly achieved.278 with 17 home runs and 68 RBI in 140 games, continuing his solid play with the Expos in 1972.
Fairly started late in the 1973 MLB All-Star Game, his first All-Star game as a defensive replacement. Fairly hit.276 with 86 home runs and 331 RBI in 718 games, with 86 home runs and 331 RBI.
Fairly missed some playing time in the 1974-19 season, going.243 with 12 home runs and 43 RBI in only 101 games with Montreal. Ed Kurpiel and Rudy Kinard of the St. Louis Cardinals traded Fairly to the St. Louis Cardinals on December 6.
Fairly spent the 1975 season with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he played.307 with 7 home runs and 37 RBI as he saw his playing time split between first base and outfield as an outfielder.
He began the 1976 season with St. Louis, appearing in 73 games, averaging.264 with no home runs and 21 RBI. The Oakland Athletics purchased him on September 14 and continued his employment there until September 14.
The Oakland Athletics just ended the 1976 season. Fairly's Oakland Indians finished in second place in the American League West in 15 games, snaping their division championship streak at five. The A's traded Fairly to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mike Weathers and cash on February 24, 1977.
As he played in 132 games with Toronto, he fairly split the 1977 season between designated hitter, first base, and the outfield. He appeared in the 1977 Major League All-Star Game as a pinch hitter against Tom Seaver. Fairly, is the only player to have played for both Canadian MLB teams in the All-Star game. The Blue Jays traded Fairly to the California Angels for Butch Alberts and Pat Kelly on December 8.
Fairly began his playing for the California Angels in 1978, going.217 with ten home runs and 40 RBI. He announced his departure at the end of the season.
Broadcasting career
Fairly began his broadcasting career at KTLA in Los Angeles in 1979 and later joined Bob Starr in the California Angels radio/television booth after his playing days ended. He also served as the club's hitting instructor for manager John McNamara during the 1984 season, though he continued to work on radio duties. He suited up prior to each game to instruct hitters during batting practice before returning to the broadcast booth to cover Angels games for KMPC radio. "You're always talking about hitting when you play as long as I did." However, I don't see this role in the context of teaching as much as telling guys what they do well. Despite this, I get to the park early. And there is no ambiguity with my radio work." "Since we were planning on adding a hitting instructor, we had the feeling we had the guy right here," Angels general manager Buzzie Bavasi told the Orange County Register. Ron is a natural, articulate, and knows the game.
Fairly moved up the coast and joined KNBR as the San Francisco Giants' voice. In 1993, he moved north as a broadcaster for the Seattle Mariners, where he stayed until the 2006 season. Fairly spent most of his time as a color commentator, but I did occasionally step in to do play-by-play as well.
Fairly was inducted into the National Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.
Fairly, a 28-year career in Major League Baseball broadcasting, was announced on September 21, 2006. Fairly spent 48 years in and out the Major Leagues, dating back to 21 years as a player.
Fairly came out of retirement to work as a television analyst for the Mariners during a three-game interleague series against the Houston Astros, while broadcaster Mike Blowers was on vacation from June 15 to June 17, 2007.
Fairly broadcast the Mariners' four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels from July 15 to July 18, 2010 with Rick Rizzs of KIRO to substitute Dave Niehaus, who was on vacation. Fairly returned to the Mariners' radio booth in 2011 and 2012 as one of a diverse group of guest announcers assisting in on their broadcasts following Niehaus's death in the 2010 season.