Gerald Donald Kindall was an American professional baseball player and college baseball player and coach.
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32 Facts About Jerry Kindall
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Jerry Kindall was primarily a second baseman in Major League Baseball who appeared in 742 games played over nine seasons for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and Minnesota Twins.
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Twenty years later, Jerry Kindall coached the Arizona Wildcats to a CWS victory, becoming the first person to win CWS titles both as a player and as a head coach.
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Jerry Kindall is the last batter to hit for the cycle in the history of the CWS.
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Jerry Kindall was elected to the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Jerry Kindall was part of a University of Minnesota team that won the 1956 College World Series, defeating the University of Arizona in the finals.
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Jerry Kindall played three games for the Cubs in 1958, recording a double in six at bats.
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Jerry Kindall said that manager Lou Klein helped him greatly during his time with the Cats.
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Not promoted by the Cubs in 1959, Jerry Kindall had an impressive spring training for them in 1960.
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New manager Lou Boudreau worked on Jerry Kindall's hitting, getting him to shorten his stride and take more of a slap-style swing at pitches.
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Jerry Kindall quickly felt at home in Cleveland, where he became the everyday second baseman, a position he held for all of 1962.
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Jerry Kindall led all AL second basemen in assists with 494, placing third among all AL players with a 2.
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In 1963, Jerry Kindall began the season as a reserve player, but he ultimately started over half of the Indians' games, either at second base or at shortstop.
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Jerry Kindall was one of about a half-dozen infielders that the Twins tried at second base in 1964; despite the competition, he managed to appear in 62 games for the team that year.
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Jerry Kindall started 101 of the team's 162 games at second base, but he hit only.
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In 125 games, Jerry Kindall recorded 41 runs scored, 67 hits, six home runs, and 36 RBI.
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Jerry Kindall did not appear in the 1965 World Series; Quilici played every inning of the contest, won by the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games.
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Jerry Kindall only wanted to play in the major leagues and after realizing that all the other MLB teams had their rosters finalized, he decided to look for work elsewhere.
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Jerry Kindall had some of his best success facing Robin Roberts, against whom he had four home runs.
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Jerry Kindall was one of three finalists, along with Steve Hamilton and Bobby Richardson.
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Jerry Kindall believed that Arizona "wound up flipping a coin" to decide between him and Hamilton, but he was ultimately the one hired.
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Jerry Kindall's audience observed that he was particularly talented as a storyteller and analyst.
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Jerry Kindall stopped teaching at the University of Arizona at that time, though he continued to coach baseball.
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In September 1988, Jerry Kindall met a widow named Diane, whom he married on Thanksgiving weekend that year.
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Jerry Kindall had one child from her previous marriage, a daughter named Elise.
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Jerry Kindall used to take John to church, Youth for Christ meetings, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes meetings.
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The FCA eventually named an award after Jerry Kindall, presented each year to the player who best represents Jesus Christ both on and off the field.
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