34 Facts About Ron Fairly

Ronald Ray Fairly was an American Major League Baseball player and broadcaster.

Ron Fairly was born in Macon, Georgia, but when he was three months old his family moved to Southern California, where he grew up.

Ron Fairly played varsity baseball for USC Trojans baseball at the University of Southern California in 1958, coached by Rod Dedeaux, and made the most of it.

An All-District 8 selection that season, Ron Fairly was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

Competitive player and highly disciplined hitter, Ron Fairly had a short and compact swing with occasional power to all fields.

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Ron Fairly's talents were overshadowed by a notorious lack of speed.

Ron Fairly is the second in Major League Baseball to play 1000 games or more in both the outfield and the infield.

Ron Fairly played 21 seasons of Major League Baseball, 12 of them with the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he won three World Series titles.

Ron Fairly played in four World Series, appearing in 20 games, hitting.

The next day, Ron Fairly collected his first career hit, a single off the Phillies' Robin Roberts.

In 1959, Ron Fairly was used mostly as a pinch hitter and a defensive replacement late in games, as in 118 games with Los Angeles, he had only 244 at-bats.

Ron Fairly played in all six games during the World Series, going hitless in three at-bats, as the Dodgers won the series over the Chicago White Sox.

Ron Fairly became the Dodgers' everyday first baseman during the 1962 season, as in 147 games, he hit.

Ron Fairly helped the Dodgers clinch the National League pennant in 1963, as he played in 152 games, hitting.

Ron Fairly had another solid season with the Dodgers in 1964, batting.

In 1965, Ron Fairly appeared in a career high 158 games with Los Angeles, hitting.

Ron Fairly missed a month of the season due to injuries in 1966, playing in only 117 games, his lowest total since 1961 he hit.

In 1967, Ron Fairly struggled offensively, as his batting average dipped to.

Ron Fairly continued his struggles throughout the 1968 season, as he hit only.

Ron Fairly began the 1969 season with Los Angeles Fairly continued to struggle with his bat, hitting.

Ron Fairly had a solid season in 1970, playing in 119 games with the Expos, hitting.

Ron Fairly continued his solid play with the Expos in 1972, as Fairly hit.

Ron Fairly appeared late in the 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, his first All-Star game, as a defensive replacement.

Ron Fairly spent the 1975 season as a utility player for the St Louis Cardinals where in 107 games, he hit.

Ron Fairly started the 1976 season with St Louis, appearing in 73 games, hitting.

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Ron Fairly appeared in the 1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, as a pinch hitter, striking out against Tom Seaver.

Ron Fairly is the only player to have represented both Canadian MLB teams in the All-Star game.

Ron Fairly finished his career with the California Angels in 1978, playing in 91 games, hitting.

In 1987, Ron Fairly moved up the coast and joined KNBR as the voice of the San Francisco Giants.

Ron Fairly served primarily as a color commentator, but occasionally stepped in to do play-by-play as well.

On September 21,2006, the Mariners announced that Ron Fairly was retiring from his post as a team broadcaster after 14 seasons, ending a 27-year career in Major League Baseball broadcasting.

From June 15 to June 17,2007, Ron Fairly briefly 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.

In 2011 and 2012 Ron Fairly returned again to the Mariners' radio booth, as one of a rotating group of guest announcers filling in on their broadcasts following the death of Niehaus after the 2010 season.

Ron Fairly died of pancreatic cancer on October 30,2019, aged 81.