In the history of MLB there has only been (so far) four Grandfather-Father-Son combinations: the Boone's , Bell's , Hairston's, and the Coleman's. These posts depict my collection of baseball cards that represent these baseball royalty families. The Hairston's. The Hairston's may be the biggest major league baseball family. Sam Hairston was 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 Hairston's who have played in the majors are tied for the most ever with the Delahanty brothers. Sam Hairston 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. In his one MLB sea
Have you just not felt like blogging?
ReplyDeletePretty much. I've been tired of dealing with a problematic scanner and an old laptop. I've also been uninspired to blog, but I'm not quite sure why. I hope to get back into it to share with you all my collection and interesting quirks about baseball players and baseball cards, but I'll need some more time before I get back into it.
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Happy holidays!
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