Jerry Lynch

Born in 1930, Lynch's outstanding pinch hitting (19 for 47, .404) was a major factor in the 1961 Cincinnati Reds' surprising NL pennant. Overall, he had career high-averages of .315 batting and .624 slugging for the season with 13 home runs and 50 runs batted in with only 181 at-bats. When he retired, the outfielder ranked first all-time in pinch home runs (18) and second in pinch hits (116) and was tied for first in pinch at-bats (447). The left-handed-hitting Lynch led the NL in pinch hits twice with 19 in both 1960 and 1961.

Lynch joined the Reds after missing most of the 1956 season due to illness. With Pittsburgh, he had been a part-time outfielder and occasional catcher, as well as an integral part of their pinching hitting (9 for 49, .184 over 3 seasons). He was a semi-regular outfielder in 1958 and 1959. He returned to the Pirates in mid-1963.