Jerry Hairston
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Jerry Wayne Hairston, (born February 16, 1952 in Birmingham, Alabama), is a former Major League Baseball player, and is the father of current major leaguers Jerry Hairston, Jr. and Scott Hairston. He is currently the hitting coach for the Bristol White Sox.
Hairston played 14 seasons in the majors, mostly with the Chicago White Sox and part of one season with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also played three years (from 1978 to 1980) with Durango of the Mexican League.
On April 15, 1983, Hairston broke a perfect game bid by Milt Wilcox of the Detroit Tigers, singling with 2 outs in the 9th inning.
He is the son of yet another former major leaguer, Sam Hairston.
The Hairston family is one of only three families (along with the Boone family and the Bell family) to have had three generations of Major League baseball players.
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