Sam Hairston

Samuel Harding Hairston (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1997) 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 with the Chicago White Sox as a catcher. He is buried in Birmingham's Elmwood Cemetery.

Sam Hairston
Catcher
Born: (1920-01-20)January 20, 1920 Crawford, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: October 31, 1997(1997-10-31) (aged 77) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
Professional debut
NgL: 1944, for the Birmingham Black Barons
MLB: July 21, 1951, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
August 26, 1951, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.313
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	63
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Negro leagues Birmingham Black Barons (1944) Cincinnati / Indianapolis Clowns (1945–1950) Major League Baseball Chicago White Sox (1951)
Career highlights and awards
NgL All-Star (1948)

Family

Hairston comes from the biggest major league baseball family, as 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 Hairstons who have played in the majors are tied for the most ever with the Delahanty brothers. The two of the three other three-generation MLB families have four members each: the Boone family (Ray, Bob, Bret and Aaron) and the Bell family (Gus, Buddy, David, and Mike). The Colemans are the other three generation MLB family (Joe, Joe, and Casey).

See also

• Third-generation Major League Baseball families

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
• Sam Hairston at Find a Grave