Sunday, December 18, 2022

Gerry Hannahs

Career:
 Played in the big leagues for parts of four seasons with the Expos (1976-77) and Dodgers (1978-79).

Did you know? Posted a 20-6 record with a 2.39 ERA for the Double-A Quebec Metros of the Eastern League in 1976 ... recorded the first victory by an Expos pitcher at Montreal's Olympic Stadium on April 16, 1977 ... earned his only big league save on September 7, 1979, against the Reds, striking out Joe Morgan, Davey Concepcion and George Foster in succession ... his son Dusty was named after his Dodger teammate, and wound up playing in the NBA for the Memphis Grizzlies.

Post-game: Worked as an executive at several financial institutions, founded an oil and gas company in 1983, and for the past 30 years has invested in various private and public companies.

Sources: Baseball Reference; Retrosheet; sec.gov, accessed 6/13/2022; 1979 Dodger Yearbook; Montreal Star, 4/18/1977; Washington Post, 5/21/2017. 

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