John Melville Kerr (May 22, 1903 - August 9, 1980) is a Canadian-born former

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player. During his minor league career, Kerr was an

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. On September 16, 1925, he became only the second Manitoban to make the majors. In that game, which was his only major league appearance, he came on as a

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for the

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. Kerr scored a run for the only run of his career.

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1903 births 1980 deaths Baseball people from Manitoba Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States Chicago Cubs players Major League Baseball players from Canada People from Souris, Manitoba {{Canada-baseball-bio-stub