Samuel Harding Hairston (January 20, 1920 - October 31, 1997) is a former Negro League baseball and Major League Baseball player. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Part of the History of baseball in the United States series The Negro leagues were American professional Baseball leagues He played for the Birmingham Black Barons and the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro Leagues and played one season (1951) with the Chicago White Sox as a catcher. The Indianapolis Clowns were a professional Baseball team in the Negro American League. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket.
Hairston comes from the biggest major league baseball family, as the father of MLB players Jerry Hairston and Johnny Hairston, and the grandfather of Jerry Hairston, Jr. and Scott Hairston. The following is a list of father-and-son combinations who have played or managed in Major League Baseball, plus a few grandfathers with grandsons Jerry Hairston may refer to Jerry Hairston Sr (b 1952 a retired Major League Baseball player John Louis Hairston (born August 27, 1944 in Birmingham Alabama) is a former Catcher / Left fielder in Major League Baseball Jerry Wayne Hairston Jr (born May 29, 1976 in Naperville Illinois) nicknamed "Pork Rind" is a Major League Baseball Scott Alexander Hairston (born May 25, 1980 in Fort Worth Texas) is an Outfielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the The five Hairstons that have played in the majors set a record. The two 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). Raymond Otis Boone ( July 27, 1923 - October 17, 2004) was an American Major League Baseball player Robert Raymond Boone (born November 19, 1947) is a former Catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who was a four-time All-Star Bret Robert Boone (born April 6 1969 in El Cajon, California) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman. Aaron John Boone (born March 9, 1973 in La Mesa, California) is a major league infielder currently with the Washington Nationals David Russell "Gus" Bell Jr ( November 15 1928 - May 7 1995) was an American center and Right fielder David Gus "Buddy" Bell (born August 27 1951 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is a former Third baseman and manager in Major David Michael Bell (born September 14, 1972 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball Third baseman.
The following is a list of father-and-son combinations who have played or managed in Major League Baseball, plus a few grandfathers with grandsons