Gerry Hannahs

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Gerry Hannahs

|position=Pitcher

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1952|3|6}}

|birth_place=Binghamton, New York

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 8

|debutyear=1976

|debutteam=Montreal Expos

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 27

|finalyear=1979

|finalteam=Los Angeles Dodgers

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=3–7

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=5.07

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=42

|teams=

Montreal Expos ({{mlby|1976}}–{{mlby|1977}})
Los Angeles Dodgers ({{mlby|1978}}–{{mlby|1979}})

}}

Gerald Ellis Hannahs (born March 6, 1952) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who worked in 16 career games in Major League Baseball for the Montreal Expos and Los Angeles Dodgers in parts of four seasons between {{mlby|1976}} and {{mlby|1979}}. A left-hander, he stood {{convert|6|ft|3|in}} tall and weighed {{convert|210|lb}}. He was born in Binghamton, New York.

Career

Hannahs played college baseball for the University of Arkansas. He went undrafted and was signed as an amateur free agent by the Expos on July 5, 1974. In his third pro season, Hannahs posted a 20–6 won–lost record for Montreal's Double-A affiliate, the Québec Metros. He led the Eastern League in both victories and strikeouts. Recalled by Montreal in September, he started three games and defeated both the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets; in the latter contest, he allowed only one earned run in six innings pitched.Retrosheet [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/B09282NYN1976.htm box score (28 September 1976): "Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 2 (2)"]

On April 16, 1977, Hannahs became the first Expos pitcher to earn a victory at Olympic Stadium,1986 Topps baseball card # 154 defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 4–3,[https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-16-1977-montreal-expos-earn-first-win-in-olympic-stadium/ Ittner, Frank, April 16, 1977: Montreal Expos earn first win at Olympic Stadium], Society for American Baseball Research and allowing three runs in 6{{fraction|1|3}} innings.Retrosheet [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1977/B04160MON1977.htm box score (16 April 1977): "Montreal Expos 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3"]

However, Hannahs' win that day, the third of his MLB career, would prove to be his last in the majors. He dropped his next seven decisions as a member of the Expos and Dodgers over his final 11 appearances. He retired from professional baseball in 1981. As a big-leaguer, he compiled a 3–7 won–lost mark and a 5.07 earned run average; he earned one save as a relief pitcher. In 71 innings pitched, he permitted 76 hits (including 11 home runs) and 42 bases on balls, recording an equal number of strikeouts.

His son, Dusty, named after Dusty Baker, played basketball for the Razorbacks and in the National Basketball Association, and now plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/article/20140217/SPORTS/302179757|title=Like father, like son: Tech's Hannahs learned from major league dad|first=Krista|last=Pirtle|website=LubbockOnline.com|publisher=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|date=February 17, 2014|access-date=March 30, 2019}}