Ron Fairly

Ron Fairly
Fairly with Expos at Jarry Park Stadium in 1969.
First baseman / Right fielder
Born: (1938-07-12)July 12, 1938 Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Died: October 30, 2019(2019-10-30) (aged 81) Indian Wells, California, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 9, 1958, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 23, 1978, for the California Angels
MLB statistics
Batting average	.266
Home runs	215
Runs batted in	1,044
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–1969) Montreal Expos (1969–1974) St. Louis Cardinals (1975–1976) Oakland Athletics (1976) Toronto Blue Jays (1977) California Angels (1978)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1973, 1977) 3× World Series champion (1959, 1963, 1965)

Ronald Ray Fairly (July 12, 1938 – October 30, 2019) was an American professional baseball player and television sports presenter. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and right fielder from 1958 to 1978, most prominently as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, with whom he was a member of three World Series winning teams. Fairly was also a two-time All-Star.

After his playing career, he began a career as a television color commentator from 1979 to 2006 for the California Angels, San Francisco Giants and the Seattle Mariners. Combining his playing and broadcasting careers, Fairly was involved in over 7,000 major league games from 1958 through 2006.