Jay Porter

J. W. "Jay" Porter (January 17, 1933 – October 11, 2020) was an American Major League Baseball player. He appeared with the St. Louis Browns in 1952, Detroit Tigers between 1955 and 1957, Cleveland Indians in 1958, Washington Senators in 1959, and St. Louis Cardinals in 1959. Porter was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Porter died of respiratory failure on October 11, 2020 in Jupiter, Florida at the age of 87.J.W. Porter: 'Court jester of Roger Dean Stadium' mourned as 'a sweet soul'

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Other websites

 Sports Illustrated 10 Greatest Characters in Detroit Tigers History 
 BaseballLibrary.com Profile
 Baseball-Almanac Profile

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