Jerry Stephenson [SEP] father
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The son of former MLB catcher and longtime Boston scout Joe Stephenson, Jerry Stephenson spent 36 years as a Major League scout with the Dodgers (1974–94) and Red Sox (1995–2009) before his retirement to part-time status after the season. His son Brian Stephenson, a former minor league pitcher, is a regional crosschecker for the Dodgers — the third generation of the family to serve as an MLB scout.
Jerry Stephenson died from cancer at his home in Anaheim on Sunday, June 6, 2010
a scout in the Boston organization.
Stephenson batted and threw right-handed, and was listed as tall and . A native of Detroit, Michigan, and an alumnus of Michigan State University and Western Michigan University, Stephenson's minor league career extended from 1941 through 1951. He caught in part of three big-league seasons in the 1940s. He posted a .179 batting average (12-for-67) with eight runs and four RBI in 29 games played.
He was the father of Jerry Stephenson (1944–2010), like