Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John Melville Kerr (born on May 22, 1903 in Souris, Manitoba, Canada; died August 9, 1980 in Vero Beach, Florida) is a Canadian-born former major league baseball player. During his minor league career, Kerr was an outfielder. On September 16, 1925, he became only the second Manitoban to make the majors. In that game, which was his only major league appearance, he came on as a pinch runner for the Chicago Cubs.