Boze Berger
Boze Berger | |
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Second baseman, shortstop and third baseman | |
Born: Baltimore, Maryland, US | May 13, 1910|
Died: November 3, 1992 Bethesda, Maryland, US | (aged 82)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 17, 1932, for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 1939, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .236 |
Home runs | 13 |
Runs batted in | 97 |
Teams | |
Louis William "Boze" Berger (May 13, 1910 – November 3, 1992) was an American infielder who played in the Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1930s, for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox.
Biography[edit]
He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and was also a two-time All-American forward for the University of Maryland basketball team from 1929 to 1932, where he led the Southern Conference in scoring in 1931 with 19.1 points per game. His #6 jersey has been honored by the university, and he was inducted into the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.[1]
In a six-season career, Berger was a .236 hitter with 13 home runs and 97 RBI in 343 games played. 1935 was his best season in baseball, achieving career-highs in hits (119), doubles (27), triples (5), runs (62), RBI (43) and games played (124).
Berger died in Bethesda, Maryland, at the age of 82.
References[edit]
- ^ University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame: All-Time Inductees Archived July 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, University of Maryland, retrieved June 12, 2009.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
- UMTerps.com Basketball Media Guide[permanent dead link]
- 1910 births
- 1992 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- Baseball players from Baltimore
- Boston Red Sox players
- Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
- Chicago White Sox players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- Maryland Terrapins baseball players
- Maryland Terrapins football players
- Maryland Terrapins men's basketball players
- Montreal Royals players
- Newark Bears (International League) players
- New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players
- Sportspeople from Bethesda, Maryland
- Sacramento Solons players
- Seattle Rainiers players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Williamsport Grays players
- Players of American football from Baltimore
- American men's basketball players
- Baseball players from Montgomery County, Maryland
- American baseball second baseman stubs
- American baseball third baseman stubs