Boze Berger
Louis William "Boze" Berger (May 13, 1910 – November 3, 1992) was an infielder who played for the Cleveland Indians (1932, 1935–1936), Chicago White Sox (1938) and Boston Red Sox (1939). Berger batted and threw right-handed.
| Boze Berger | |||
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| Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman | |||
| Born: May 13, 1910 Baltimore, Maryland | |||
| Died: November 3, 1992 (aged 82) Bethesda, Maryland | |||
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| 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 | |||
In a six-season career, Berger was a .236 hitter with 13 home runs and 97 RBI in 343 games played.
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.
Berger died in Bethesda, Maryland, at the age of 82. He was inducted into the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.[1]
Best season (baseball)
References
- 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
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
- Boze Berger at Find a Grave
- UMTerps.com Basketball Media Guide
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