Bernie DeViveiros

Bernie DeViveiros
High school yearbook photo of DeViveiros
Shortstop
Born: (1901-04-19)April 19, 1901 Oakland, California, United States
Died: July 5, 1994(1994-07-05) (aged 93) Oakland, California, United States
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
September 13, 1924, for the Chicago White Sox
Last appearance
September 14, 1927, for the Detroit Tigers
Career statistics
Batting average	.217
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	2
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1924) Detroit Tigers (1927)

Bernard John DeViveiros (April 19, 1901 – July 5, 1994) was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Chicago White Sox in 1924 and the Detroit Tigers in 1927.

In 1951, DeViveiros wrote a section on base running in The Sporting News publication How to Play Baseball."

Sources

• Lodi News-Sentinel - Apr 15, 1954: Newspaper article citing Bernie's efforts to teach and demonstrate sliding and bunting, which he did for 70 years up and down the West Coast of the United States of America.
• The Spokesman-Review - Feb 9, 1976: Newspaper article citing Bernie's commitment to teaching safe sliding techniques, like the bent-leg slide, and his never-ending fight against players like Darryl Strawberry.
• Portland Tribune - January 31, 2008: Jack Dunn states in this newspaper article that Bernie deViveiros signed Mickey Lolich.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)