Boze Berger
Boze Berger | |
---|---|
Second baseman, shortstop and third baseman | |
Born: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | May 13, 1910|
Died: November 3, 1992 Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. | (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 professional baseball infielder who played in 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