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b. February 8, 1914 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1937–1938, Cincinnati Reds 1942–1943, 1946–1947, Philadelphia Phillies 1948–1949, New York Giants 1949, Chicago White Sox 1951

Haas earned his only All-Star selection with Cincinnati in 1947. He hit .286 with 138 hits and a career-high 67 runs batted in across 135 games. A year earlier he had collected a career-high 141 hits and stolen 22 bases.

Nine seasons gave him 644 hits, 93 doubles, 51 stolen bases, 263 runs batted in and a .264 average. He played 311 games at first base, 241 at third and 97 in the outfield. That flexibility helped him handle regular work at several different points in his career.

Haas began with Brooklyn in 1937 and 1938, spent three years away from the majors, then joined Cincinnati in 1942. He moved to Philadelphia in 1948 and to the Giants during 1949. After another year away, 27 final games for the White Sox in 1951 ended his career. He died in 1999, at eighty-five.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 1 1947

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1937 BRO 1625210 300 2110 .400
1938 BRO 1000 000 0000
1942 CIN 15458559140 2166 5459546 .239
1943 CIN 1013323987 1764 4422266 .262
1946 CIN 14053557141 2473 50334222 .264
1947 CIN 13548258138 1773 6742279 .286
1948 PHI 953333594 924 3436258 .282
1949 NYG/PHI 561051227 231 10690 .257
1951 CHW 234317 011 2540 .163
Career 7212440263644 933222 26320418851 .264

On this day & linked events

1914

Born February 8, 1914

Naperville, IL, USA

1999

Died June 23, 1999

1937

Major-league debut: Bert Haas

Bert Haas made a major-league debut on September 9, 1937.

1951

Final major-league game: Bert Haas

Bert Haas played a final major-league game on August 26, 1951.