Charlie Berry Notable

b. October 18, 1902 · Philadelphia Athletics 1925, 1934–1936, 1938, Boston Red Sox 1928–1932, Chicago White Sox 1932–1933

Charlie Berry played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1925 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1938. His longest stay was with the Boston Red Sox, from 1928 to 1932.

Across 709 games he batted .267, with 539 hits and 196 runs. He finished with 23 home runs, 88 doubles and 13 stolen bases.

He played 657 games behind the plate, with 2,047 putouts and 44 errors. He turned 48 double plays.

He was born in Phillipsburg, NJ, USA on October 18, 1902, and died on September 6, 1972. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1925	PHA	10	14	1	3	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	.214
1928	BOS	80	177	18	46	7	3	1	19	21	19	1	.260
1929	BOS	77	207	19	50	11	4	1	21	15	29	2	.242
1930	BOS	88	256	31	74	9	6	6	35	16	22	2	.289
1931	BOS	111	357	41	101	16	2	6	49	29	38	4	.283
1932	BOS/CHW	82	258	33	75	18	6	4	37	24	25	3	.291
1933	CHW	86	271	25	69	8	3	2	28	17	16	0	.255
1934	PHA	99	269	14	72	10	2	0	34	22	23	1	.268
1935	PHA	62	190	14	48	7	3	3	29	10	20	0	.253
1936	PHA	13	17	0	1	1	0	0	1	6	2	0	.059
1938	PHA	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Career	—	709	2018	196	539	88	29	23	256	160	196	13	.267

On this day & linked events

1902

Born October 18, 1902

Phillipsburg, NJ, USA

1972

Died September 6, 1972

1925

Major-league debut: Charlie Berry

Charlie Berry made a major-league debut on June 15, 1925.

1938

Final major-league game: Charlie Berry

Charlie Berry played a final major-league game on September 8, 1938.

Image: Goudey, public domain