1956
Born December 13, 1956
Ridgewood, NJ, USA
Dale Berra Notable
b. December 13, 1956 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1977–1984, New York Yankees 1985–1986, Houston Astros 1987
Dale Berra played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1977 and closing with the Houston Astros in 1987.
Across 853 games he batted .236, with 603 hits and 236 runs. He finished with 49 home runs, 109 doubles and 32 stolen bases.
He played 591 games at shortstop, with 1,754 assists and 114 errors. He turned 296 double plays. He also played 247 games at third base.
He was born in Ridgewood, NJ, USA on December 13, 1956. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | PIT | 17 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .175 |
| 1978 | PIT | 56 | 135 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 3 | .207 |
| 1979 | PIT | 44 | 123 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 0 | .211 |
| 1980 | PIT | 93 | 245 | 21 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 16 | 52 | 2 | .220 |
| 1981 | PIT | 81 | 232 | 21 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 34 | 11 | .241 |
| 1982 | PIT | 156 | 529 | 64 | 139 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 61 | 33 | 83 | 6 | .263 |
| 1983 | PIT | 161 | 537 | 51 | 135 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 52 | 61 | 84 | 8 | .251 |
| 1984 | PIT | 136 | 450 | 31 | 100 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 34 | 78 | 1 | .222 |
| 1985 | NYY | 48 | 109 | 8 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 1 | .229 |
| 1986 | NYY | 42 | 108 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 0 | .231 |
| 1987 | HOU | 19 | 45 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | .178 |
| Career | — | 853 | 2553 | 236 | 603 | 109 | 9 | 49 | 278 | 210 | 422 | 32 | .236 |
On this day & linked events
1977
Major-league debut: Dale Berra
Dale Berra made a major-league debut on August 22, 1977.
1987
Final major-league game: Dale Berra
Dale Berra played a final major-league game on October 4, 1987.
Image: Peter Travers, public domain