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Hank DeBerry

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b. December 29, 1894 · Cleveland Indians 1916–1917, Brooklyn Robins 1922–1930

DeBerry's best offensive season came in his first year with Brooklyn, 1922. He hit .301 with 78 hits, three home runs and 35 runs batted in across 85 games. The hits, home runs and average were career highs.

Eleven seasons gave him 494 hits, 81 doubles, 11 home runs, 234 runs batted in and a .267 average across 648 games. He caught 569 games, the only position listed in his fielding record. DeBerry received Most Valuable Player votes in 1924.

Cleveland brought him up for brief stays in 1916 and 1917. He then spent four seasons outside the majors before joining the Brooklyn Robins in 1922. DeBerry remained with Brooklyn for nine straight seasons through 1930, completing the rest of his career with one organization. He died in 1951, at fifty-six.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1916 CLE 153379 400 4690 .273
1917 CLE 253339 200 1270 .273
1922 BRO 852592978 1013 352094 .301
1923 BRO 782352167 1161 4820122 .285
1924 BRO 772182053 1033 2620210 .243
1925 BRO 671932650 812 241682 .259
1926 BRO 48115633 1100 13850 .287
1927 BRO 682011547 321 211781 .234
1928 BRO 822581965 820 2318153 .252
1929 BRO 682101355 1111 2517151 .262
1930 BRO 35951128 300 144100 .295
Career 6481850170494 811611 23414811913 .267

On this day & linked events

1894

Born December 29, 1894

Savannah, TN, USA

1951

Died September 10, 1951

1916

Major-league debut: Hank DeBerry

Hank DeBerry made a major-league debut on September 12, 1916.

1930

Final major-league game: Hank DeBerry

Hank DeBerry played a final major-league game on September 28, 1930.

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