Johnny Berardino Notable

b. May 1, 1917 · St. Louis Browns 1939–1942, 1946–1947, 1951, Cleveland Indians 1948–1950, 1952, Pittsburgh Pirates 1950, 1952

Johnny Berardino played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1939 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1952.

Across 912 games he batted .249, with 755 hits and 334 runs. He finished with 36 home runs, 167 doubles and 27 stolen bases.

He played 453 games at second base, with 1,284 assists and 80 errors. He turned 297 double plays. He also played 266 games at shortstop.

He was born in Los Angeles, CA, USA on May 1, 1917, and died on May 19, 1996. 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
1939	SLB	126	468	42	120	24	5	5	58	37	36	6	.256
1940	SLB	142	523	71	135	31	4	16	85	32	46	6	.258
1941	SLB	128	469	48	127	30	4	5	89	41	27	3	.271
1942	SLB	29	74	11	21	6	0	1	10	4	2	3	.284
1946	SLB	144	582	70	154	29	5	5	68	34	58	2	.265
1947	SLB	90	306	29	80	22	1	1	20	44	26	6	.261
1948	CLE	66	147	19	28	5	1	2	10	27	16	0	.190
1949	CLE	50	116	11	23	6	1	0	13	14	14	0	.198
1950	CLE/PIT	44	136	13	29	3	1	1	15	20	11	0	.213
1951	SLB	39	119	13	27	7	1	0	13	17	18	1	.227
1952	CLE/PIT	54	88	7	11	4	0	0	6	14	14	0	.125
Career	—	912	3028	334	755	167	23	36	387	284	268	27	.249

On this day & linked events

1917

Born May 1, 1917

Los Angeles, CA, USA

1996

Died May 19, 1996

1939

Major-league debut: Johnny Berardino

Johnny Berardino made a major-league debut on April 22, 1939.

1952

Final major-league game: Johnny Berardino

Johnny Berardino played a final major-league game on September 19, 1952.

Image: ABC Television, public domain