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Ken Berry

Ken Berry Notable

b. May 10, 1941 · Chicago White Sox 1962–1970, California Angels 1971–1973, Milwaukee Brewers 1974, Cleveland Indians 1975

Ken Berry played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1962 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1975.

Across 1,383 games he batted .255, with 1,053 hits and 422 runs. He finished with 58 home runs, 150 doubles and 45 stolen bases.

He played 1,311 games in the outfield, with 2,722 putouts and 30 errors.

He was an All-Star in 1967.

He was born in Kansas City, MO, USA on May 10, 1941. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 1 1967
Gold Glove 2 1970, 1972

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1962 CHW 3622 000 0000 .333
1963 CHW 4521 000 0110 .200
1964 CHW 1232412 101 4530 .375
1965 CHW 15747251103 17412 4228964 .218
1966 CHW 14744350120 2028 3428637 .271
1967 CHW 14748549117 1447 4146689 .241
1968 CHW 15350449127 2127 3225646 .252
1969 CHW 1302972569 1224 1824501 .232
1970 CHW 14146345128 1227 5043616 .276
1971 CAL 1112982966 1703 2218333 .221
1972 CAL 11940941118 1535 3935475 .289
1973 CAL 13641548118 1123 3626501 .284
1974 MIL 982672164 921 2418263 .240
1975 CLE 254068 100 1170 .200
Career 138341364221053 1502358 34329856945 .255

On this day & linked events

1941

Born May 10, 1941

Kansas City, MO, USA

1962

Major-league debut: Ken Berry

Ken Berry made a major-league debut on September 9, 1962.

1975

Final major-league game: Ken Berry

Ken Berry played a final major-league game on May 31, 1975.

Image: Cleveland Indians, public domain