Wally Berger Notable

b. October 10, 1905 · Boston Braves 1930–1935, Boston Bees 1936–1937, New York Giants 1937–1938, Cincinnati Reds 1938–1940, Philadelphia Phillies 1940

Wally Berger played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Boston Braves in 1930 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1940.

He collected 1,550 hits over 1,350 games, batting .300 with 898 runs batted in. He finished with 242 home runs, 299 doubles, 59 triples and 36 stolen bases.

He led the league in home runs once, in 1935, with 34. He led the league in runs batted in once, in 1935, with 130. He played 1,296 games in the outfield, with 3,324 putouts and 91 errors.

He was selected to four consecutive All-Star teams, from 1933 to 1936.

He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on October 10, 1905, and died on November 30, 1988. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	4	1933, 1934, 1935, 1936
Baseball Magazine All-Star	2	1933, 1935
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1933

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1930	BSN	151	555	98	172	27	14	38	119	54	69	3	.310
1931	BSN	156	617	94	199	44	8	19	84	55	70	13	.323
1932	BSN	145	602	90	185	34	6	17	73	33	66	5	.307
1933	BSN	137	528	84	165	37	8	27	106	41	77	2	.313
1934	BSN	150	615	92	183	35	8	34	121	49	65	2	.298
1935	BSN	150	589	91	174	39	4	34	130	50	80	3	.295
1936	BSN	138	534	88	154	23	3	25	91	53	84	1	.288
1937	BSN/NYG	89	312	54	89	20	3	17	65	29	63	3	.285
1938	CIN/NYG	115	439	79	131	23	4	16	60	31	48	2	.298
1939	CIN	97	329	36	85	15	1	14	44	36	63	1	.258
1940	CIN/PHI	22	43	3	13	2	0	1	5	4	9	1	.302
Career	—	1350	5163	809	1550	299	59	242	898	435	694	36	.300

On this day & linked events

1905

Born October 10, 1905

Chicago, IL, USA

1988

Died November 30, 1988

1930

Major-league debut: Wally Berger

Wally Berger made a major-league debut on April 15, 1930.

1940

Final major-league game: Wally Berger

Wally Berger played a final major-league game on July 4, 1940.

Image: Goudey, public domain