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Boze Berger

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Batting average
  
.236

Home runs
  
13


Runs batted in
  
97

Name
  
Boze Berger

Boze Berger

Role
  
Athlete who plays basketball

Died
  
November 3, 1992, Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Education
  
University of Maryland, College Park

Louis William "Boze" Berger (May 13, 1910 – November 3, 1992) was an infielder who played for the Cleveland Indians (1932, 1935–1936), Chicago White Sox (1938) and Boston Red Sox (1939). Berger batted and threw right-handed.

In a six-season career, Berger was a .236 hitter with 13 home runs and 97 RBI in 343 games played.

He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and was also a two-time All-American forward for the University of Maryland basketball team from 1929–1932, where he led the Southern Conference in scoring in 1931 with 19.1 points per game. His #6 jersey has been honored by the university.

Berger died in Bethesda, Maryland, at the age of 82. He was inducted into the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.

Best season (baseball)

  • 1935: 119 hits, 27 doubles, five triples, 62 runs, 43 RBI, 124 games – all career-highs
  • References

    Boze Berger Wikipedia