American baseball player (1910–1992)
Baseball player
Boze Berger Second baseman , shortstop and third baseman Born: (1910-05-13 ) May 13, 1910Baltimore, Maryland , U.S.Died: November 3, 1992(1992-11-03) (aged 82)Bethesda, Maryland , U.S.Batted: Right
Threw: Right
August 17, 1932, for the Cleveland Indians September 30, 1939, for the Boston Red Sox Batting average .236 Home runs 13 Runs batted in 97 Stats at Baseball Reference
Louis William "Boze " Berger (May 13, 1910 – November 3, 1992) was an American professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1930s, for the Cleveland Indians , Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox .
Biography
He was born in Baltimore, Maryland , and was also a two-time All-American forward for the University of Maryland basketball team from 1929 to 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, and he was inducted into the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.[ 1]
In a six-season career, Berger was a .236 hitter with 13 home runs and 97 RBI in 343 games played . 1935 was his best season in baseball, achieving career-highs in hits (119), doubles (27), triples (5), runs (62), RBI (43) and games played (124).
Berger died in Bethesda, Maryland , at the age of 82.
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