Gustaf Bernhard Friberg (August 18, 1899 – December 8, 1958) born in

Manchester, New Hampshire Manchester is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. It is the most populous city in New Hampshire. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 115,644. Manchester is, along with Nashua, one of two seats of New Hamp ...

, attended

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, was a Utility Player for the

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(1919–20 and 1922–25),

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(1925–32) and

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(1933). Friberg finished 18th in voting for the 1929 National League MVP Award for playing in 128 Games and having 455 At Bats, 74 Runs, 137 Hits, 21 Doubles, 10 Triples, 7 Home Runs, 55 RBI, 1 Stolen Base, 49 Walks, .301 Batting Average, .370 On-base percentage, .437 Slugging Percentage, 199 Total Bases and 13 Sacrifice Hits. In 14 seasons he played in 1,299 Games and had 4,169 At Bats, 544 Runs, 1,170 Hits, 181 Doubles, 44 Triples, 38 Home Runs, 471 RBI, 51 Stolen Bases, 471 Walks, .281 Batting Average, .356 On-base percentage, .373 Slugging Percentage, 1,553 Total Bases and 139 Sacrifice Hits. He died in

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at the age of 59.

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