Louis William "Boze" Berger (May 13, 1910 – November 3, 1992) was an
infielder
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who played for the
Cleveland Indians
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(1932, 1935–1936),
Chicago White Sox
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(1938) and
Boston Red Sox
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(1939). Berger batted and threw right-handed.
In a six-season career, Berger was a .236
hitter
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with 13
home run
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s and 97
RBI in 343
games played
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.
He was born in
Baltimore, Maryland
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, and was also a two-time
All-American forward
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for the
University of Maryland
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basketball
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team from 1929 to 1932, where he led the
Southern Conference
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in scoring in 1931 with 19.1 points per game. His #6 jersey has been honored by the university.
Berger died in
Bethesda, Maryland
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, at the age of 82. He was inducted into the
University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame
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in 1982.
[University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame: All-Time Inductees]
, University of Maryland, retrieved June 12, 2009.
Best season (baseball)
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1935
Events
January
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hits
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doubles, five
triples
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, 62
runs, 43 RBI, 124 games – all career-highs
References
External links
Retrosheet*
UMTerps.com Basketball Media Guide
1910 births
1992 deaths
All-American college men's basketball players
Baseball players from Baltimore
Boston Red Sox players
Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
Chicago White Sox players
Cleveland Indians players
Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
Major League Baseball second basemen
Maryland Terrapins baseball players
Maryland Terrapins football players
Maryland Terrapins men's basketball players
Montreal Royals players
Newark Bears (IL) players
New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players
People from Bethesda, Maryland
Sacramento Solons players
Seattle Rainiers players
Toledo Mud Hens players
Williamsport Grays players
Players of American football from Maryland
American men's basketball players
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