Wally Berger
Walter Anton Berger
Born: October 10, 1905
Chicago, IL USA
Deceased: 1988
Redondo Beach, CA USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 198
Career: 1930-1940
Minor League Statistics
Wally Berger compiled a career batting average of .300 with 242 home runs and 898 RBI in his 1350-game career with the Boston Braves, Boston Bees, New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies. He began playing during the 1930 season and last took the field during the 1940 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | NL | Boston Braves | 151 | 625 | 555 | 98 | 172 | 27 | 14 | 38 | 119 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 69 | .310 | .375 | .614 | .990 | 341 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | NL | Boston Braves | 156 | 678 | 617 | 94 | 199 | 44 | 8 | 19 | 84 | 13 | 0 | 55 | 70 | .323 | .380 | .512 | .892 | 316 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Boston Braves | 145 | 639 | 602 | 90 | 185 | 34 | 6 | 17 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 66 | .307 | .346 | .468 | .815 | 282 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | Boston Braves | 137 | 574 | 528 | 84 | 165 | 37 | 8 | 27 | 106 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 77 | .313 | .365 | .566 | .932 | 299 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | Boston Braves | 150 | 668 | 615 | 92 | 183 | 35 | 8 | 34 | 121 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 65 | .298 | .352 | .546 | .899 | 336 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | Boston Braves | 150 | 644 | 589 | 91 | 174 | 39 | 4 | 34 | 130 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 80 | .295 | .355 | .548 | .903 | 323 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NL | Boston Bees | 138 | 595 | 534 | 88 | 154 | 23 | 3 | 25 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 84 | .288 | .361 | .483 | .844 | 258 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NL | Boston Bees | 30 | 126 | 113 | 14 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 33 | .274 | .344 | .504 | .848 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NL | New York Giants | 59 | 221 | 199 | 40 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 30 | .291 | .359 | .548 | .907 | 109 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NL | New York Giants | 16 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .188 | .235 | .188 | .423 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 99 | 438 | 407 | 74 | 125 | 23 | 4 | 16 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 44 | .307 | .356 | .501 | .857 | 204 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 374 | 329 | 36 | 85 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 63 | .258 | .341 | .438 | .778 | 144 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 20 | 45 | 41 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .317 | .378 | .439 | .817 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1350 | 5663 | 5163 | 809 | 1550 | 299 | 59 | 242 | 898 | 36 | 0 | 435 | 694 | .300 | .359 | .522 | .881 | 2693 | 69 | 38 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | NL | Boston Braves | OF | 145 | 0 | 0.0 | 307 | 10 | 11 | 3 | .966 | 2.186 | |
| 1931 | NL | Boston Braves | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1931 | NL | Boston Braves | OF | 156 | 0 | 0.0 | 457 | 16 | 11 | 5 | .977 | 3.032 | |
| 1932 | NL | Boston Braves | 1B | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 102 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 9.636 | |
| 1932 | NL | Boston Braves | OF | 134 | 0 | 0.0 | 396 | 10 | 3 | 3 | .993 | 3.030 | |
| 1933 | NL | Boston Braves | OF | 136 | 0 | 0.0 | 382 | 6 | 9 | 4 | .977 | 2.853 | |
| 1934 | NL | Boston Braves | OF | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 385 | 9 | 9 | 2 | .978 | 2.627 | |
| 1935 | NL | Boston Braves | OF | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 458 | 8 | 17 | 1 | .965 | 3.128 | |
| 1936 | NL | Boston Bees | OF | 133 | 0 | 0.0 | 384 | 10 | 14 | 1 | .966 | 2.962 | |
| 1937 | NL | Boston Bees | OF | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.857 | |
| 1937 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 52 | 0 | 0.0 | 107 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .965 | 2.135 | |
| 1938 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.222 | |
| 1938 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 98 | 0 | 0.0 | 192 | 7 | 7 | 2 | .966 | 2.031 | |
| 1939 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 95 | 0 | 0.0 | 158 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .970 | 1.726 | |
| 1940 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1940 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 1.636 | |
| Totals | 1309 | 0 | 0.0 | 3430 | 91 | 91 | 28 | .975 | 2.690 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | LF | 4 | 4 | 29.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.534 | 1.250 |
| 1939 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | CF | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 3.000 |
| Totals | 5 | 4 | 35.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.038 | 1.600 |
Awards
1933 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star CF
1935 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star CF
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