Boze Berger

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.

Boze Berger
Second baseman, shortstop and third baseman
Born: (1910-05-13)May 13, 1910 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died: November 3, 1992(1992-11-03) (aged 82) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 17, 1932, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1939, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.236
Home runs	13
Runs batted in	97
Teams
Cleveland Indians (1932), (1935–1936) Chicago White Sox (1937–1938) Boston Red Sox (1939)

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.

References

1. University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame: All-Time Inductees Archived July 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, University of Maryland, retrieved June 12, 2009.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Retrosheet
• UMTerps.com Basketball Media Guide^{[permanent dead link]}