Bernie Creger
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Bernard Odell Creger
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.
- Debut April 29, 1947
- Final Game September 28, 1947
- Born March 21, 1927 in Wytheville, VA USA
- Died November 30, 1997 in Lynchburg, VA USA
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"The St. Louis farm system, not so dried up as some said, had grown a skinny, 20-year-old shortstop named Bernie Creger, for whom the Chicago Cubs would give a half-interest in Wrigley Field. Yet Creger had little chance to break into the Cardinals' crack lineup: to do that he would have to beat Marty ("Mr. Shortstop") Marion out of his job. - from a Time Magazine article during spring training, 1947
Bernie Creger was only 20 during his single season in the majors with the 1947 Cardinals. A shortstop, he backed up Marty Marion.
Creger served with the United States Navy during World War II.
He played for Omaha in 1949 and 1950. He was with Columbus in 1951.
