Joe Berry (berryjo03)

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Jonas Arthur Berry (Jittery Joe)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10½", Weight 145 lb.

• Debut September 6, 1942
• Final Game September 21, 1946
• Born December 16, 1904 in Huntsville, AR USA
• Died September 27, 1958 in Anaheim, CA USA

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Jittery Joe Berry pitched in pro ball from 1927 to 1951, winning 248 minor league games with a 3.19 ERA. He was a rookie in the World War II year of 1944, when he was a few months short of his fortieth birthday. Rare for a pitcher of his era, he pitched in 133 games without ever starting a game.

Berry managed the 1950-1951 Vernon Dusters.

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