Wally Berger

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 198lb (188cm, 89kg)

Born: October 10, 1905 in Chicago, IL us

Died: November 30, 1988 in Redondo Beach, CA

Buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA

High School: Mission HS (San Francisco, CA)

Debut: April 15, 1930 (Age 24-187d, 7,048th in major league history)
vs. NYG 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 4, 1940 (Age 34-268d)
vs. BSN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1930 season

Full Name: Walter Anton Berger

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.6

5163

1550

242

.300

809

RBI

898

OBP

.359

SLG

.522

OPS

.881

OPS+

138

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1938 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1938 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	13 (12)	May 2	NYG		BRO	W,7-4	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	24 (10)	May 18	NYG		CHC	L,2-4	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
3	25	May 19	NYG		CHC	L,0-1	CG	40	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
4	26	May 20	NYG		CIN	L,0-4	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
5	27	May 21	NYG		CIN	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
6	28	May 22	NYG		PIT	W,18-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	29	May 23	NYG		PIT	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	30	May 24	NYG		STL	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
9	31	May 25	NYG		STL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from New York Giants to Cincinnati Reds
10	44	Jun 8	CIN		PHI	W,7-5	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	45	Jun 11	CIN		BSN	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	46	Jun 12 (1)	CIN		BSN	L,5-6	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
13	47	Jun 12 (2)	CIN		BSN	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
14	48	Jun 15	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	49	Jun 17 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	42	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
16	50	Jun 17 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,12-10	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	51	Jun 18	CIN	@	BSN	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
18	52	Jun 19	CIN	@	BSN	W,14-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	53	Jun 20	CIN	@	BSN	W,3-1	GS	48	12.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	57 (3)	Jun 24	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	58	Jun 25	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	53	11.2	2	0	1	3	0
22	59	Jun 26 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-10	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	60	Jun 26 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
24	61	Jun 28	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
25	62	Jun 29	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	63	Jun 30	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	64	Jul 1	CIN		CHC	L,4-11	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	65	Jul 3	CIN		CHC	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	66	Jul 4 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
30	67	Jul 4 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	68	Jul 8	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	2	1	0	3	1
32	69	Jul 9	CIN	@	CHC	W,11-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	70	Jul 10	CIN	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
34	71	Jul 11	CIN	@	STL	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	72	Jul 12	CIN	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
36	73	Jul 13	CIN		NYG	W,6-1	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	74	Jul 14	CIN		NYG	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	75	Jul 15	CIN		NYG	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	76	Jul 16	CIN		BRO	L,5-12	CG	54	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	77	Jul 17 (1)	CIN		BRO	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
41	78	Jul 17 (2)	CIN		BRO	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
42	79	Jul 19 (1)	CIN		BSN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
43	80	Jul 19 (2)	CIN		BSN	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	81	Jul 20	CIN		BSN	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	82	Jul 22 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	83	Jul 22 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,10-11	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	84	Jul 23	CIN		PHI	W,10-9	CG	42	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
48	85	Jul 24 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	86	Jul 24 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	87	Jul 26	CIN	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	88	Jul 27 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
52	89	Jul 27 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	90	Jul 28	CIN	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
54	91	Jul 29	CIN	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	43	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
55	92	Jul 30	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	93	Jul 31	CIN	@	NYG	W,7-6	CG	52	11.0	3	0	1	4	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	94	Aug 2	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	95	Aug 3	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
59	96	Aug 5	CIN	@	BRO	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	97	Aug 6	CIN	@	BRO	W,11-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
61	98	Aug 7 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	L,10-11	CG	46	8.2	2	1	0	3	1
62	99	Aug 7 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	100	Aug 9	CIN		CHC	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
64	101	Aug 10	CIN		CHC	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	102	Aug 11	CIN		CHC	W,8-7	CG	60	14.0	3	0	0	3	0
66	103	Aug 12	CIN		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	104	Aug 14 (1)	CIN		STL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
68	105	Aug 14 (2)	CIN		STL	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	106	Aug 15	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
70	107	Aug 16	CIN	@	PIT	L,0-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
71	108	Aug 17	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
72	109	Aug 18	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
73	110	Aug 20 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	111	Aug 20 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
75	112	Aug 21 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	48	10.2	5	1	0	6	0
76	113	Aug 21 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	114	Aug 22	CIN	@	STL	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	115	Aug 23	CIN		PHI	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
79	116	Aug 24	CIN		PHI	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	117	Aug 25 (1)	CIN		BSN	L,4-6	CG	51	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	118	Aug 25 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	119	Aug 26	CIN		BSN	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
83	125 (5)	Aug 31	CIN		BRO	W,9-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
84	127 (1)	Sep 3 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	128	Sep 4	CIN		CHC	L,1-2	CG	41	11.0	7	0	0	7	0
86	129	Sep 5 (1)	CIN		STL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
87	130	Sep 5 (2)	CIN		STL	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
88	132 (1)	Sep 7	CIN		PIT	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	133	Sep 8	CIN		PIT	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
90	134	Sep 10	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	135	Sep 11	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
92	136	Sep 14 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
93	137	Sep 14 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	138	Sep 16 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
95	139	Sep 16 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	2	3	0
96	140	Sep 22 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
97	141	Sep 22 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	142	Sep 23	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	48	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
99	143	Sep 24	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
100	144	Sep 25	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
101	145	Sep 27	CIN	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
102	146	Sep 28	CIN	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
103	147	Sep 29	CIN	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
104	148	Sep 30 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
105	149	Sep 30 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
106	150	Oct 1	CIN		PIT	W,9-6	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
107	151	Oct 2	CIN		PIT	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
							107gm			221	8	7	236	3