Position: Catcher
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)
Born: November 21, 1935 in Oak Park, IL us
Died: December 20, 1999 in Mission Viejo, CA
Buried: El Toro Memorial Park, Lake Forest, CA
High School: Roosevelt HS (Des Moines, IA)
School: Iowa State University (Ames, IA)
Debut:
September 22, 1960
(Age 24-306d,
11,790th in major league history)
vs. PIT 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game:
April 12, 1967
(Age 31-142d)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season
Full Name: Richard George Bertell
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Career
3.0
1310
327
10
.250
91
112
2
.305
.312
.617
70
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 147 (146) | Sep 22 (2) | CHC | @ | PIT | L,1-6 | CG | 37 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | C |
| 2 | 149 (1) | Sep 23 (2) | CHC | STL | L,1-5 | CG | 32 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | C | |
| 3 | 151 (1) | Sep 25 | CHC | STL | W,5-0 | GF | 25 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | C | |
| 4 | 152 | Sep 27 | CHC | @ | SFG | W,3-1 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C |
| 5 | 155 (2) | Oct 1 | CHC | @ | LAD | W,10-8 | GS | 65 | 13.0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | C |
| 5gm | 44.0 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
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