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Wally Berger
Walter Anton Berger

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 198 lb.

MLB Debut April 15, 1930
Final Game July 4, 1940
Born October 10, 1905 in Chicago, IL
Died November 30, 1988 (age 83)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1933 27 SLN NL  130  519   87  183  40  12  24  117   3   4   46  101  .353  .402  .615 1.016   145   319   0  11   1   4  15  MVP-1
 1934 28 SLN NL  152  597  118  205  46  10  40  128   2   3   39   49  .343  .382  .655 1.037   137   391   0  10   2   5   6  MVP-1
 1935 29 SLN NL  142  563  117  163  37   3  46  128   6   1   51   88  .290  .351  .611  .962   129   344   0   7   2   6  14  MVP-2
 1936 30 SLN NL  143  550   95  165  23   3  29   96   0   1   73  105  .300  .384  .511  .894   121   281   0   4   1   4  11  
 1937 31 SLN NL   48  177   25   49  10   1   9   28   3   1   18   42  .277  .342  .497  .839   110    88   0   3   2   1   2  
 1938 32 NYA AL   76  277   34   80  11   0   7   25   0   0   28   31  .289  .354  .404  .758   100   112   1   4   4   2   9  
 1939 33 NYA AL   13   24    2    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    5  .167  .259  .333  .593    78     8   0   0   1   0   0  
 1940 34 DEA AL    9   17    4    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .235  .235  .235  .471    59     4   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      713 2724  482  853 168  29 156  526  14  10  258  425  .313  .372  .568  .940        1547   1  39  13  22  57
 Per 600 PA           537   95  168  33   6  31  104   3   2   51   84                                 305   0   8   3   4  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SLN      615 2406  442  765 156  29 148  497  14  10  227  385  .318  .376  .591  .968        1423   0  35   8  20  48
   With NYA       89  301   36   84  12   0   8   28   0   0   31   36  .279  .346  .399  .745         120   1   4   5   2   9
   With DEA        9   17    4    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .235  .235  .235  .471           4   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1933 27 SLN NL  24  125   9.2   2   0   0  .000   7   49   27  .551    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e10   85   
 1934 28 SLN NL  17  150   9.9   2   1   0  .500  13   87   69  .793    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e10   139   
 1935 29 SLN NL  19  119   7.6   3   1   0  .333  13   48   15  .312    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e17   59   
 1936 30 SLN NL  14  110   7.4   2   1   0  .500  12   36   11  .306    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e16   50   
 1937 31 SLN NL  57   31   6.3   4   2   0  .500   3   19   11  .579    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e9   -47   
 1938 32 NYA AL  33   39   5.0  11   3   0  .273   4   24   14  .583    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e10   -68   
 1939 33 NYA AL  22    2   3.0   7   2   1  .286   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e9  -186   
 1940 34 DEA AL  59    0   2.0   3   0   0  .000   1    2    0  .000    0    0  .000  1B   4e15     -310   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          578   7.9  34  10   1  .294  53  266  148  .556    0    0  .000                  54   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 31.1 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 83.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1933 27 SLN NL  LF   125   251     9    7    0   .974   125  1120.0   2.09
                 CF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     1    11.2   1.54
                 RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   1.00
 1934 28 SLN NL  RF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
                 CF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
 1935 29 SLN NL  RF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
                 LF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
                 CF     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
 1936 30 SLN NL  RF   139   284     8   12    3   .961   138  1200.1   2.19
                 LF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     6.2   0.00
 1937 31 SLN NL  RF    30    69     2    0    0  1.000    28   251.1   2.54
                 CF    17    49     3    3    0   .945    16   144.2   3.24
 1938 32 NYA AL  LF    66   118     4    4    2   .968    61   554.0   1.98
                 RF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   2.25
 1939 33 NYA AL  RF     4     6     0    0    0  1.000     3    27.0   2.00
                 LF     2     3     1    0    0  1.000     1    11.0   3.27
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
                 1B     1     2     0    0    1  1.000     0     1.0  18.00
 1940 34 DEA AL  1B     8    29     4    1    1   .971     3    31.2   9.38
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   196   372    14   11    2   .972   187  1692.2   2.05
                 RF   175   362    10   12    3   .969   171  1495.2   2.24
                 CF    20    51     3    3    0   .947    17   158.1   3.07
                 1B     9    31     4    1    2   .972     3    32.2   9.64
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1933  SLN   75-79   Mike Rescigno
 1934  SLN   94-60   Mike Rescigno
 1935  SLN   93-61   Mike Rescigno
 1936  SLN   57-97   Mike Rescigno
 1937  SLN   62-92   Mike Rescigno
 1938  NYA   83-71   Billy Vanson
 1939  NYA  100-54   Billy Vanson
 1940  DEA   90-64   Thomas Treece

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