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.

1931 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1931 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	BSN		BRO	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	2	Apr 15	BSN		BRO	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 16	BSN		BRO	W,7-4	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 18	BSN		BRO	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 19	BSN		NYG	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
6	6	Apr 20 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	7	Apr 20 (2)	BSN		NYG	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
8	8	Apr 21	BSN		NYG	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
9	9	Apr 22	BSN	@	BRO	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	10	Apr 24	BSN	@	BRO	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	11	Apr 25	BSN	@	BRO	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
12	12	Apr 27	BSN	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	13	Apr 28	BSN	@	PHI	L,8-9	CG	47	8.2	2	1	0	3	0
14	14	Apr 30	BSN	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	BSN	@	NYG	L,0-5	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
16	16	May 3	BSN		PHI	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	17	May 4	BSN		PHI	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	18	May 5	BSN		PHI	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
19	19	May 6	BSN		PHI	L,1-3	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	20	May 9	BSN		CIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
21	21	May 12 (1)	BSN		CIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
22	22	May 12 (2)	BSN		CIN	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	23	May 16	BSN		PIT	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
24	24	May 17	BSN		PIT	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
25	25	May 18	BSN		PIT	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	26	May 19	BSN		CHC	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	27	May 20	BSN		CHC	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
28	28	May 24 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
29	29	May 24 (2)	BSN		NYG	W,2-0	CG	24	6.1	1	0	1	2	0
30	30	May 26 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	L,0-3	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	31	May 26 (2)	BSN	@	NYG	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
32	32	May 27	BSN	@	NYG	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	33	May 28	BSN	@	NYG	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
34	34	May 29	BSN	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
35	35	May 30 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,0-10	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
36	36	May 30 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,2-12	CG	46	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
37	37	May 31 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	L,2-9	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
38	38	May 31 (2)	BSN	@	BRO	T,3-3	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	39	Jun 2	BSN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	42	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
40	40	Jun 3	BSN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
41	41	Jun 4	BSN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	51	12.1	3	0	0	3	0
42	42	Jun 5	BSN	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
43	43	Jun 6	BSN	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	42	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
44	44	Jun 7 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
45	45	Jun 7 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	W,10-9	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
46	46	Jun 9	BSN	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	2	1	1	4	0
47	47	Jun 10	BSN	@	STL	W,13-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
48	48	Jun 11	BSN	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	49	Jun 12	BSN	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	50	Jun 13	BSN	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	51	Jun 14	BSN	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
52	52	Jun 15	BSN	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	53	Jun 16	BSN	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	54	Jun 18	BSN		STL	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
55	55	Jun 19	BSN		STL	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	56	Jun 20 (1)	BSN		STL	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
57	57	Jun 20 (2)	BSN		STL	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	58	Jun 21 (1)	BSN		STL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
59	59	Jun 21 (2)	BSN		STL	L,0-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
60	60	Jun 23 (1)	BSN		CIN	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
61	61	Jun 23 (2)	BSN		CIN	L,4-8	CG	31	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	62	Jun 24 (1)	BSN		CIN	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
63	63	Jun 24 (2)	BSN		CIN	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
64	64	Jun 25	BSN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	65	Jun 26	BSN		CHC	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	66	Jun 27	BSN		CHC	L,3-12	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
67	67	Jun 28 (1)	BSN		CHC	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
68	68	Jun 28 (2)	BSN		CHC	T,2-2	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	2
69	69	Jun 29	BSN		PIT	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
70	70	Jun 30	BSN		PIT	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	71	Jul 1	BSN		PIT	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	72	Jul 2	BSN		PIT	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	73	Jul 4 (1)	BSN		PHI	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
74	74	Jul 4 (2)	BSN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
75	75	Jul 5	BSN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	76	Jul 9	BSN		BRO	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	77	Jul 10	BSN		BRO	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
78	78	Jul 11 (1)	BSN		BRO	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
79	79	Jul 11 (2)	BSN		BRO	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	80	Jul 12 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	81	Jul 12 (2)	BSN	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	47	12.0	5	1	0	6	0
82	82	Jul 14	BSN	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
83	83	Jul 15	BSN	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	84	Jul 16	BSN	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
85	85	Jul 17	BSN	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
86	86	Jul 18 (1)	BSN	@	PIT	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	87	Jul 18 (2)	BSN	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
88	88	Jul 22	BSN	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	47	10.2	7	0	0	7	0
89	89	Jul 23	BSN	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
90	90	Jul 24	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	91	Jul 25	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
92	92	Jul 26 (1)	BSN	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	0	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	93	Jul 26 (2)	BSN	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
94	94	Jul 28	BSN	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	95	Jul 29	BSN	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	96	Jul 31	BSN	@	NYG	W,4-2	CG	45	13.0	5	0	0	5	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	97	Aug 1	BSN	@	NYG	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	98	Aug 2 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
99	99	Aug 2 (2)	BSN	@	NYG	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
100	100	Aug 4 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
101	101	Aug 4 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
102	102	Aug 5	BSN	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
103	103	Aug 6	BSN		BRO	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
104	104	Aug 7	BSN		BRO	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
105	105	Aug 8	BSN		BRO	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
106	106	Aug 9 (1)	BSN		PHI	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
107	107	Aug 9 (2)	BSN		PHI	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
108	108	Aug 13 (1)	BSN		CIN	L,3-17	CG	51	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
109	109	Aug 13 (2)	BSN		CIN	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
110	110	Aug 14 (1)	BSN		CIN	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
111	111	Aug 14 (2)	BSN		CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	112	Aug 16 (1)	BSN		CHC	L,1-7	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	113	Aug 16 (2)	BSN		CHC	L,1-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
114	114	Aug 17 (1)	BSN		CHC	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
115	115	Aug 17 (2)	BSN		CHC	L,2-3	CG	46	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
116	116	Aug 18	BSN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
117	117	Aug 20 (1)	BSN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
118	118	Aug 20 (2)	BSN		PIT	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	119	Aug 21	BSN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
120	120	Aug 22	BSN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
121	121	Aug 23 (1)	BSN		STL	L,1-16	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
122	122	Aug 23 (2)	BSN		STL	L,0-1	CG	42	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
123	123	Aug 25	BSN		STL	L,1-4	CG	42	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
124	124	Aug 26 (1)	BSN		STL	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
125	125	Aug 26 (2)	BSN		STL	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
126	126	Aug 30 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
127	127	Aug 30 (2)	BSN	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
128	128	Aug 31 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
129	129	Aug 31 (2)	BSN		NYG	L,3-4	GS	44	10.0	7	1	0	8	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
130	130	Sep 1	BSN		NYG	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
131	131	Sep 2 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,2-9	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
132	132	Sep 2 (2)	BSN		NYG	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
133	133	Sep 4	BSN	@	PHI	L,1-11	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
134	134	Sep 5 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,5-12	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
135	135	Sep 5 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
136	136	Sep 6	BSN	@	NYG	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
137	137	Sep 7 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	43	9.2	2	0	0	2	0
138	138	Sep 7 (2)	BSN	@	BRO	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
139	139	Sep 8	BSN	@	BRO	L,6-10	CG	41	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
140	140	Sep 10	BSN	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
141	141	Sep 11	BSN	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
142	142	Sep 12	BSN	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
143	143	Sep 13 (1)	BSN	@	CHC	L,7-11	CG	53	10.2	1	0	0	1	0
144	144	Sep 13 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
145	145	Sep 16 (1)	BSN	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
146	146	Sep 16 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG	43	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
147	147	Sep 17 (1)	BSN	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
148	148	Sep 17 (2)	BSN	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
149	149	Sep 18 (1)	BSN	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
150	150	Sep 18 (2)	BSN	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
151	151	Sep 19	BSN	@	PIT	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
152	152	Sep 20 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
153	153	Sep 20 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	L,5-14	CG	45	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
154	154	Sep 21	BSN	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
155	155	Sep 27 (1)	BSN		PHI	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
156	156	Sep 27 (2)	BSN		PHI	W,12-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
							157gm		2.0	408	13	11	432	5