Charlie Berry (second baseman)

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Charlie Berry
Second Baseman
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 30, 1884
for the Altoona Mountain City
Final game
August 27, 1884
for the Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies
Career statistics
AVG     .224
HR     1
Runs     21
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Charles Joseph Berry (September 6, 1860 - January 22, 1940) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball whose career consisted of one season in the Union Association. He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

In his one season, Berry batted .224 (38-for-170) with one home run and 21 runs in 43 games played. After the conclusion of his professional sports career, he worked for the Ingersoll Rand Company.[1]

Berry died in Phillipsburg, New Jersey at the age of 79.[1] He was laid to rest at the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Elizabeth, New Jersey.[2]

His son, Charlie, Jr., garnered more success in professional sports. He played both baseball and football on a major league level and later became an American League umpire and a head linesman for the NFL.

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  1. ^ a b "The Obit for Charles J. Berry". TheDeadBallEra.com. Retrieved October 29, 2006. (Note that age of death is incorrect according to birth/death information at Baseball-Reference)
  2. ^ "Charlie Berry Stats". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved October 29, 2006.

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