Mike O'Berry

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Mike O'Berry
Catcher
Born: April 20, 1954(1954-04-20)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 8, 1979
for the Boston Red Sox
Final game
October 4, 1985
for the Montreal Expos
Career statistics
Batting Average     .191
Home Runs     3
RBI     27
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Preston Michael O'Berry (b. April 20, 1984) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball.

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[edit] Major league career

O'Berry was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the twenty-second round of the 1975 amateur player draft. He made his major league debut with the Red Sox on April 18, 1979.[1] After the end of the 1979 season, O'Berry was traded to the Chicago Cubs as the player to be named later in an earlier deal the Red Sox made for Ted Sizemore.[2] O'Berry continued to move from team to team after one or two years, serving as the backup catcher for the Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, California Angels, New York Yankees, and Montreal Expos before retiring after the 1985 season.

[edit] Managerial career

O'Berry managed minor league and independent teams from 1992 to 1998. In his first season, he managed the Bluefield Orioles to their first Appalachian League championship title.[3] He stayed in the Baltimore Orioles organization until 1996, which was the first of his three seasons with the independent Tennessee Tomahawks.[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ April 8, 1979 Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play-by-Play. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
  2. ^ Mike O'Berry Statistics - Transactions - Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
  3. ^ Bluefield - The Baseball Cube. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved on 2008-05-11.

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NAME O'Berry, Mike
ALTERNATIVE NAMES O'Berry, Preston Michael
SHORT DESCRIPTION Baseball catcher
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Birmingham, Alabama
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH