Joe Berger
Joseph August Berger "Fats"
Born: December 20, 1886
St. Louis, MO US
Deceased: March 6, 1956
Rock Island, IL US
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170
Career: 1907-1928
Major League Statistics
Joe Berger compiled a career batting average of .279 with 74 home runs and 0 RBI in his 2606-game career with the Rock Island Islanders, Mobile Sea Gulls, Wichita Jobbers/Pueblo Indians, Los Angeles Angels, Venice/Vernon Tigers, Oakland Oaks, Wichita Witches, Louisville Colonels, Wichita Jobbers, Wichita Wolves, Wichita Falls Spudders, Denver Bears and Augusta Tygers. He began playing during the 1907 season and last took the field during the 1928 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | B | IIIL | Rock Island Islanders | 116 | 421 | 421 | 84 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .228 | .428 | 96 | |||||||||||
| 1908 | B | IIIL | Rock Island Islanders | 133 | 472 | 450 | 34 | 96 | 10 | .213 | .213 | .213 | .427 | 96 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1909 | B | IIIL | Rock Island Islanders | 137 | 474 | 474 | 119 | 17 | 6 | 3 | .251 | .251 | .331 | .582 | 157 | |||||||||||
| 1910 | A | SOUA | Mobile Sea Gulls | 146 | 453 | 453 | 91 | 15 | 5 | 2 | .201 | .201 | .269 | .470 | 122 | |||||||||||
| 1911 | A | WL3 | Wichita Jobbers/Pueblo Indians | 172 | 652 | 652 | 198 | 41 | 17 | 6 | .304 | .304 | .446 | .750 | 291 | |||||||||||
| 1912 | AA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 197 | 722 | 722 | 201 | 29 | 8 | 7 | .278 | .278 | .370 | .648 | 267 | |||||||||||
| 1915 | AA | PCL | Venice/Vernon Tigers | 202 | 737 | 737 | 185 | 29 | 5 | 5 | .251 | .251 | .324 | .575 | 239 | |||||||||||
| 1916 | AA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 169 | 565 | 565 | 136 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .241 | .241 | .273 | .513 | 154 | |||||||||||
| 1917 | A | WL3 | Wichita Witches | 67 | 245 | 245 | 69 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .282 | .282 | .359 | .641 | 88 | |||||||||||
| 1917 | B | IIIL | Rock Island Islanders | 62 | 222 | 222 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .239 | .239 | .315 | .554 | 70 | |||||||||||
| 1918 | A | WL3 | Wichita Jobbers | 61 | 203 | 203 | 59 | 19 | 2 | 3 | .291 | .291 | .448 | .739 | 91 | |||||||||||
| 1918 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 10 | 40 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .188 | .297 | .281 | .579 | 9 | 3 | ||||||
| 1919 | A | WL3 | Wichita Wolves | 103 | 371 | 371 | 116 | 23 | 11 | 1 | .313 | .313 | .442 | .755 | 164 | |||||||||||
| 1920 | A | WL3 | Wichita Jobbers | 154 | 582 | 582 | 178 | 42 | 3 | 5 | .306 | .306 | .414 | .720 | 241 | |||||||||||
| 1921 | A | WL3 | Wichita Witches | 165 | 651 | 651 | 213 | 61 | 6 | 8 | .327 | .327 | .476 | .803 | 310 | |||||||||||
| 1922 | A | WL3 | Wichita Witches | 159 | 634 | 634 | 229 | 55 | 8 | 6 | .361 | .361 | .502 | .863 | 318 | |||||||||||
| 1923 | A | TL | Wichita Falls Spudders | 145 | 519 | 519 | 158 | 36 | 4 | 6 | .304 | .304 | .424 | .728 | 220 | |||||||||||
| 1924 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 166 | 663 | 663 | 210 | 35 | 7 | 12 | .317 | .317 | .445 | .762 | 295 | |||||||||||
| 1925 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 150 | 652 | 652 | 184 | 33 | 10 | 6 | .282 | .282 | .391 | .673 | 255 | |||||||||||
| 1926 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 21 | 48 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .417 | .667 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 1927 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 53 | 135 | 135 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .289 | .289 | .393 | .681 | 53 | |||||||||||
| 1928 | B | SALL2 | Augusta Tygers | 18 | 57 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .211 | .281 | .491 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 2606 | 9518 | 9488 | 39 | 2648 | 496 | 103 | 74 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .279 | .279 | .376 | .656 | 3572 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | B | IIIL | Rock Island Islanders | SS | 133 | .000 | |||||
| 1917 | A | WL3 | Wichita Witches | SS | 67 | 107 | 169 | 28 | .908 | 4.119 | |
| 1917 | B | IIIL | Rock Island Islanders | SS | 62 | .000 | |||||
| 1918 | A | WL3 | Wichita Jobbers | SS | 56 | .000 | |||||
| 1918 | AA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | SS | 10 | 23 | 39 | 5 | .925 | 6.200 | |
| 1919 | A | WL3 | Wichita Wolves | SS | 101 | 202 | 343 | 30 | .948 | 5.396 | |
| 1920 | A | WL3 | Wichita Jobbers | SS | 154 | 327 | 494 | 61 | .931 | 5.331 | |
| 1921 | A | WL3 | Wichita Witches | SS | 165 | 323 | 603 | 51 | .948 | 5.612 | |
| 1922 | A | WL3 | Wichita Witches | SS | 159 | 309 | 526 | 57 | .936 | 5.252 | |
| 1923 | A | TL | Wichita Falls Spudders | SS | 144 | 256 | 460 | 50 | .935 | 4.972 | |
| 1924 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | SS | 165 | 317 | 573 | 40 | .957 | 5.394 | |
| 1925 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | SS | 146 | 261 | 414 | 39 | .945 | 4.623 | |
| 1926 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | SS | 12 | 18 | 30 | 8 | .857 | 4.000 | |
| 1927 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 1B | 32 | 247 | 15 | 3 | .989 | 8.188 | |
| 1928 | B | SALL2 | Augusta Tygers | 2B | 11 | 32 | 27 | 3 | .952 | 5.364 | |
| Totals | 1417 | 2422 | 3693 | 375 | 0 | .942 | 4.315 |
Minor League Service:
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