John Bergh

John Bergh
Catcher
Born: (1857-10-08)October 8, 1857
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died: April 17, 1883(1883-04-17) (aged 25)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
August 5, 1876, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
June 9, 1876, for the Boston Red Caps
MLB statistics
Batting average.182
Hits8
At bats44
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

John Baptist Bergh (October 8, 1857 – April 17, 1883) was an American professional baseball player from Boston, Massachusetts.[1] He played one game in the outfield for the 1876 Philadelphia Athletics and 11 games as a catcher for the 1880 Boston Red Caps.[1] He died in his hometown of Boston at the age of 25 of consumption, and is interred at Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "John Bergh". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
  2. ^ "Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. TheDeadBallEra. Retrieved October 8, 2010.


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