Wally Berger
American baseball player
Died when: 83 years 51 days (997 months)Star Sign: Libra
Walter Anton Berger (October 10, 1905 – November 30, 1988) was an American professional baseball player, scout and manager.He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder, most notably as a member of the Boston Braves.
He also played for the New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies.Berger was one of the National League's top sluggers of the early 1930s.
In his initial 1930 season he hit 38 home runs, a record for rookies which stood until 1987.He also led the league in home runs and runs batted in in 1935 despite the Braves having the fourth-most losses in MLB history, and went on to become the seventh NL player to hit 200 career home runs.
Berger was the National League's starting center fielder in baseball's first All-Star Game.
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