Baseball player
| John Bergh | |
|---|---|
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| Catcher | |
| Born: (1857-10-08)October 8, 1857 Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Died: April 17, 1883(1883-04-17) (aged 25) Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Batted: UnknownThrew: 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 |
| Hits | 8 |
| At bats | 44 |
| Teams | |
John Baptist Bergh (October 8, 1857 – April 17, 1883) was an American professional baseball player from Boston, Massachusetts. He played one game in the outfield for the 1876 Philadelphia Athletics and 11 games as a catcher for the 1880 Boston Red Caps. He died in his hometown of Boston at the age of 25 of consumption, and is interred at Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts.
References
- ^ "John Bergh". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
- "Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. TheDeadBallEra. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
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- 1857 births
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- 19th-century baseball players
- 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis
- Burials at Holyhood Cemetery (Brookline)
- Tuberculosis deaths in Massachusetts
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