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Neil Berry (chess Player)
Neil Berry may refer to: * Neil Berry (baseball) Cornelius John "Neil" Berry (January 11, 1922 – August 24, 2016) was a Major League Baseball infielder who played seven seasons in the American League with the Detroit Tigers (1948–1952), St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles (1953, 1954), a ... (1922–2016), Major League Baseball infielder * Neil Berry (footballer) (born 1963), Scottish football player {{hndis, Berry, Neil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Berry (baseball)
Cornelius John "Neil" Berry (January 11, 1922 – August 24, 2016) was a Major League Baseball infielder who played seven seasons in the American League with the Detroit Tigers (1948–1952), St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles (1953, 1954), and Chicago White Sox (1953). Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Berry attended Western Michigan University and signed with the Detroit Tigers in 1942 at age 20. He made it to the major leagues in 1948 as a utility infielder for Detroit, playing 41 games at shortstop and at 26 games at second base. With the retirement of Eddie Mayo, Berry became the Tigers' starting second baseman in 1949, hitting only .237 with 18 RBIs in 329 at bats. In 1950, Berry lost the starting second baseman job to Jerry Priddy and had only forty (40) at bats. Berry continued as a utility infielder for Detroit in 1951 and 1952, playing mostly as a shortstop. At the end of the 1952 season, the Tigers traded Berry to the St. Louis Browns. He played in 57 games for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |