Charles Joseph Berry (September 6, 1860 – January 22, 1940) was an American
second baseman
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in
Major League Baseball
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whose career consisted of one season in the
Union Association
The Union Association was an American professional baseball league which competed with Major League Baseball, lasting for just the 1884 season. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season.
Seven of the twelv ...
. He was born in
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth is a City (New Jersey), city in and the county seat of Union County, New Jersey, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.batted .224 (38-for-170) with one
home run
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games played
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Associat ...
. After the conclusion of his professional sports career, he worked for the Ingersoll Rand Company."The Obit for Charles J. Berry" . TheDeadBallEra.com. Accessed October 29, 2006. (Note that age of death is incorrect according to birth/death information a Baseball-Reference
Berry died in
Phillipsburg, New Jersey
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at the age of 79, and was buried at the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Elizabeth, New Jersey."Charlie Berry Stats" Baseball-Almanac.com. Accessed October 29, 2006.
His son, Charlie Jr., was more successful in professional sports. He played both baseball and
football
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on a major league level and later became an
American League
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umpire
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The term derives from the Old French , , and , : (as evidenced in cricke ...
and a
head linesman
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During professional and most college football games, seven officials operate on the field. Since 2015, Division I ...
for the
NFL
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.
See also
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List of second-generation Major League Baseball players
Dozens of father-and-son combinations have played or managed in Major League Baseball (MLB).
The first was Jack Doscher, son of Herm Doscher, who made his debut in 1903.
Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. became the first father-and-son duo t ...