Claude Elzy Berry (February 14, 1880 – February 1, 1974), born in Losantville, Indiana, was a

catcher Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the catc ...

for the

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(1904),

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(1906–07) and

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(1914–15). In 5 seasons he played in 245 Games and had 753 At Bats, 72 Runs, 165 Hits, 31 Doubles, 10 Triples, 3 Home Runs, 65 RBI, 14 Stolen Bases, 60 Walks, .219 Batting Average, .279 On-base percentage, .299 Slugging Percentage, 225 Total Bases and 30 Sacrifice Hits. He died in

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at the age of 93.

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