Bertram Roe "Dutch" Lerchen (April 4, 1889 – January 7, 1962) was a shortstop who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at , 160 lb., Lerchen batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. His son,

George Lerchen George Edward Lerchen (December 1, 1922 – March 26, 2014) was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Detroit Tigers (1952) and Cincinnati Redlegs (1953). Listed at 5' 11", 175 lb., Lerchen was ...

, played for Detroit and Cincinnati from 1952 to 1953. In a six-game career, Lerchen went hitless in 15

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s. He received a walk and scored a

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. In six appearances at shortstop, he collected nine outs with four assists and made a

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while committing one error in 14

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for a .929

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. Lerchen died in his hometown of Detroit, Michigan, at age 72.

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