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Berger, Wally, 1905-1988

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Berger, Wally, 1905-1988

Wally Berger played for Boston of the American League (1930-1937, known as Braves 1912-1935, then Bees 1936-1940), New York Giants (1937-1938), Cincinnati Reds (1938-1940), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1940). After his playing career, Berger managed in the minor leagues and scouted for the New York Yankees.

"Walter Anton Berger (October 10, 1905 – November 30, 1988) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for four National League teams, primarily the Boston Braves. Berger was the National League's starting center fielder in baseball's first All-Star Game. One of the league's top sluggers of the early 1930s, in his initial 1930 season he hit 38 home runs, a record for rookies which stood until 1987. He also led the league in home runs and runs batted in in 1935 despite the Braves having the fourth-most losses in MLB history, and went on to become the seventh NL player to hit 200 career home runs."--Wikipedia

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Boston Braves team photograph, 1935
Object number: BL-1999-02457-01
Boston Braves (Baseball team)
1935
Wally Berger Base Running glass plate negative, between 1931 and 1932
Object number: BL-1971-00225-041
Chicago Today
between 1931 and 1932
Wally Berger Batting glass plate negative, approximately 1936
Object number: BL-1971-00225-040
Chicago Today
approximately 1936