Ken Berry (baseball)
| Ken Berry | |
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| Center fielder | |
| Born: May 10, 1941 Kansas City, Missouri |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 9, 1962 for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 31, 1975 for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .255 |
| Hits | 1,053 |
| Runs batted in | 343 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Allen Kent Berry (born May 10, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball center fielder. He was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent before the 1961 season. He played for the White Sox from 1962 until he was traded in 1970 to the California Angels. He also played for the Milwaukee Brewers and finished his career with the Cleveland Indians. Ken won two Gold Glove Awards for his play in the outfield in 1970 and 1972. He played his final major league baseball game on May 31, 1975.
Berry was named to the American League All-Star team in 1967, when his White Sox battled the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, and Minnesota Twins for the pennant all the way down to the last few days of the season.
He led league outfielders in putouts once (1965) and in fielding percentage three times (1970, 1972, and 1973). He tied for the league lead once each in assists and double plays, both in 1972.
Career batting totals for 1,383 games played include 1,053 hits, 58 home runs, 343 RBI, and a lifetime batting average of .255.
His son, "Boomer" Berry, plays second base for the minor league American Defenders of New Hampshire.
Career highlights include:
- a 20-consecutive-game hitting streak (May 28, 1967 – June 15, 1967)
- eight 4-hit games...the most impressive being three singles and a home run vs. the New York Yankees (June 7, 1970)
- thirty-nine 3-hit games
- one 5-RBI game, including a grand slam against Detroit Tigers right-hander Joe Sparma (June 15, 1968)
- three 4-RBI games, including a pair of two-run homers vs. the Kansas City Royals (May 15, 1970)
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- 1941 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball center fielders
- Baseball players from Missouri
- American League All-Stars
- Gold Glove Award winners
- Chicago White Sox players
- California Angels players
- Milwaukee Brewers players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Clinton C-Sox players
- Visalia White Sox players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Wichita State Shockers baseball players
