- Jack Berly
Infobox MLB retired
name=Jack Berly
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date |1903|05|24
city-state|Natchitoches|Louisiana
deathdate=death date and age |1977|06|26|1903|05|24
city-state|Houston|Texas
debutdate=April 22
debutyear=by|1924
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=September 24
finalyear=by|1933
finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies
stat1label=Wins
stat1value=10
stat2label=Losses
stat2value=13
stat3label=Earned run average
stat3value=5.02
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|1924)
* New York Giants (by|1931)
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|1932-by|1933)
highlights=
* 1955International League Hall of FameJohn Chambers "Jack" Berly (
May 24 ,1903 -June 26 ,1977 ) was aMajor League Baseball pitcher .Berly was born in
Natchitoches, Louisiana . He made his major league debut for theSt. Louis Cardinals onApril 22 , by|1924. Making four appearances, all in late relief, he gave up five runs over eight innings pitched. Berly would not return to the majors for seven seasons.In by|1928 Berly joined the
Rochester Red Wings of the Triple-AInternational League , then managed byBilly Southworth . The Red Wings won three straight IL pennants in 1928-by|1930, and Berly went 33-22 in those seasons, winning the ILearned run average title in 1930 (2.49).In by|1931 the New York Giants acquired Berly. He had seven wins with eight losses in 27 games. In by|1932-by|1933 he pitched for the
Philadelphia Phillies , mostly in relief.Berly returned to Rochester in by|1934, beginning a period of eight years' service in the International League with the Red Wings, Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Maple Leafs. He returned to Rochester in late by|1940, just in time to play on his fourth IL pennant winner. His IL career ended in by|1941. Over 11 IL seasons he had a won-lost record of 101-84, with a 3.68 ERA in 1610 innings pitched.
Berly was inducted into the International League Hall of Fame in 1955. In 1977, he died in
Houston, Texas .References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/berlyja01.shtml Major league statistics from baseball-reference.com]
* [http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/documents/2008/01/08/337541/1/Berly.pdf International League Hall of Fame page]
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