- Ken Berry (baseball)
Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=silver
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=black
textcolor2=silver
name=Ken Berry
position=Outfielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1941|5|10
debutdate=September 9
debutyear=1962
debutteam=Chicago White Sox
finaldate=May 31
finalyear=1975
finalteam=Cleveland Indians
stat1label=Avg.
stat1value=.255
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=1053
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=343
teams=
*Chicago White Sox (1962-1970)
*California Angels (1971-1973)
*Milwaukee Brewers (1974)
*Cleveland Indians (1975)
highlights=
*All star in 1967
*Gold Glove in 1970 and 1972Allen Kent Berry (born
May 10 ,1941 inKansas City, Missouri ) is a formerMajor League Baseball center fielder . He was signed by theChicago 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 theMilwaukee Brewers and finished his career with theCleveland Indians . Ken won twoGold Glove Award s for his play in theoutfield in 1970 and 1972. He played his finalmajor league baseball game on May 31, 1975.Berry was named to the
American League All-Star team in 1967, when his White Sox battled theBoston Red Sox ,Detroit Tigers , andMinnesota 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 infielding percentage three times (1970, 1972, and 1973). He tied for the league lead once each in assists anddouble plays , both in 1972.Career batting totals for 1,383
games played include 1,053 hits, 58home runs , 343RBI , and a lifetimebatting average of .255.Career highlights include:
*a 20-consecutive-gamehitting streak (May 28, 1967 - June 15, 1967)
*eight 4-hit games...the most impressive being three singles and a home run vs. theNew York Yankees (June 7, 1970)
*thirty-nine 3-hit games
*one 5-RBI game, including a grand slam against Detroit Tigers right-handerJoe Sparma (June 15, 1968)
*three 4-RBI games, including a pair of two-run homers vs. theKansas City Royals (May 15, 1970)ee also
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Chicago White Sox all-time roster External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/berryke01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pberrk101.htm Retrosheet]
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