John Bergh

John Bergh
John Bergh
	Catcher
	Born: October 8, 1857; Boston, Massachusetts
	Died: April 17, 1883 (aged 25); Boston, Massachusetts
Batted: Unknown	Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
	August 5, 1876, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	June 9, 1876, for the Boston Red Caps
MLB statistics
Batting average	.182
Hits	8
At bats	44
Teams
	Philadelphia Athletics (1876); Boston Red Caps (1880);

John Baptist Bergh (October 8, 1857 – April 17, 1883) was an American professional baseball player from Boston, Massachusetts.[1] He played one game in the outfield for the 1876 Philadelphia Athletics and 11 games as a catcher for the 1880 Boston Red Caps.[1] He died in his hometown of Boston at the age of 25 of consumption, and is interred at Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts.[1][2]

References

"John Bergh". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
"Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. TheDeadBallEra. Retrieved 8 October 2010.

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