Joe Berry (second baseman)
| Joe Berry | |
|---|---|
Berry (right) with Bert Bell (left) and Ben Derr in 1916 as a member of the Penn Quakers. | |
| Second baseman | |
| Born: December 31, 1894 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: April 27, 1976 (aged 81) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 18, 1921, for the New York Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 16, 1922, for the New York Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .333 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Joseph Howard Berry Jr. (December 31, 1894 – April 27, 1976) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and pinch runner for the New York Giants from 1921 to 1922. At the University of Pennsylvania, he was an All-American football fullback and an intercollegiate pentathlon champion.
He served in the United States Army during World War I and in the United States Marine Corps as a liaison officer in the South Pacific during World War II. He retired from the Marines as a colonel.