Player Report for #52 Wally Berger

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Saturday, September 28th, 1940

AB	575
HR	13
RBI	101
AVG	.263
OPS	.726

Name:	Wally Berger	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$140,000
Birthday:	10-10-1905	Signed Through:	1941 Season
Age:	34	Years of Major League Service:	10 Years, 138 Days
Born in:	Chicago (Illinois)	Major League Service Days this Year:	168 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	10 Years, 138 Days
Weight:	202 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	15 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	CF	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Popular (Popular)

St. Louis (N)

Cardinals

MLB

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	5	First Base 1
Stealing Ability:	8	Left Field 10 (Arm: 7)
Baserunning Instincts:	7	Center Field 10 (Arm: 7)
Sacrifice Bunt:	7
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
09-27-1940	BRO	Win, 2-1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
09-26-1940	BRO	Win, 3-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
09-25-1940	CIN	Win, 6-2	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	0
09-24-1940	CIN	Win, 10-9	5	2	2	1	0	1	0	0
09-23-1940	CIN	Loss, 2-5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
09-22-1940	@ NYG	Win, 3-2	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
09-21-1940	@ NYG	Win, 13-7	6	1	2	4	1	0	1	1
09-20-1940	@ NYG	Loss, 4-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
09-18-1940	PHI	Win, 7-2	3	3	2	0	0	1	0	0
09-16-1940	PHI	Loss, 1-11	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Major League Baseball 1940 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	147	575	151	31	5	13	101	70	50	85	.263	.324	.402	.726	.645	.139	2.6
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	147	639	6	8	0	21	0	8	231	49	13	8	61.9	70.3	4.12
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		206	54	11	2	3	34	24	16	33	3	0	1	.262	.314	.379	.693
Versus Right		369	97	20	3	10	67	46	34	52	5	0	5	.263	.329	.415	.744
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
This Week		24	6	1	0	0	1	3	2	7	0	0	0	.250	.308	.292	.599
Last Week		20	5	0	0	1	4	5	1	2	0	0	0	.250	.286	.400	.686
April		66	19	6	0	1	12	6	4	9	1	0	0	.288	.324	.424	.748
May		113	29	8	1	3	21	13	14	15	1	0	0	.257	.336	.425	.761
June		97	24	3	2	2	17	14	9	11	4	0	4	.247	.325	.381	.706
July		93	24	4	2	2	18	14	12	18	1	0	1	.258	.346	.409	.754
August		109	26	2	0	3	17	11	7	17	0	0	1	.239	.291	.339	.630
September		97	29	8	0	2	16	12	4	15	1	0	0	.299	.324	.443	.767
Spring Training		65	16	2	0	3	14	9	5	10	2	0	0	.246	.292	.415	.707
Last Year		583	163	24	13	23	113	80	44	64	7	0	5	.280	.332	.484	.815
2 Years Ago		518	149	22	5	25	93	92	60	60	9	0	5	.288	.361	.494	.856
Career		6299	1820	312	80	262	1160	1001	553	778	76	0	49	.289	.347	.489	.836
Home		274	71	13	4	4	37	35	27	39	3	0	3	.259	.329	.380	.709
Road		301	80	18	1	9	64	35	23	46	5	0	3	.266	.319	.422	.741
Grass		575	151	31	5	13	101	70	50	85	8	0	6	.263	.324	.402	.726
Day		235	63	12	3	8	49	32	20	31	2	0	3	.268	.331	.447	.778
Night		340	88	19	2	5	52	38	30	54	6	0	3	.259	.319	.371	.690
Close/Late		103	22	5	1	2	22	9	15	19	3	0	3	.214	.323	.340	.662
Inning 1-3		192	53	11	2	5	44	24	12	28	4	0	2	.276	.319	.432	.751
Inning 4-6		220	59	12	1	5	27	31	16	31	1	0	0	.268	.316	.400	.716
Inning 7-9		155	37	8	2	3	28	15	22	25	3	0	4	.239	.342	.374	.717
Extra Innings		8	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
0 Outs		198	54	10	1	6	30	31	15	29	3	0	2	.273	.326	.424	.750
1 Outs		205	53	13	2	4	42	31	22	30	5	0	2	.259	.329	.400	.729
2 Outs		172	44	8	2	3	29	8	13	26	0	0	2	.256	.316	.378	.693
Scoring Position		177	49	13	0	7	88	24	24	30	8	0	3	.277	.358	.469	.827
Bases Empty		271	69	13	3	3	3	29	13	33	0	0	1	.255	.291	.358	.649
Runner on 1st		127	33	5	2	3	10	17	13	22	0	0	2	.260	.338	.402	.740
Runner on 2nd		33	9	3	0	0	7	1	8	9	0	0	1	.273	.429	.364	.792
Runner on 3rd		18	4	0	0	0	9	3	5	1	3	0	1	.222	.370	.222	.593
Runner on 1st & 2nd		53	14	0	0	4	18	8	2	11	0	0	1	.264	.304	.491	.794
Runner on 1st & 3rd		32	10	4	0	1	17	2	0	4	2	0	0	.313	.294	.531	.825
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		20	3	2	0	0	10	5	8	3	2	0	0	.150	.367	.250	.617
Bases Loaded		21	9	4	0	2	27	5	1	2	1	0	0	.429	.435	.905	1.340
Two Strikes		231	49	11	0	4	23	25	18	85	1	0	3	.212	.277	.312	.588
First Pitch		92	31	6	1	4	27	9	0	0	3	0	2	.337	.340	.554	.895
Count 0-1		63	19	4	1	2	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.302	.492	.794
Count 0-2		37	8	3	0	0	3	6	0	14	0	0	2	.216	.256	.297	.554
Count 1-0		48	17	2	1	0	7	8	0	0	0	0	1	.354	.367	.438	.805
Count 1-1		62	13	4	1	1	10	7	0	0	1	0	0	.210	.206	.355	.561
Count 1-2		74	13	1	0	2	6	6	0	32	1	0	1	.176	.184	.270	.454
Count 2-0		17	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353
Count 2-1		37	9	2	0	1	12	4	0	0	1	0	0	.243	.237	.378	.615
Count 2-2		69	16	5	0	2	11	3	0	22	0	0	0	.232	.232	.391	.623
Count 3-0		3	1	0	0	0	0	3	17	0	0	0	0	.333	.900	.333	1.233
Count 3-1		22	9	2	1	1	10	7	15	0	2	0	0	.409	.615	.727	1.343
Full Count		51	12	2	0	0	3	10	18	17	0	0	0	.235	.435	.275	.709
Behind in Count		174	40	8	1	4	21	19	0	46	1	0	3	.230	.242	.356	.598
Ahead in Count		127	39	6	2	2	29	22	32	0	3	0	1	.307	.442	.433	.875

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1930 Boston (N) - MLB	24	141	581	175	37	4	35	123	109	56	3	7	76	13	6	.301	.362	.559	.921	54.2
1931 Boston (N) - MLB	25	141	594	183	26	3	26	111	90	40	3	5	62	10	3	.308	.352	.493	.845	40.1
1932 Boston (N) - MLB	26	141	578	184	35	8	22	112	95	51	8	6	75	15	5	.318	.378	.521	.899	46.6
1933 Boston (N) - MLB	27	142	551	146	17	9	27	93	79	50	3	3	73	9	6	.265	.328	.475	.803	32.8
1934 Boston (N) - MLB	28	142	590	174	32	7	27	128	94	48	1	5	71	9	3	.295	.346	.510	.856	43.3
1935 Boston (N) - MLB	29	142	584	191	31	5	26	122	116	49	6	10	55	18	4	.327	.379	.531	.910	56.4
1936 Boston (N) - MLB	30	142	561	168	30	12	24	102	102	64	4	10	56	17	6	.299	.369	.524	.893	43.5
1937 St. Louis (N) - MLB	31	52	223	53	12	5	6	21	34	12	0	4	37	2	2	.238	.272	.417	.689	-2.4
1937 Boston (N) - MLB	31	90	361	83	15	4	8	41	40	29	5	2	64	8	3	.230	.295	.360	.655	-5.1
1937 Total - MLB	31	142	584	136	27	9	14	62	74	41	5	6	101	10	5	.233	.286	.382	.668	-7.4
1938 St. Louis (N) - MLB	32	137	518	149	22	5	25	93	92	60	5	9	60	8	3	.288	.361	.494	.856	27.5
1939 St. Louis (N) - MLB	33	141	583	163	24	13	23	113	80	44	5	7	64	14	5	.280	.332	.484	.815	19.7
1940 St. Louis (N) - MLB	34	147	575	151	31	5	13	101	70	50	6	8	85	13	8	.263	.324	.402	.726	2.6
Total MLB		1558	6299	1820	312	80	262	1160	1001	553	49	76	778	136	54	.289	.347	.489	.836	359.4

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League

Age

RBI

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

VORP

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1930 Boston (N) - MLB	24	13	58	22	3	1	2	11	14	3	0	0	5	1	0	.379	.410	.569	.979	0.0
Total MLB		13	58	22	3	1	2	11	14	3	0	0	5	1	0	.379	.410	.569	.979	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1930 Boston (N) - ML	CF	141	141	406	5	1	412	1	.998	1253.1	2.95
1931 Boston (N) - ML	CF	141	141	356	7	1	369	6	.984	1289.2	2.53
1932 Boston (N) - ML	CF	141	141	402	9	2	415	4	.990	1257.2	2.94
1933 Boston (N) - ML	1B	27	0	63	4	5	69	2	.971	45.0	13.40
1933 Boston (N) - ML	CF	142	142	414	5	2	424	5	.988	1209.1	3.12
1934 Boston (N) - ML	CF	142	142	447	9	1	458	2	.996	1270.1	3.23
1935 Boston (N) - ML	CF	142	142	428	13	4	445	4	.991	1265.1	3.14
1936 Boston (N) - ML	CF	142	142	398	7	2	410	5	.988	1253.0	2.91
1937 Boston (N) - ML	LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.1	0.00
1937 St. Louis (N) - ML	CF	52	52	137	1	1	140	2	.986	468.0	2.65
1937 Boston (N) - ML	CF	90	90	248	7	2	256	1	.996	808.1	2.84
1938 St. Louis (N) - ML	1B	2	0	8	0	0	8	0	1.000	4.0	18.00
1938 St. Louis (N) - ML	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00
1938 St. Louis (N) - ML	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.1	0.00
1938 St. Louis (N) - ML	CF	132	131	363	4	1	369	2	.995	1174.2	2.81
1939 St. Louis (N) - ML	1B	3	0	6	0	0	6	0	1.000	4.0	13.50
1939 St. Louis (N) - ML	LF	13	12	27	1	0	29	1	.966	109.0	2.31
1939 St. Louis (N) - ML	CF	128	128	436	10	1	450	4	.991	1122.0	3.58
1940 St. Louis (N) - ML	1B	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.0	9.00
1940 St. Louis (N) - ML	LF	94	94	229	2	0	236	5	.979	829.1	2.51
1940 St. Louis (N) - ML	CF	53	53	179	2	1	184	3	.984	464.0	3.51

Player History
01-02-1930	Drafted in the 1930 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall Pick) by the Boston (N) Braves.
05-17-1930	Injured (pinched nerve (neck)), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06-01-1930	Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award.
06-30-1930	Was selected to the 1930 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07-01-1930	Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award.
10-18-1930	Won the 1930 Major League Baseball World Series with the Boston (N) Braves!
10-30-1930	Wins the 1930 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award.
11-11-1930	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,720 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1931	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (7); Eye: 6 (5).
06-30-1931	Was selected to the 1931 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08-01-1931	Hits three home runs against the Philadelphia (N) Phillies, going 4-6 with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored!
11-08-1931	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,720 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1932	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (6).
04-21-1932	Goes 5-5 against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R.
06-06-1932	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
06-30-1932	Was selected to the 1932 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11-11-1932	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,720 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1933	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (6).
10-26-1933	Wins the 1933 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at CF.
11-05-1933	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $32,490 through arbitration.
01-01-1934	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (7).
06-16-1934	Was selected to the 1934 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10-23-1934	Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $157,280 with the Boston (N) Braves organization.
10-30-1934	Wins the 1934 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at CF.
01-01-1935	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (7).
06-12-1935	Goes 5-6 against the Philadelphia (N) Phillies, with 2 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R.
06-27-1935	Goes 5-7 against the New York (N) Giants, with 1 2B, 6 RBI and 3 R.
06-30-1935	Was selected to the 1935 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07-15-1935	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
08-01-1935	Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
08-02-1935	Goes 0-4 against the Cincinnati Reds, ending his hitting streak at 28 games.
01-01-1936	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (7).
05-11-1936	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
06-16-1936	Was selected to the 1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07-04-1936	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $379,290 with the Boston (N) Braves organization.
07-06-1936	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
09-07-1936	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
01-01-1937	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (8).
07-31-1937	Was traded by the Boston (N) Braves to the St. Louis (N) Cardinals, along with SP R. Bauers, SP G. Schott, a 3rd draft pick, in exchange for SP H. Brecheen, CF P. Reiser, SP J. Kramer.
01-01-1938	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (8).
07-04-1938	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
08-01-1938	Injured (dislocated finger), out for 1-2 weeks.
08-29-1938	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
12-19-1938	Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $280,000 with the St. Louis (N) Cardinals organization.
01-01-1939	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (9).
07-20-1939	Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI!
08-23-1939	Injured (fractured hand), out for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1940	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (8).
09-09-1940	Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
09-24-1940	Scores his 1000th career Major League Baseball run!

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
1936	142	9

Year	PA	Rank
1936	639	10

Year	AB	Rank
1931	594	6
1935	584	10
1937	584	9

Year	H	Rank
1931	183	3
1935	191	8

Year	K	Rank
1930	76	6
1932	75	6
1933	73	6
1937	101	1
1939	64	10

Year	TB	Rank
1930	325	3
1931	293	2
1932	301	6
1933	262	5
1934	301	4
1935	310	4
1936	294	6
1938	256	7
1939	282	7

Year	3B	Rank
1933	9	10
1936	12	4
1939	13	4

Year	HR	Rank
1930	35	2
1931	26	2
1932	22	6
1933	27	2
1934	27	4
1935	26	5
1936	24	7
1938	25	2
1939	23	4

Year	SB	Rank
1935	18	8

Year	RBI	Rank
1930	123	3
1931	111	2
1932	112	3
1933	93	4
1934	128	1
1935	122	2
1936	102	6
1938	93	8
1939	113	3

Year	R	Rank
1930	109	4
1935	116	2
1936	102	7

Year	IBB	Rank
1930	14	2
1933	13	1
1936	18	1
1938	9	6

Year	HP	Rank
1932	8	1
1935	6	4
1937	5	3
1938	5	9
1939	5	8

Year	SF	Rank
1935	10	5
1936	10	3
1938	9	6
1939	7	10

Year	EBH	Rank
1930	76	3
1931	55	7
1933	53	5
1934	66	3
1935	62	6
1936	66	6
1938	52	10
1939	60	6

Year	AVG	Rank
1931	.308	8
1935	.327	10

Year	SLG	Rank
1930	.559	5
1931	.493	3
1932	.521	8
1933	.475	2
1934	.510	5
1935	.531	5
1936	.524	5
1938	.494	5
1939	.484	8

Year	RC	Rank
1930	113.22	7
1931	102.02	8
1932	115.39	6
1935	119.20	6
1936	104.36	7
1938	94.08	9

Year	RC/27	Rank
1932	7.56	7
1935	7.72	7
1938	6.46	10

Year	ISO	Rank
1930	.258	2
1931	.185	4
1932	.202	8
1933	.211	2
1934	.215	5
1935	.204	9
1936	.225	5
1938	.207	3
1939	.204	4

Year	TAVG	Rank
1930	.930	10
1932	.924	8
1935	.941	7
1936	.905	8
1938	.857	10

Year	OPS	Rank
1930	.921	7
1931	.845	10
1932	.899	8
1933	.803	8
1935	.910	7
1936	.893	7
1938	.856	7

Year	VORP	Rank
1930	54.2	5
1931	40.1	8
1932	46.6	9
1933	32.8	9
1934	43.3	9
1935	56.4	7
1936	43.5	7