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Ralph Kiner League
5-30-2064
Mike Berger First Base
Retired (1985, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .291 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .857 Status Deceased (2018) Option Years 0  
H 207 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 05-13-1950
HR 34 Drafted Round 3, Pick 47
(1972)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(44 games)
RBI 117
SB 42
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D  Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L A  Velocity D-   Mentor vR C-
Speed A- Bunt D+ Control F    Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A  (86.0%) Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm C- WS Appearances 1
2B A+ (97.9%) CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 2
3B F  (0.9%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1972 Minors 22 32.00 3 / 4 7 / 8 5 / 7 2 / 4 0 / 2 2 / 2 4 / 5 23 / 32
1973 Minors 23 33.00 1 / 3 5 / 5 1 / 4 2 / 5 0 / 4 2 / 7 3 / 5 14 / 33
1973 Pos (2B) 23 16.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 10 / 16
1974 Minors 24 36.00 4 / 8 2 / 3 2 / 8 2 / 3 0 / 2 2 / 3 6 / 9 18 / 36
1975 Minors 25 28.00 0 / 2 1 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 6 0 / 8 3 / 3 2 / 4 7 / 28
1976 Minors 26 24.00 1 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 3 2 / 5 0 / 5 1 / 3 0 / 2 5 / 24
1976 Majors 26 0.54 1 1 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1977 Minors 27 26.00 1 / 4 1 / 4 1 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 1 1 / 1 2 / 4 6 / 26
1978 Minors 28 28.00 0 / 4 1 / 2 3 / 6 0 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 8 2 / 5 8 / 28
1979 Minors 29 10.00 0 / 0 2 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 1 3 / 10
1979 Majors 29 10.20 60 2 20 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 2 / 3 1 / 3 3 / 10
1980 Majors 30 32.83 162 31 0 1 / 7 0 / 2 1 / 2 2 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 0 4 / 32
1981 Majors 31 28.78 162 15 0 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 4 1 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 28
1982 Minors 32 2.00 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 2
1982 Majors 32 28.53 134 31 0 1 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 3 1 / 5 1 / 7 0 / 6 4 / 28
1983 Minors 33 10.00 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 10
1983 Majors 33 21.83 93 28 0 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 4 1 / 21
1983 Pos (2B) 33 17.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 12 / 17
1984 Majors 34 26.01 78 40 27 -5 / 5 -4 / 3 -5 / 2 -5 / 5 -8 / 4 -4 / 5 -3 / 2 -34 / 26
1985 Majors 35 15.00 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 15
Total 690 148 47 7 / 55 16 / 54 9 / 53 7 / 60 -6 / 53 13 / 58 18 / 56 86 / 422
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Mike Berger has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1985-04-05The Pittsburgh Maulers have waived Mike Berger.
1985-03-07The Pittsburgh Maulers have designated Mike Berger for assignment.
1985-03-03The Pittsburgh Maulers have promoted Mike Berger to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Maulers have promoted Joe Sawyer to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Maulers have designated Buck Haeffner for assignment. The Pittsburgh Maulers have designated Craig Galvez for assignment.
1984-09-19The Pittsburgh Maulers have acquired Mike Berger from the waiver wire.
1984-09-09The Cincinnati Reds have waived Mike Berger.
1984-09-02The Cincinnati Reds have designated Mike Berger for assignment.
1984-08-17The Cincinnati Reds have placed Mike Berger on the trade block.
1984-04-30Mike Berger of the Cincinnati Reds is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1983-06-18The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Mike Berger to the major league team.
1982-08-31The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Dave LaPointe to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Marty Delhi to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Mike Berger for assignment. The Cincinnati Reds have designated Harry Kinslow for assignment.
1979-08-05Mike Berger of the Cincinnati Reds is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1979-05-29The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Mike Berger to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Mark Taylor to the minors.
1976-10-03The Cincinnati Reds have sent Bill Lovitto to the minors. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Mike Berger to the minors.
1976-10-01The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Mike Berger to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds have sent Lloyd Joyce to the minors.