Dale Berra
| Dale Berra | |||
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| Shortstop, Third baseman | |||
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Born: December 13, 1956 Ridgewood, New Jersey |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 22, 1977, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 4, 1987, for the Houston Astros | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .236 | ||
| Home runs | 49 | ||
| Runs batted in | 278 | ||
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Dale Anthony Berra (born December 13, 1956) is an American former Major League Baseball player who primarily played as an infielder from 1977 to 1987. He is the son of Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra and brother of former Baltimore Colts return specialist Tim Berra.
Dale was named after Dale Mitchell, who had made the final out in Don Larsen's perfect game two months earlier, taking a called strike three which was caught by Yogi.
Berra was a highly sought prospect upon his graduation from Montclair High School in Montclair, New Jersey. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the twentieth overall pick in the 1975 Major League Baseball draft, and made his major league debut on August 22, 1977 at the age of twenty.
Berra was a member of the 1979 World Series champion Pirates, though he did not receive an at-bat in the post season. A third baseman in the minor leagues, Berra earned playing time at third, second and shortstop his first five seasons in the majors before being handed the starting shortstop job in 1982. That season, he enjoyed career highs in batting average (.263), hits (139), runs scored (64) and runs batted in (61).
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