Damon Berryhill
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Damon Berryhill in 1988
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: December 3, 1963 South Laguna, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 5, 1987, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 28, 1997, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .240 | ||
| Home runs | 47 | ||
| Runs batted in | 257 | ||
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Damon Scott Berryhill (born December 3, 1963) is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played ten seasons for the Chicago Cubs, the Atlanta Braves, the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds, and the San Francisco Giants from 1987 to 1997. He threw right and was a switch hitter.
Berryhill went to high school at Laguna Beach High School, and went to college at Orange Coast Community College.
He was originally drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 13th round of the January 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign with them. He played another year at Orange Coast and was drafted in 1984 by the Chicago Cubs with the 4th pick of the January 1984 amateur draft. He signed with the Cubs on June 2 and began his professional career.
Berryhill began his minor league career in 1984 with the Quad City Cubs, and played 62 games with them. The following season, he played for the Winston-Salem Spirits, Chicago's high A-class affiliate. He continued to move up the ranks in the following seasons, playing for the Pittsfield Cubs in 1986 and the Iowa Cubs in 1987. He was named to the American Association All-Star team for Iowa after batting .287 and hitting 18 home runs.
Berryhill was called up to the major leagues at the end of the 1987 minor league season, and made his major league debut on September 5 against the Cincinnati Reds. He had one hit in two at-bats in his debut, with his first hit a single to center field off of Rob Murphy in the bottom of the ninth.
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