Marty Bergen

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Full Name: Martin Bergen	Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/170	First Game: April 17, 1896
Birthdate: October 25, 1871	Final Game: October 15, 1899
Birthplace: North Brookfield, Massachusetts	MLB Experience: 4 years
Died: January 19, 1900
Deathplace: North Brookfield, Massachusetts
Bat/Throw: Unknown/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
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Marty Bergen (Martin Bergen) was born on October 25, 1871 in North Brookfield, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on April 17, 1896 for the Boston Beaneaters. In 1896, his rookie year, he hit .269 with 4 home runs and 37 RBI. Bergen played for the Boston Beaneaters for his entire 4 year career.

Most people believe that Marty Bergen's best season was 1898, when he hit for a .280 average and knocked in 60 runs.

The real story behind this man wasn't his playing career, but his death. Bergen's playing career came to an abrupt halt in 1899 when he was just 27 years old. His family had long suspected that he was going insane and when he snapped he proved they were right. He killed his wife and two kids (age 6 and 3) by beating them to death with an axe. He then took his own life by slashing his throat with such force that he nearly severed his head. His father found the bodies.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1896	BOS	N	65	245	39	66	4	37	.269	.309	.376	6	4	11	22	3	4	6	0	0
1897	BOS	N	87	327	47	81	2	45	.248	.295	.318	11	3	18	0	4	2	5	0	0
1898	BOS	N	120	446	62	125	3	60	.280	.302	.359	16	5	13	0	1	9	9	0	0
1899	BOS	N	72	260	32	67	1	34	.258	.290	.335	11	3	10	0	2	0	4	0	0
Total			344	1278	180	339	10	176	.265	.299	.347	44	15	52	22	10	15	24	0	0

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1896	BOS	N	C	63	0	0	207	70	24	6	0	27	0	0	0	.920
1896	BOS	N	1B	1	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.857
1897	BOS	N	C	85	0	0	351	66	16	4	0	20	0	0	0	.963
1897	BOS	N	OF	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
1898	BOS	N	1B	2	0	0	15	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1898	BOS	N	C	117	0	0	496	109	24	4	0	38	0	0	0	.962
1899	BOS	N	C	72	0	0	253	89	16	4	0	9	0	0	0	.955
Total			C	337	0	0	1307	334	80	18	0	94	0	0	0	.954
Total			OF	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
Total			1B	3	0	0	21	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.955

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