Ray Berres
[edit] Biography
Ray Berres (Raymond Frederick Berres) was born on August 31, 1907 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He made his Major League debut on April 24, 1934 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1936, his rookie year, he hit .240 with 1 home run and 13 RBI. Berres played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves and New York Giants over the course of his 11 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1934
| BRO
| N
| 39
| 79
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 3
| .215
| .225
| .266
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1936
| BRO
| N
| 105
| 267
| 16
| 64
| 1
| 13
| .240
| .280
| .296
| 10
| 1
| 14
| 35
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 8
|
| 1937
| PIT
| N
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| PIT
| N
| 40
| 100
| 7
| 23
| 0
| 6
| .230
| .287
| .250
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1939
| PIT
| N
| 81
| 231
| 22
| 53
| 0
| 16
| .229
| .267
| .264
| 6
| 1
| 11
| 25
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 9
|
| 1940
| PIT
| N
| 21
| 32
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .188
| .212
| .188
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1940
| BOS
| N
| 85
| 229
| 12
| 44
| 0
| 14
| .192
| .251
| .218
| 4
| 1
| 18
| 19
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1940
| TOT
| N
| 106
| 261
| 14
| 50
| 0
| 16
| .192
| .246
| .215
| 4
| 1
| 19
| 20
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1941
| BOS
| N
| 120
| 279
| 21
| 56
| 1
| 19
| .201
| .247
| .247
| 10
| 0
| 17
| 20
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 12
|
| 1942
| NY
| N
| 12
| 32
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .188
| .235
| .188
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1943
| NY
| N
| 20
| 28
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .172
| .179
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1944
| NY
| N
| 16
| 17
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 2
| .471
| .526
| .647
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1945
| NY
| N
| 20
| 30
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .167
| .219
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 561
| 1330
| 96
| 287
| 3
| 78
| .216
| .260
| .255
| 37
| 3
| 76
| 134
| 3
| 30
| 4
| 0
| 46
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1934
| BRO
| N
| C
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 79
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1936
| BRO
| N
| C
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 436
| 59
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1937
| PIT
| N
| C
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1938
| PIT
| N
| C
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 128
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1939
| PIT
| N
| C
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 269
| 36
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1940
| PIT
| N
| C
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1940
| BOS
| N
| C
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 254
| 56
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1940
| TOT
| N
| C
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 294
| 65
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1941
| BOS
| N
| C
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 356
| 64
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1942
| NY
| N
| C
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1943
| NY
| N
| C
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 43
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1944
| NY
| N
| C
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1945
| NY
| N
| C
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 43
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 551
| 0
| 0
| 1704
| 278
| 23
| 35
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Brooklyn Dodgers from Birmingham (Southern Association) in the Rule 5 major league draft (October 2, 1933).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with $40000 to Boston Bees in exchange for Al Lopez (June 14, 1940).
- Sold by Boston Braves to New York Giants (February 6, 1942).
- Released by New York Giants (February 26, 1946).
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