Benny Meyer Baseball player

Bernhard Meyer (January 21, 1885 – February 6, 1974) born in Hematite, Missouri, was a baseball outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1913), Baltimore Terrapins (1914–15), Buffalo Blues (1915) and Philadelphia Phillies (1925).In four seasons he played in 310 major league games and had 1,041 at bats, 146 runs, 276 hits, 29 doubles, 17 triples, 7 home runs, 84 RBIs, 46 stolen bases, 158 walks, .265 batting average, .365 on-base percentage, .346 slugging percentage, 360 total bases and 31 sacrifice hits.After retiring as a player, he worked as a coach for the Philadelphia Phillies under manager Art Fletcher and for the Detroit Tigers under manager Bucky Harris. He developed a reputations for his loudness as a coach for Detroit and was the subject of an article in The Sporting Life in 1929. He managed the Grand Rapids Chicks in 1945.He died in Festus, Missouri, at the age of 89.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 21, 1885
Birth place
Hematite Missouri
Date of deathFebruary 06, 1974
Place of death
Festus Missouri

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Baseball player

Career startApril 09, 1913
Career endSeptember 22, 1925
batting sideRight
former teams
Los Angeles Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
position
Outfielder
teams
Los Angeles Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
Baltimore Terrapins
Buffalo Blues
throwing sideRight

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