John Bergh Baseball player

John Baptist Bergh (October 8, 1857 – April 17, 1883) was an American professional baseball player from Boston, Massachusetts. He played one game in the outfield for the 1876 Philadelphia Athletics and 11 games as a catcher for the 1880 Boston Red Caps. He died in his hometown of Boston at the age of 25 of consumption, and is interred at Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 08, 1857
Birth place
Boston , Massachusetts
Date of deathApril 17, 1883
Place of death
Boston , Massachusetts

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Baseball player

Career startAugust 05, 1876
Career endJune 09, 1876
batting sideUnknown
former teams
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Athletics (1860–76)
position
Catcher
teams
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Athletics (1860–76)
throwing sideUnknown

John Bergh on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/berghjo01.shtml