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Tony Gwynn League
4-4-2125
Josh Berck First Base
Retired (1960, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .285 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .861 Status Deceased (1992) Option Years 0  
H 1271 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 05-21-1925
HR 246 Drafted Round 16, Pick 248
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(155 games)
RBI 822
SB 114
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L B  Velocity C    Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control C    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF F  (0.4%) Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 1
3B D+ (26.3%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 90% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 PIT
139
521
61
130
28
3
18
56
35
 107 2 1
14
 9 15
.717
.299
.418
.169
.250
1951 PIT
139
551
99
167
34
6
40
100
45
 97 2 4
15
 5 7
.960
.355
.604
.301
.303
1952 PIT
139
561
86
171
26
7
31
105
44
 116 2 9
6
 5 6
.894
.352
.542
.237
.305
1953 PIT
109
418
67
113
21
6
23
75
36
 88 7 4
7
 7 9
.850
.335
.514
.244
.270
1954 PIT
133
519
82
161
23
8
28
109
34
 93 4 7
7
 0 9
.900
.353
.547
.237
.310
1955 PIT
44
166
22
40
8
3
9
28
12
 28 1 3
5
 1 3
.779
.291
.488
.247
.241
1956 PIT
144
521
86
149
20
7
25
104
42
 103 4 7
20
 5 2
.835
.340
.495
.209
.286
1957 PIT
126
476
81
153
21
7
37
118
39
 70 1 9
11
 8 0
.996
.368
.628
.307
.321
1958 PIT
121
457
67
125
17
9
27
104
36
 96 2 4
26
 10 3
.854
.327
.527
.254
.274
1959 PIT-NYN
77
154
23
43
5
2
6
14
10
 30 1 1
2
 1 1
.780
.325
.455
.175
.279
1960 NYN-BRO-CLE-PIT-PIT
89
110
10
19
5
1
2
9
8
 24 0 1
1
 3 1
.518
.227
.291
.118
.173
Total
1260
4454
684
1271
208
59
246
822
341
 852 26 50
114
 54 56
.861
.336
.524
.239
.285
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1960-11-01Josh Berck has retired from the Pittsburgh Pirates
1960-10-23The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired Josh Berck from the waiver wire.
1960-10-03The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Trey McCoy to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Ron Haynes to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Josh Berck for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Desmond Gilliam for assignment.
1960-08-01A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Rockets and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates receive Desmond Gilliam, Josh Berck from the Cleveland Rockets in exchange for Draft Pick - 1961 Round 2 (PIT).
1960-07-29The Cleveland Rockets have re-claimed Josh Berck from the waiver wire.
1960-07-27The Cleveland Rockets have promoted Bob Renteria to the major league team. The Cleveland Rockets have promoted Jerry Randa to the major league team. The Cleveland Rockets have designated Rob Ragar for assignment. The Cleveland Rockets have designated Josh Berck for assignment.
1960-05-04The Cleveland Rockets have acquired Josh Berck from the waiver wire.
1960-04-27The Brooklyn Dukes have promoted Oscar McCarthy to the major league team. The Brooklyn Dukes have designated Josh Berck for assignment.
1960-04-01The Brooklyn Dukes have acquired Josh Berck from the waiver wire.
1960-03-25The New York Mets have promoted Fred Cather to the major league team. The New York Mets have designated Josh Berck for assignment.
1959-09-27A trade has been completed between the New York Gothams and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates receive Duane Lentine from the New York Gothams in exchange for Blair Tompkins, Brady Tatum, Lou Catanzaro, Josh Berck, Draft Pick - 1960 Round 1 (PIT), Draft Pick - 1960 Round 2 (PIT), Draft Pick - 1960 Round 2 (WAS).
1950-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have renamed Joe Hrbek to Josh Berck.