Dick Bertell

Richard George Bertell

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0½", Weight 200 lb.
• School Iowa State University
• High School Theodore Roosevelt High School (Des Moines)
• Debut September 22, 1960
• Final Game April 12, 1967
• Born November 21, 1935 in Oak Park, IL USA
• Died December 20, 1999 in Mission Viejo, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Dick Bertell caught at the major league level for seven years in the 1960s, mostly with the Chicago Cubs. His most notable season was 1962, when he hit .302 on a team that hit .253. His average the next year dropped to .233, but the team's average dropped also to .238 as the second deadball era was starting.