Dave Bergman

Positions: First Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: June 6, 1953 in Evanston, IL us

Died: February 2, 2015 in Detroit, MI

Buried: Cremated

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 12th round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Maine South HS (Park Ridge, IL) and the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Illinois State University (Normal, IL).

High School: Maine South HS (Park Ridge, IL)

School: Illinois State University (Normal, IL)

Debut: August 26, 1975 (Age 22-081d, 13,684th in major league history)
vs. OAK 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1992 (Age 39-120d)
vs. TOR 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Full Name: David Bruce Bergman

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1984 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.7

2679

690

.258

312

RBI

289

OBP

.348

SLG

.367

OPS

.716

OPS+

102

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1974	21	NYY-min	A-	56	266	201	60	70	6	7	10	48	20	4	62	29	.348	.496	.597	1.093		120	2	0	0	3	4		ONE · NYPL
1975	22	NYY-min	AA	124	492	399	76	124	15	6	11	60	15	3	83	60	.311	.425	.461	.887		184		1	3	6			WHA · EL
1975	22	NYY	AL	7	19	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.000	.105	.000	.105	-68	0	0	0	0	0	0	/9H

1976	23	NYY-min	AAA	134	546	455	68	134	23	2	7	65	17	6	77	73	.295	.393	.400	.793		182		2	4	8			SYR · IL
1977	24	NYY-min	AAA	132	561	468	88	146	29	4	16	59	29	7	90	60	.312	.422	.494	.916		231		0	2	1			SYR · IL
1977	24	NYY	AL	5	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.200	.250	.450	23	1	0	0	0	1	0	/3H879
1978	25	HOU	NL	104	228	186	15	43	5	1	0	12	2	0	39	32	.231	.361	.269	.630	86	50	5	0	1	2	9	3H7
1979	26	HOU-min	AAA	138	563	461	78	129	23	3	6	58	9	6	95	43	.280	.401	.382	.783		176		1	2	4			CHL · IL
1979	26	HOU	NL	13	15	15	4	6	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	.400	.400	.600	1.000	177	9	0	0	0	0	0	H/3
1980	27	HOU	NL	90	91	78	12	20	6	1	0	3	1	0	10	10	.256	.341	.359	.700	103	28	1	0	3	0	2	3H/79
1981	28	TOT	NL	69	173	151	17	38	9	0	4	14	2	0	19	18	.252	.333	.391	.724	107	59	4	0	2	1	3	3H7
1981	28	HOU	NL	6	6	6	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.667	.833	133	4	0	0	0	0	0	/H3
1981	28	SFG	NL	63	167	145	16	37	9	0	3	13	2	0	19	18	.255	.339	.379	.719	106	55	4	0	2	1	3	3H7
1982	29	SFG	NL	100	140	121	22	33	3	1	4	14	3	0	18	11	.273	.364	.413	.778	119	50	1	0	0	1	3	3H/79
1983	30	SFG	NL	90	167	140	16	40	4	1	6	24	2	1	24	21	.286	.394	.457	.851	139	64	5	1	2	0	2	3H/7
1984	31	DET	AL	120	316	271	42	74	8	5	7	44	3	4	33	40	.273	.351	.417	.768	113	113	4	3	3	6	2	*3H/79
1985	32	DET-min	AAA	11	45	39	6	9	1	0	1	6	1	1	5	6	.231	.311	.333	.644		13		0	0	1	1		NVL · AA
1985	32	DET	AL	69	157	140	8	25	2	0	3	7	0	0	14	15	.179	.250	.257	.507	40	36	6	0	1	2	0	3H/D7
1986	33	DET	AL	65	151	130	14	30	6	1	1	9	0	0	21	16	.231	.338	.315	.653	80	41	3	0	0	0	0	3H/D79
1987	34	DET	AL	91	207	172	25	47	7	3	6	22	0	1	30	23	.273	.379	.453	.832	124	78	1	1	1	3	4	3H/D97
1988	35	DET	AL	116	333	289	37	85	14	0	5	35	0	2	38	34	.294	.372	.394	.766	119	114	7	0	2	4	2	3DH7
1989	36	DET	AL	137	436	385	38	103	13	1	7	37	1	3	44	44	.268	.345	.361	.706	102	139	5	2	4	1	3	*3H/D7
1990	37	DET	AL	100	241	205	21	57	10	1	2	26	3	2	33	17	.278	.375	.366	.741	108	75	7	0	1	2	3	DH3/7
1991	38	DET	AL	86	231	194	23	46	10	1	7	29	1	1	35	40	.237	.351	.407	.758	108	79	2	0	0	2	2	3HD/7
1992	39	DET	AL	87	204	181	17	42	3	0	1	10	1	0	20	19	.232	.305	.265	.571	62	48	4	0	1	2	1	3HD/7
17 Yrs				1349	3114	2679	312	690	100	16	54	289	19	14	380	347	.258	.348	.367	.716	102	984	55	7	21	27	36
162 Game Avg.				162	374	322	37	83	12	2	6	35	2	2	46	42	.258	.348	.367	.716	102	118	7	1	3	3	4
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
DET (9 yrs)				871	2276	1967	225	509	73	12	39	219	9	13	268	248	.259	.346	.368	.714	100	723	39	6	13	22	17
HOU (4 yrs)				213	340	285	32	70	11	2	2	18	3	0	49	45	.246	.354	.319	.673	97	91	6	0	4	2	11
SFG (3 yrs)				253	474	406	54	110	16	2	13	51	7	1	61	50	.271	.366	.416	.782	121	169	10	1	4	2	8
NYY (2 yrs)				12	24	21	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	.048	.125	.048	.173	-49	1	0	0	0	1	0

AL (11 yrs)				883	2300	1988	226	510	73	12	39	220	9	13	270	252	.257	.344	.364	.708	98	724	39	6	13	23	17
NL (6 yrs)				466	814	691	86	180	27	4	15	69	10	1	110	95	.260	.361	.376	.737	111	260	16	1	8	4	19

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