Berry, Claude, 1888-1970

Claude Elzy Berry was born February 14, 1880 in Losanville, Indiana and died February 1, 1974 in Richmond, Indiana. He was a catcher for the Chicago White Sox (1904), Philadelphia Athletics (1906-07) and Pittsburgh Rebels (1914-15). In five seasons he played in 245 Games and had 753 At Bats, 72 Runs, 165 Hits, 31 Doubles, 10 Triples, 3 Home Runs, 65 RBI, 14 Stolen Bases, 60 Walks, .219 Batting Average, .279 On-base percentage, .299 Slugging Percentage, 225 Total Bases and 30 Sacrifice Hits. After his playing career, Berry became a very successful realtor, purchased an airfield and the airport was named Berry Field. This site was later turned into a subdivision of homes. Claude Berry, with his brothers, had a hay, feed, coal business.

From the description of Claude Berry Scrapbooks : scrapbooks, 1900-1971. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). WorldCat record id: 256037624