Bernie Friberg

Bernie Friberg
Bernie Friberg
	Utility player
	Born: August 18, 1899; Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
	Died: December 8, 1958 (aged 59); Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 20, 1919, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
	June 27, 1933, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.281
Home runs	38
Runs batted in	471
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Chicago Cubs (1919–1925); Philadelphia Phillies (1925–1932); Boston Red Sox (1933);

Gustaf Bernhard Friberg (August 18, 1899 – December 8, 1958) was an American utility player for the Chicago Cubs (1919–20 and 1922–25), Philadelphia Phillies (1925–32) and Boston Red Sox (1933). He attended Worcester Academy.

Friberg finished 18th in voting for the 1929 National League MVP Award for playing in 128 games and having 455 at bats, 74 runs scored, 137 hits, 21 doubles, 10 triples, 7 home Runs, 55 runs batted in (RBI), a .301 batting average, a .370 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .437 slugging percentage (SLG).

In 14 seasons, he played in 1,299 games and had 4,169 at bats, 544 runs scored, 1,170 hits, 181 doubles, 44 triples, 38 home runs, 471 RBI, 51 stolen bases, 471 walks, a .281 batting average, .356 OBP and .373 SLG.

He died in Lynn, Massachusetts at the age of 59.

References

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet

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