Bert Blue
{{Short description|American baseball player (1877–1929)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Bert Blue
|position=Catcher
|birth_date={{Birth date|1877|12|9}}
|birth_place=Bettsville, Ohio
|death_date={{death date and age|1929|9|2|1877|12|9}}
|death_place=Detroit, Michigan
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=June 15
|debutyear=1908
|debutteam=St. Louis Browns
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 4
|finalyear=1908
|finalteam=Philadelphia Athletics
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Batting average
|stat1value=.286
|stat2label=Home runs
|stat2value=0
|stat3label=Runs batted in
|stat3value=2
|teams=
- St. Louis Browns ({{mlby|1908}})
- Philadelphia Athletics ({{mlby|1908}})
}}
Bird Wayne "Bert" Blue (December 9, 1877 – September 2, 1929) was an American professional baseball catcher.
Career
He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for one season with St. Louis Browns and Philadelphia Athletics. For his career, he compiled a .286 batting average in 42 at-bats, with two runs batted in.
Early life and Death
He was born in Bettsville, Ohio. He died at age 51 in Detroit, Michigan, where he is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bluebe01.shtml baseball reference]
References
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External links
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Category:St. Louis Browns players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:Philadelphia Athletics players
Category:Major League Baseball catchers
Category:Baseball players from Ohio
Category:Birmingham Barons players
Category:Columbus Senators players
Category:Richmond Rebels players
Category:People from Seneca County, Ohio
Category:Dayton Veterans players
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