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**Ken Berry**
Ken Berry
	Center fielder
	Born: May 10, 1941 (age 68); Kansas City, Missouri
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 9, 1962 for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
	May 31, 1975 for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics
Batting average	.255
Hits	1,053
Runs batted in	343
Teams
	Chicago White Sox (1962–1970); California Angels (1971–1973); Milwaukee Brewers (1974); Cleveland Indians (1975);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star selection (1967); 2x Gold Glove Award winner (1970, 1972);

Allen Kent Berry (born May 10, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball center fielder. He was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent before the 1961 season. He played for the White Sox from 1962 until he was traded in 1970 to the California Angels. He also played for the Milwaukee Brewers and finished his career with the Cleveland Indians. Ken won two Gold Glove Awards for his play in the outfield in 1970 and 1972. He played his final major league baseball game on May 31, 1975.

Berry was named to the American League All-Star team in 1967, when his White Sox battled the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, and Minnesota Twins for the pennant all the way down to the last few days of the season.

He led league outfielders in putouts once (1965) and in fielding percentage three times (1970, 1972, and 1973). He tied for the league lead once each in assists and double plays, both in 1972.

Career batting totals for 1,383 games played include 1,053 hits, 58 home runs, 343 RBI, and a lifetime batting average of .255.

After retiring, he founded a Little League Baseball and Softball group called the Ken Berry League in Topeka, Kansas. His son, "Boomer" Berry, plays second base for the minor league American Defenders of New Hampshire.

Career highlights include:

a 20-consecutive-game hitting streak (May 28, 1967 - June 15, 1967)
eight 4-hit games...the most impressive being three singles and a home run vs. the New York Yankees (June 7, 1970)
thirty-nine 3-hit games
one 5-RBI game, including a grand slam against Detroit Tigers right-hander Joe Sparma (June 15, 1968)
three 4-RBI games, including a pair of two-run homers vs. the Kansas City Royals (May 15, 1970)

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