Johnny Berardino Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 71 Weight: 175 Born: Tuesday, May 01, 1917 in Los Angeles, CA USA Died: 5 19 1996 in Los Angeles, CA USA Debut: 4/22/1939 Last Game: 9/19/1952 Full Name: John Berardino
1947 – The Indians pick up Johnny Berardino from the Browns for Catfish Metkovich and $50,000. Because of a broken finger, Metkovich will be returned to Cleveland, and the Indians will add another $15,000 to complete the deal. At the end of 1952, Berardino will drop baseball as well as the 2nd “r” in his name, and start a successful acting career in Hollywood.
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