Carlos Bernier

Carlos Eugene Bernier Rodríguez[1] (January 28, 1927 – April 6, 1989) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player, an outfielder who played one full season of Major League Baseball for the 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates. Born in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).

Carlos Bernier
Centerfielder/Rightfielder
Born: (1927-01-28)January 28, 1927
Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
Died: April 6, 1989(1989-04-06) (aged 62)
Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 22, 1953, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
September 22, 1953, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average.213
Home runs3
Runs batted in31
Teams

Career

Bernier's professional career extended for 17 seasons (1948–1964). In addition to the 105 games he played for the 1953 Pirates, he appeared in an even 2,200 games in minor league baseball, with 1,725 games played at the highest levels (Triple-A and the Open Classification) then in existence. Bernier batted .298 with nearly 2,300 hits and exactly 200 home runs as a minor leaguer.[2] In 1952, Bernier was named the PCL's Rookie of the Year by the Pacific Coast League Baseball Writers Association.[3]

For the 1953 Pirates, Bernier collected 66 hits, including seven doubles, eight triples, and three home runs, in 310 at bats. On May 2, Bernier tied a modern major league record with three triples in a game,[4] becoming the 15th player to perform this feat in the post-Deadball era, and the first since Ben Chapman in 1939,[5] as well the first National League player since Lance Richbourg in 1929.[4]

In 1989, Bernier committed suicide by hanging.[6]

See also

References

  1. Biederman, Les. "The Scoreboard". The Pittsburgh Press. March 30, 1953. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  2. Minor league statistics from Baseball Reference
  3. UP. "Bernier Honored". The San Bernardino Sun. December 3, 1952. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  4. Biederman, Les. "Yippee! Pirates Win 4th Straight! Bucs Wallop Reds, 12-4; Bernier Stars; Carlos Clouts Three Straight Triples". The Pittsburgh Press. May 3, 1953. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  5. Triples Records at Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  6. Dolson, Frank. "Baseball: For Some, Retirement Is Too Tough". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 24, 1989. Retrieved 2017-08-08.

Further reading

Articles

Books

  • Van Hyning, Thomas V. (1995) Puerto Rico's Winter League: A History of Major League Baseball's Launching Pad. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 120. ISBN 0-7864-1970-9.
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