Major League Baseball Player. He played at the third base and shortstop positions for eleven seasons (1930, 1933 to 1942) with the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. He was a member of two National League Pennant-winning teams (1939 and 1940 Reds) which includes the 1940 World Champion Reds. He appeared in 11 career World Series games with 14 hits and a .326 batting average. He made his big league debut with the Yankees on June 25, 1930, and enjoyed his most successful season in 1934 with the Red Sox when he had 200 hits with a .321 batting average. In 1,295 career regular season games, Werber had 1,363 hits with a .271 lifetime batting average. During his collegiate years at Duke University, he excelled at basketball and became the first Blue Devil to achieve All-American status in that sport. He was inducted into the Duke Sports Hall of Fame in 1975. Werber remained active well into his 90s and would often engage in conversations and interviews regarding his baseball career. At the time of his death from natural causes at age 100, Werber was recognized as the oldest living former Major Leaguer and the last living former teammate of Babe Ruth.
Major League Baseball Player. He played at the third base and shortstop positions for eleven seasons (1930, 1933 to 1942) with the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. He was a member of two National League Pennant-winning teams (1939 and 1940 Reds) which includes the 1940 World Champion Reds. He appeared in 11 career World Series games with 14 hits and a .326 batting average. He made his big league debut with the Yankees on June 25, 1930, and enjoyed his most successful season in 1934 with the Red Sox when he had 200 hits with a .321 batting average. In 1,295 career regular season games, Werber had 1,363 hits with a .271 lifetime batting average. During his collegiate years at Duke University, he excelled at basketball and became the first Blue Devil to achieve All-American status in that sport. He was inducted into the Duke Sports Hall of Fame in 1975. Werber remained active well into his 90s and would often engage in conversations and interviews regarding his baseball career. At the time of his death from natural causes at age 100, Werber was recognized as the oldest living former Major Leaguer and the last living former teammate of Babe Ruth.
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