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John Herman DeBerry (December 29, 1894 in Savannah, Tennessee – September 10, 1951), was an American professional baseball player, and scout.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hank DeBerry statistics )〕 He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball, most notably for the Brooklyn Robins during the 1920s.〔 He was known for his defensive skills and for being the catcher for Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Dazzy Vance. ==Baseball career== DeBerry was born in Savannah, Tennessee and attended the University of Tennessee.〔 He began his professional baseball career in at the age of 19 with the Paducah Indians of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hank DeBerry minor league statistics )〕 He made his major league debut with the Cleveland Indians on September 12, 1916, at the age of 21.〔 DeBerry appeared in 25 games for the Indians in 1917, but spent most of the season playing for the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association.〔〔 He joined the United States Navy in during the First World War. He returned to professional baseball after the war, playing for the New Orleans Pelicans of the Southern Association from to .〔 DeBerry returned to the major leagues in 1922 when the Brooklyn Robins purchased his contract from the Pelicans. Ironically, the Robins wanted to acquire DeBerry, but the Pelicans would not complete the deal unless Vance was included in the transaction.〔 He was expected to be a backup catcher for Otto Miller however, Miller only appeared in 33 games and DeBerry caught the majority of the Robins' games that season. He finished the year with a career-high .301 batting average and was third among National League catchers in range factor.〔 From 1923 to 1925, he shared catching duties with Zack Taylor.〔 It was during the 1920s that DeBerry developed his association with pitcher, Dazzy Vance and, the two players became known as one of the greatest batteries of their era. With DeBerry as his catcher, Vance led the National League in strikeouts for seven consecutive seasons between and .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dazzy Vance statistics )〕 Vance also twice led the league in wins.〔 DeBerry caught the no hitter thrown by Vance on September 23, .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=September 13, 1925 Phillies-Robins box score )〕 By 1930, the 35-year-old DeBerry was in decline and Al Lopez had emerged as his successor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1930 Brooklyn Robins )〕 He played in his final major league game on September 28, .〔 On January 19, 1931, the Robins traded DeBerry along with Eddie Moore to the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League for future Hall of Fame catcher, Ernie Lombardi. Later that year he signed to play for the Dallas Steers, but only appeared in five games and was released in July of that same year at the age of 36.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hank DeBerry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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