Marty Bergen (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marty Bergen (baseball)

American baseball player and murderer

Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1871

Place of Birth: North Brookfield, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 19-Jan-1900

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Martin "Marty" Bergen (October 25, 1871 – January 19, 1900) was an American Major League Baseball player from 1896 to 1899.
He played in 344 games during his four-year career with the Boston Beaneaters, 337 of them as their catcher.
Bergen helped the Beaneaters to two straight National League pennants (1897 and 1898) and a second-place finish in 1899. A 2001 article about him described him as "a nimble fielder with a bullwhip arm who could snap the ball to second base without so much as moving his feet".
In 1900, future Hall of Fame outfielder Jesse Burkett characterized Bergen as the best catcher in baseball history. Bergen suffered from apparent mental illness.
By 1899, he experienced hallucinations, had to be removed from a game due to odd behavior, and walked off from the team train during a trip to Boston.
On January 19, 1900, he killed his wife (the former Hattie Gaines), and two children, then took his own life.
Despite this, and the brevity of his career, he received one vote in both 1938 and 1939 to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame.