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August Samuel Bergamo (February 14, 1917 ? August 19, 1974) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1944 and 1945. A native of Detroit , Michigan , he stood 5'9" and weighed 165 lbs.

Bergamo is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He was a valuable reserve on the 1944 World Series Champions, batting .286 in 80 games. He was the starting left fielder in World Series Game 2 against the St. Louis Browns , won by the Cards 3?2 in 11 innings . Bergamo, the leadoff hitter, was 0-for-5 in the game but hit an RBI grounder in the third that plated the first Cardinal run. For the Series he appeared in three games, going 0-for-6 with one RBI and two walks .

In 1945, he batted .316 in 94 games, but St. Louis finished second that year, three games behind the Chicago Cubs .

Career totals for 174 games played include a .304 batting average (151-for-496), 5 home runs , 63 runs batted in , 86 runs scored , a .400 on-base percentage , and a slugging average of .401. Defensively, he recorded a .977 fielding percentage .

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