• Card series: Pilgrims
• City: Brooklyn
• Team: Superbas
• League: National League

William Aloysius Bergen (1878-1943) spent 11 years in the majors carving out a special spot in the record books: worst hitter of all time. No one with more than 2500 ABs ever went lower than Bergen’s .170 lifetime average. And it wasn’t even close. Pitcher Pud Galvin is next at 201.

• Bergen’s two career HRs were inside-the-park
• Until Mark Lemke in 1997, no one surpassed Bergen’s record of not being hit-by-pitch in 3228 ABs
• Bergen played 11 years because he was one of the game’s best defensive catchers