Bert Roberge

Bert Roberge
Bert Roberge
	Pitcher
	Born: October 3, 1954; Lewiston, Maine
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 28, 1979, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
	October 4, 1986, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	12–12
Earned run average	3.98
Strikeouts	119
Teams
	Houston Astros (1979–1980, 1982); Chicago White Sox (1984); Montreal Expos (1985–1986);

Bertrand Roland Roberge (born October 3, 1954) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, and Montreal Expos from 1979 through 1986.

Amateur career

A native of Lewiston, Maine, Roberge attended the University of Maine, where he played college baseball for the Maine Black Bears baseball team from 1974 to 1977.[1] He set the school career ERA record at Maine, at 1.82.[2] In 1975, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.[3] He was selected by the Astros in the 17th round of the 1976 MLB Draft.

Professional career

In his 1979 rookie season with the Houston Astros, he appeared in 26 games, posting a 3-0 record with a 1.69 ERA. He split the following four seasons between the Astros and Triple-A Tucson. Prior to the 1984 season, he signed with the White Sox as a free agent, and appeared in 21 games for Chicago that year. After the season, the White Sox traded Roberge to the Montreal Expos, where he spent his final two big league seasons.

After baseball

Roberge currently works in sales for Northeast Growers. He is a resident of Auburn, Maine.[4]

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References

"University of Maine Baseball Players Who Made It to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2004. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
https://www.si.com/vault/1999/12/27/274002/the-50-greatest-sports-figures-from-maine
"Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
http://www.sunjournal.com/sight-flag-headed-closet/

Sources

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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[maine-1] "University of Maine Baseball Players Who Made It to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2004. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

[2] ttps://www.si.com/vault/1999/12/27/274002/the-50-greatest-sports-figures-from-maine

[3] "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[4] ttp://www.sunjournal.com/sight-flag-headed-closet/