Photographed May 22 and 23, 2014
NOTE: Carson Park Drive is a big loop around the park; it's impossible to miss the baseball stadium.
Erected by Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Baseball Hall of Fame
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
44.807451,-91.521193
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Eilert "Cy" Berg
Inducted 2011
44.807451,-91.521193
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Eilert "Cy" Berg
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Baseball Hall of FameEilert "Cy" Berg influenced thousands of young people through coaching, teaching and as a Memorial High administrator, retiring in 1982. Born June 24, 1923, in Eau Claire, he lettered in baseball at Eau Claire High School where he graduated in 1941. Berg had a 153-32 record in 12 seasons as a city high school baseball coach. At Memorial, he led six teams to state in 10 years, returning with state titles in 1957, 1958, 1961 and 1962. His 1957 team was 17-0. He coached the new North High team in 1963 and 1964. He also led the city American Legion to a 56-12 record in four seasons and was a pro baseball scout in the region for many years. Berg died in 2007.
Inducted 2011
The
marker is located inside Carson Park, at the Eau Claire Baseball Hall
of Fame, in front of the Carson Park baseball stadium, adjacent to the
baseball stadium parking lot, on
Carson Park Drive, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703.
NOTE: Carson Park Drive is a big loop around the park; it's impossible to miss the baseball stadium.
The baseball stadium is listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Wisconsin: Eau Claire County.
Eilert "Cy" Berg's marker is first on the right.
With historic Carson Park baseball stadium in the background.
The ramp from the parking lot to the Eau Claire Baseball Hall of Fame
(visible at the top of the ramp).
The Eau Claire Baseball Hall of Fame is located at Carson Park.
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