# Bernie Neis

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{{Short description|American baseball player (1895–1972)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|image=Bernie Neis newspaper (cropped).png
|name=Bernie Neis
|position=[Outfielder](/source/Outfielder)
|birth_date={{birth date|1895|9|26}}
|birth_place=[Bloomington, Illinois](/source/Bloomington%2C_Illinois), U.S.
|death_date={{Death date and age|1972|11|29|1895|9|26}}
|death_place=[Inverness, Florida](/source/Inverness%2C_Florida), U.S.
|bats=Switch
|throws=Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 14 
|debutyear=1920
|debutteam=Brooklyn Robins
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=October 2
|finalyear=1927
|finalteam=Chicago White Sox
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
|stat1value=.272
|stat2label=[Home run](/source/Home_run)s
|stat2value=25
|stat3label=[Runs batted in](/source/Run_batted_in)
|stat3value=210
|teams=
* [Brooklyn Robins](/source/Brooklyn_Robins) ({{mlby|1920}}–{{mlby|1924}})
* [Boston Braves](/source/Boston_Braves_(baseball)) ({{mlby|1925}}–{{mlby|1926}})
* [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) ({{mlby|1927}})
* [Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) ({{mlby|1927}})
}}
'''Bernard Edmund Neis''' (September 26, 1895 – November 29, 1972) was an American professional [baseball](/source/baseball) [outfielder](/source/outfielder). He played in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) for the [Brooklyn Robins](/source/Brooklyn_Robins), [Boston Braves](/source/Boston_Braves_(baseball)), [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians), and [Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) between 1920 and 1927. He managed in the minor leagues in 1932 and 1933.<ref name="statistics">[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/neisbe01.shtml "Bernie Neis Statistics and History"]. "baseball-reference.com. Retrieved on 2017-05-14.</ref>

In 677 games over eight seasons, Neis posted a .272 [batting average](/source/batting_average_(baseball)) (496-for-1825) with 297 [runs](/source/run_(baseball)), 25 [home runs](/source/home_runs) and 210 [RBIs](/source/RBIs). He recorded a .950 [fielding percentage](/source/fielding_percentage) playing at all three outfield positions.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Baseballstats|br=n/neisbe01|brm=neis--001ber}}

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Category:1895 births
Category:1972 deaths
Category:Major League Baseball outfielders
Category:Brooklyn Robins players
Category:Boston Braves players
Category:Cleveland Indians players
Category:Chicago White Sox players
Category:Baseball players from McLean County, Illinois
Category:Peoria Distillers players
Category:Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players
Category:Saskatoon Quakers players
Category:Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
Category:Seattle Indians players
Category:Columbus Senators players
Category:Knoxville Smokies players
Category:Rochester Red Wings players
Category:Huntington Boosters players
Category:Palatka Azaleas players
Category:Minor league baseball managers
Category:People from Inverness, Florida
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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