Former Detroit Tiger first baseman Dave Bergman dies at 61
DETROIT (AP) - Former Detroit Tigers first baseman Dave Bergman has died at age 61.
The team extended condolences Monday to Bergman's family, calling him "as spirited a person as he was a player."
No cause of death was available, but The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press report that Bergman had bile-duct cancer.
Bergman spent 17 years in the major leagues, including nine in Detroit where he arrived via trade in 1984. He was a member of the Tigers' 1984 World Series winning team.
Bergman had a career .258 batting average, 54 home runs and 289 RBIs. He also played for the Yankees, Astros and Giants.
The Evanston, Illinois, native was involved in Detroit-area youth baseball and founded the Grosse Pointe Redbirds.
He is survived by his wife and three children.