Dale Anthony Berra (born December 13, 1956) is an American former Major League Baseball player who primarily played as an infielder from 1977 to 1987.
[6] Dale was batting .343 until his father was fired sixteen games into the 1985 season and replaced by Billy Martin.
Under Martin, Dale was returned to a back-up infielder role, and his batting average fell to .229 for the season.
The most notable play of Berra's career was a bizarre baserunning gaffe which also involved Bobby Meacham in an 11-inning 6–5 loss to the Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium on August 2, 1985.
With Meacham and Berra the runners at second and first base respectively in the seventh inning of a game tied at three, Rickey Henderson hit a ball that rolled to the farthest reaches of left-center field.
When Meacham slipped between second and third base, both runners ended up approaching home plate in synchronized fashion, one on the heels of the other.
After catching the relay throw from shortstop Ozzie Guillén, catcher Carlton Fisk tagged out Meacham to his right, then turned to his left just a split second later to do the same to Berra to complete the double play.