▁Virginia ▁Kam mer er , ▁another ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Washington ▁University ▁and ▁St . ▁Louis ▁native , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Baseball ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Ber gesch ▁joined ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁organization . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Alb any , ▁Georgia ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁a ▁local ▁franch ise ▁team ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Card inals . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁de cade , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁similar ▁roles ▁with ▁other ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inal ▁minor ▁league ▁teams , ▁including ▁the ▁O ma ha ▁Card inals , ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁A AA ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁Card inals ▁minor ▁league ▁system . ▁While ▁at ▁O ma ha , ▁Ber gesch ▁signed ▁future ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁pitch er ▁Bob ▁Gib son , ▁from ▁Cre ight on ▁University ▁ ▁Ber gesch ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁St ▁Louis ▁head ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁joining ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Athletics , ▁which ▁had ▁recently ▁been ▁purchased ▁by ▁Charles ▁O . ▁Fin ley , ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁General ▁Manager ▁to ▁Frank ▁Lane . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁Ber gesch ▁joined ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁first ▁season , ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁General ▁Manager ▁and ▁Director ▁of ▁Minor ▁League ▁Oper ations ; ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁largely ▁responsible ▁for ▁building ▁a ▁farm ▁system ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁team . ▁ ▁First ▁Ten ure ▁With ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁In ▁ 1 9