Burgess Whitehead
Burgess Whitehead
Full name: Burgess Urquhart Whitehead
Born: June 29, 1910, Tarboro, North Carolina
Died November 25, 1993, Windsor, North Carolina
Buried at St. Thomas Church Cemetery, Windsor, North Carolina
First Game: April 30, 1933; Final Game: September 29, 1946
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10.5" Weight: 160
Burgess Whitehead
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1933 STL N 12 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 .286 .286 .286 0.0 1933 STL N
1934 STL N 100 332 55 92 13 5 1 24 12 19 4 9 3 5 .277 .310 .355 -1.0 1934 STL N
1935 STL N 107 338 45 89 10 2 0 33 11 14 1 8 5 5 .263 .289 .305 -1.5 1935 STL N
1936 NY N 154 632 99 176 31 3 4 47 29 32 7 17 18 14 .278 .317 .356 2.4 1936 NY N
1937 NY N 152 574 64 164 15 6 5 52 28 20 4 7 11 7 .286 .323 .359 2.4 1937 NY N
1939 NY N 95 335 31 80 6 3 2 24 24 19 5 6 15 1 .239 .299 .293 0.9 1939 NY N
1940 NY N 133 568 68 160 9 6 4 36 26 17 5 7 16 9 .282 .319 .340 0.1 1940 NY N
1941 NY N 116 403 41 92 15 4 1 23 14 10 2 10 18 7 .228 .258 .293 -1.7 1941 NY N
1946 PIT N 55 127 10 28 1 2 0 5 6 6 1 2 3 3 .220 .261 .260 -1.2 1946 PIT N
Total 924 3316 415 883 100 31 17 245 150 138 29 67 90 51 .266 .304 .331 0.4 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1934 STL N Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1934 STL N
1936 NY N Daily Splits 6 21 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .048 .091 .048 1936 NY N
1937 NY N Daily Splits 5 16 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .333 .375 1937 NY N
Total Splits 12 37 2 5 2 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 .135 .200 .189 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1935 NL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1935 NL
1937 NL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1937 NL
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
1933 STL N SS 9 3 3 0 1 1.000
1933 STL N 2B 3 1 4 0 0 1.000
1934 STL N 2B 48 88 140 9 27 .962
1934 STL N SS 29 40 33 4 5 .948
1934 STL N 3B 28 30 47 3 6 .962
1935 STL N 2B 80 172 218 8 43 .980
1935 STL N 3B 8 7 12 1 2 .950
1935 STL N SS 6 9 10 1 2 .950
1936 NY N 2B 153 442 552 32 107 .969
1937 NY N 2B 152 394 514 24 106 .974
1939 NY N 2B 91 232 320 17 60 .970
1939 NY N SS 4 7 15 0 2 1.000
1939 NY N 3B 1 1 1 0 1 1.000
1940 NY N 3B 74 68 130 11 5 .947
1940 NY N 2B 57 164 200 5 45 .986
1940 NY N SS 4 6 6 0 0 1.000
1941 NY N 2B 104 288 285 18 60 .970
1941 NY N SS 1 0 0 0 0 -
1941 NY N 3B 1 0 0 0 0 -
1946 PIT N 2B 30 66 64 5 14 .963
1946 PIT N 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1.000
1946 PIT N SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
Total 2B 718 1847 2297 118 462 .972
Total 3B 116 106 191 15 14 .952
Total SS 54 65 68 5 10 .964
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1934 STL N Daily SS 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1936 NY N Daily 2B 6 6 5 51 14 20 0 5 0 1.000
1937 NY N Daily 2B 5 5 5 43 8 17 1 5 0 .962
Total 2B 11 11 10 94 22 37 1 10 0 .983
Total SS 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Transactions Transactions
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to New York Giants in exchange for Roy Parmelee , Phil
Weintraub and cash (December 9, 1935 ).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (January 24, 1947 ).
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