Burgess Whitehead
From SABR Encyclopedia
| Burgess Whitehead | |
| Burgess Urquhart Whitehead | |
| "Whitey" | |
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| Bat/Throw: | R/R |
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| Height: | 5' 10" |
| Weight: | 160 |
| Born: | 1910-6-29 at Tarboro, NC (US) |
| Died: | 1993-11-25 at Windsor, NC (US) |
| Interred: | St. Thomas Church Cemetery in Windsor, NC (US) |
| More info | |
| Statistics: | Retrosheet |
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| SABR Searches: | Pictures of Burgess Whitehead | width:90% height:65% scrolling:auto | Pictures}} · Bibliography |
Burgess was a 160 pound utility infielder for the St.Louis Cardinals who was often in poor health.
The Giants Bill Terry was criticized when he traded Roy Parmelee,Allyn Stout,Al Cuccinello and Phil Weintraub for Burgess. Whitehead proved to be a brilliant,acrobatic second
baseman whose presence was indispensable to the Giants pennant in 1936 and 1937. He led the NL
second baseman in total changes per game in 1936, and in putouts,double plays and fielding percentage
in 1937. He missed the 1938 season due to illness and later spent three years in the Navy
during WWII.
Profile
Personal
- Brother of Lewis Whitehead[1]
Sources
- The Ballplayers. New York: Arbor House-Bill Morrow, 1990.
- Giants Diary. Berkeley,California: North Atlantic Books, 1987.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Three I Lg.", pg 9. The Sporting News, 1935-08-01.
