Burgess Whitehead
Burgess Urquhart Whitehead
Born: June 29, 1910
Tarboro, NC USA
Deceased: 1993
Windsor, NC USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 160
College: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Career: 1933-1946
Minor League Statistics
Burgess Whitehead compiled a career batting average of .266 with 17 home runs and 245 RBI in his 924-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1933 season and last took the field during the 1946 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 100 | 357 | 332 | 55 | 92 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 19 | .277 | .310 | .355 | .666 | 118 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 107 | 358 | 338 | 45 | 89 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 14 | .263 | .289 | .305 | .593 | 103 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NL | New York Giants | 154 | 685 | 632 | 99 | 176 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 14 | 0 | 29 | 32 | .278 | .317 | .356 | .673 | 225 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NL | New York Giants | 152 | 613 | 574 | 64 | 164 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 20 | .286 | .323 | .359 | .682 | 206 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | New York Giants | 95 | 370 | 335 | 31 | 80 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 19 | .239 | .299 | .293 | .592 | 98 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NL | New York Giants | 133 | 606 | 568 | 68 | 160 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 17 | .282 | .319 | .340 | .659 | 193 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | New York Giants | 116 | 429 | 403 | 41 | 92 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | .228 | .258 | .293 | .551 | 118 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 55 | 136 | 127 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .220 | .261 | .260 | .521 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 924 | 3562 | 3316 | 415 | 883 | 100 | 31 | 17 | 245 | 51 | 0 | 150 | 138 | .266 | .304 | .331 | .634 | 1096 | 90 | 29 | 67 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 | |
| 1933 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .667 | |
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 48 | 0 | 0.0 | 88 | 140 | 9 | 27 | .962 | 4.750 | |
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 47 | 3 | 6 | .963 | 2.750 | |
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 33 | 4 | 5 | .948 | 2.517 | |
| 1935 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 80 | 0 | 0.0 | 172 | 218 | 8 | 43 | .980 | 4.875 | |
| 1935 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .950 | 2.375 | |
| 1935 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .950 | 3.167 | |
| 1936 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 442 | 552 | 32 | 107 | .969 | 6.497 | |
| 1937 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 394 | 514 | 24 | 106 | .974 | 5.974 | |
| 1939 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 91 | 0 | 0.0 | 232 | 320 | 17 | 60 | .970 | 6.066 | |
| 1939 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1939 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.500 | |
| 1940 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 57 | 0 | 0.0 | 164 | 200 | 5 | 45 | .986 | 6.386 | |
| 1940 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 74 | 0 | 0.0 | 68 | 130 | 11 | 5 | .947 | 2.676 | |
| 1940 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | |
| 1941 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 104 | 0 | 0.0 | 288 | 285 | 18 | 60 | .970 | 5.510 | |
| 1941 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1946 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | 64 | 5 | 14 | .963 | 4.333 | |
| 1946 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 | |
| 1946 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| Totals | 887 | 0 | 0.0 | 2018 | 2556 | 138 | 486 | .971 | 5.157 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1936 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 6 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .048 | .091 | .048 | .139 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 5 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .375 | .708 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 12 | 40 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .135 | .200 | .189 | .389 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 1936 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 2B | 6 | 6 | 51.0 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 5.667 |
| 1937 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 2B | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 5 | .962 | 5.233 | 5.000 |
| Totals | 12 | 11 | 95.0 | 23 | 37 | 1 | 10 | .984 | 5.684 | 5.000 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
