Burgess Whitehead

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: June 29, 1910 in Tarboro, NC us

Died: November 25, 1993 in Windsor, NC

Buried: St. Thomas Church Cemetery, Windsor, NC

School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)

Debut: April 30, 1933 (Age 22-305d, 7,597th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1946 (Age 36-092d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: Burgess Urquhart Whitehead

Nicknames: Whitey

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.3

3316

883

.266

415

RBI

245

OBP

.304

SLG

.331

OPS

.634

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-9 / in Starts: 3-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1934	WS g5	Oct 7	STL		DET	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						PR SS
1936 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	1936	WS g1	Sep 30	NYG		NYY	W,6-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	7	1.01	-0.021	52.64	-0.73%	0.36	2B
3	1936	WS g2	Oct 2	NYG		NYY	L,4-18	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	7	.56	-0.053	29.98	-1.87%	-1.30	2B
4	1936	WS g3	Oct 3	NYG	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	.000	.083	.000	.083	7	1.60	-0.228	100.87	-8.12%	-1.52	2B
5	1936	WS g4	Oct 4	NYG	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.000	.067	.000	.067	7	1.13	-0.028	72.94	-1.00%	-0.37	2B
6	1936	WS g5	Oct 5	NYG	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	7	1.63	0.015	81.55	0.88%	0.77	2B
7	1936	WS g6	Oct 6	NYG		NYY	L,5-13	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.048	.091	.048	.139	7	.97	-0.084	88.27	-4.59%	-0.97	2B
1937 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	1937	WS g1	Oct 6	NYG	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	8	.57	-0.007	29.65	-0.05%	-0.32	2B
9	1937	WS g2	Oct 7	NYG	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.500	.929	8	.34	-0.026	17.82	-0.93%	0.04	2B
10	1937	WS g3	Oct 8	NYG		NYY	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.333	.633	8	.59	-0.045	24.58	-1.22%	-0.65	2B
11	1937	WS g4	Oct 9	NYG		NYY	W,7-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.250	.357	.333	.690	8	.54	-0.068	10.21	-0.69%	-0.81	2B
12	1937	WS g5	Oct 10	NYG		NYY	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.375	.708	8	1.36	-0.104	46.84	-2.31%	-0.57	2B
									40	37	2	5	2	0	0	2	3	1	3	0	0				1	1	.135	.200	.189	.389

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