Burgess Whitehead
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Burgess Urquhart "Whitey" Whitehead (June 29, 1910 – November 25, 1993) was an American
Biography
Whitehead was born in
In 1934 and 1935, Whitehead was a
Whitehead was traded to the Giants in December for first baseman/outfielder Phil Weintraub and pitcher Roy Parmelee. With a weak bat but a good glove at second base, he helped the Giants win two consecutive pennants in 1936 and 1937. In 1937, he led all second basemen in fielding percentage and putouts,[4] and he was named to the All-Star team for the second time.
Before the 1938 season, Whitehead suffered a
In December 1942, Whitehead was inducted into the Army Air Force.[5] He spent three years out of professional baseball and returned for one more major league season in 1946, with the Pirates. He hit a career-low .220 and went back to the minors with the Jersey City Giants.[1] After two seasons in Jersey City, Whitehead retired.
In 924 games in nine seasons, Whitehead posted a .266
Whitehead was married to the former Ruth Madre Lyon, and they had two children. He was the last surviving member of the St. Louis Cardinals'
Whitehead died of a heart attack in 1993.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Burgess Whitehead Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- ^ "1933 Columbus Redbirds". minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- ^ "Burgess Whitehead: Last of the Old St. Louis Cardinals' 'Gas House Gang'". Baseball Digest, June 1992, p. 67.
- ^ "Burgess Whitehead Biography" Archived October 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. baseballlibrary.com. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- ^ a b "Burgess Whitehead". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- ^ "Burgess Whitehead Chronology" Archived October 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. baseballlibrary.com. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- ^ Lanctot, Neil. Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004), p. 224.
- ^ "Burgess Whitehead - (1981)" Archived November 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. ncshof.org. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- ^ "Burgess Whitehead, Baseball Player, 83". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
- Burgess Whitehead at Find a Grave