Pete Whisenant
[edit] Biography
Pete Whisenant (Thomas Peter Whisenant) was born on December 14, 1929 in Asheville, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1952 for the Boston Braves. In 1956, his rookie year, he hit .239 with 11 home runs and 46 RBI. Whisenant played for the Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 8 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1952
| BOS
| N
| 24
| 52
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 7
| .192
| .250
| .231
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1955
| STL
| N
| 58
| 115
| 10
| 22
| 2
| 9
| .191
| .223
| .304
| 5
| 1
| 5
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1956
| CHI
| N
| 103
| 314
| 37
| 75
| 11
| 46
| .239
| .292
| .414
| 16
| 3
| 24
| 53
| 1
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 6
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| 67
| 90
| 18
| 19
| 5
| 11
| .211
| .250
| .456
| 3
| 2
| 5
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| 85
| 203
| 33
| 48
| 11
| 40
| .236
| .292
| .463
| 9
| 2
| 18
| 37
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 4
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| 36
| 71
| 13
| 17
| 5
| 11
| .239
| .316
| .479
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| 58
| 115
| 19
| 26
| 3
| 9
| .226
| .336
| .383
| 9
| 0
| 19
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| Total
|
| 66
| 122
| 19
| 27
| 3
| 9
| .221
| .326
| .369
| 9
| 0
| 19
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| 1960
| TOT
| A
| 65
| 121
| 19
| 27
| 3
| 9
| .223
| .329
| .372
| 9
| 0
| 19
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| 10
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .143
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| 26
| 15
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .294
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| Total
|
| 36
| 21
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .143
| .250
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 400
| 861
| 120
| 194
| 34
| 125
| .225
| .278
| .405
| 37
| 8
| 66
| 178
| 1
| 11
| 15
| 1
| 17
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 75
| 127
| 20
| 27
| 3
| 9
| .213
| .320
| .354
| 9
| 0
| 20
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 475
| 988
| 140
| 221
| 37
| 134
| .224
| .284
| .399
| 46
| 8
| 86
| 196
| 1
| 11
| 17
| 1
| 20
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1952
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1955
| STL
| N
| OF
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 76
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1956
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 242
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 12
| 5
| 56
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 43
| 17
| 185.1
| 54
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 9
| 4
| 37.2
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 24
| 8
| 91.2
| 26
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 41
| 29
| 270.2
| 75
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 26
| 16
| 151.1
| 50
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 66
| 45
| 425
| 122
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 5
| 1
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 21
| 17
| 126
| 27
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1959
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 16
| 16
| 112
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 47
| 29
| 277.1
| 68
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| CF
| 31
| 29
| 229
| 54
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| LF
| 23
| 0
| 46
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 25
| 1
| 49
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 49
| 30
| 280.1
| 69
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 12
| 0
| 20
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 10
| 0
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1961
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1961
| Total
|
| LF
| 15
| 0
| 25
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| Total
|
| OF
| 17
| 0
| 29
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 72
| 50
| 445
| 109
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 95
| 26
| 331
| 100
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 343
| 109
| 1045.2
| 630
| 18
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 42
| 33
| 269.2
| 72
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (1947).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Del Rice (June 3, 1955).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Hank Sauer (March 30, 1956).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Don Hoak and Warren Hacker to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Elmer Singleton and Ray Jablonski (November 13, 1956).
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Cleveland Indians (April 29, 1960).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Washington Senators in exchange for Ken Aspromonte (May 15, 1960).
- Released by Minnesota Twins (May 16, 1961).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (May 18, 1961).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (August 18, 1961).
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