Possum Whitted
[edit] Biography
Possum Whitted (George Bostic Whitted) was born on February 4, 1890 in Durham, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on September 16, 1912 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1913, his rookie year, he hit .220 with 0 home runs and 38 RBI. Whitted played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Possum Whitted's best season was 1916, when he stole 29 bases, hit for a .281 average and knocked in 68 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1912
| STL
| N
| 12
| 46
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 7
| .261
| .306
| .326
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| STL
| N
| 123
| 404
| 44
| 89
| 0
| 38
| .220
| .282
| .270
| 10
| 5
| 31
| 44
| 4
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| STL
| N
| 20
| 31
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .129
| .129
| .161
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| BOS
| N
| 66
| 218
| 36
| 57
| 2
| 31
| .261
| .326
| .376
| 11
| 4
| 18
| 18
| 3
| 19
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| TOT
| N
| 86
| 249
| 39
| 61
| 2
| 32
| .245
| .304
| .349
| 12
| 4
| 18
| 21
| 3
| 21
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| PHI
| N
| 128
| 448
| 46
| 126
| 1
| 43
| .281
| .328
| .339
| 17
| 3
| 29
| 47
| 2
| 28
| 24
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| PHI
| N
| 147
| 526
| 68
| 148
| 6
| 68
| .281
| .309
| .399
| 20
| 12
| 19
| 46
| 2
| 30
| 29
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| PHI
| N
| 149
| 553
| 69
| 155
| 3
| 70
| .280
| .317
| .373
| 24
| 9
| 30
| 56
| 0
| 28
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1918
| PHI
| N
| 24
| 86
| 7
| 21
| 0
| 3
| .244
| .278
| .291
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| PIT
| N
| 35
| 131
| 15
| 51
| 0
| 21
| .389
| .420
| .550
| 7
| 7
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| PHI
| N
| 78
| 289
| 32
| 72
| 3
| 32
| .249
| .284
| .336
| 14
| 1
| 14
| 20
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| TOT
| N
| 113
| 420
| 47
| 123
| 3
| 53
| .293
| .327
| .402
| 21
| 8
| 20
| 24
| 1
| 11
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1920
| PIT
| N
| 134
| 494
| 53
| 129
| 1
| 74
| .261
| .314
| .338
| 11
| 12
| 35
| 36
| 3
| 23
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| PIT
| N
| 108
| 403
| 60
| 114
| 7
| 63
| .283
| .328
| .427
| 23
| 7
| 26
| 21
| 1
| 26
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| BRO
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1025
| 3630
| 440
| 978
| 23
| 451
| .269
| .313
| .361
| 145
| 60
| 215
| 310
| 16
| 180
| 116
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1912
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 17
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1913
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 53
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1913
| STL
| N
| OF
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1913
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 24
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .892
|
| 1913
| STL
| N
| SS
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 78
| 124
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| 1913
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1914
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1914
| STL
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1914
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1914
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1914
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1914
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 45
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1914
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .778
|
| 1914
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1914
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 45
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1914
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 15
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1914
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1915
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 266
| 7
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1915
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 73
| 14
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1916
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 98
| 3
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1916
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 285
| 13
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1917
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1917
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 275
| 19
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1917
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1917
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1918
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1918
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 52
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1919
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1919
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 311
| 27
| 4
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1919
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1919
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1919
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 97
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1919
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 72
| 65
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1919
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 320
| 27
| 4
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1919
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1919
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 98
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1920
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1920
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 166
| 229
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1920
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 97
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1921
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1921
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 247
| 9
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1921
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 29
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1921
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 87
| 86
| 0
| 214
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1921
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 92
| 4
| 0
| 694
| 60
| 12
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 87
| 86
| 0
| 214
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 120
| 136
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 83
| 126
| 18
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 177
| 0
| 0
| 233
| 328
| 32
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 651
| 0
| 0
| 1391
| 69
| 38
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Jacksonville (South Atlantic) to St. Louis Cardinals for $3000 (August 6, 1912).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Ted Cather to Boston Braves in exchange for Hub Perdue (June 28, 1914).
- Traded by Boston Braves with Oscar Dugey and cash to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Sherry Magee (February 14, 1915).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Casey Stengel (August 9, 1919).
- Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Brooklyn Robins (March 14, 1922).
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