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Smoky Burgess

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Full Name: Forrest Harrill Burgess Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 5' 8.5"/185 First Game: April 19, 1949
Birthdate: February 6, 1927 Final Game: October 1, 1967
Birthplace: Caroleen, North Carolina MLB Experience: 17 years
Died: September 15, 1991
Deathplace: Asheville, North Carolina
Bat/Throw: Left/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Smoky Burgess (Forrest Harrill Burgess) was born on February 6, 1927 in Caroleen, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1949 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1951, his rookie year, he hit .251 with 2 home runs and 20 RBI. Burgess played for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 17 year career.

Most people believe that Smoky Burgess's best season was 1955, when he slugged 21 home runs, hit for a .301 average and knocked in 78 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1949 CHI N 46 56 4 15 1 12 .268 .317 .321 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1
1951 CHI N 94 219 21 55 2 20 .251 .317 .315 4 2 21 12 0 0 2 0 10
1952 PHI N 110 371 49 110 6 56 .296 .380 .429 27 2 49 21 1 3 3 0 4
1953 PHI N 102 312 31 91 4 36 .292 .370 .417 17 5 37 17 2 0 3 0 11
1954 PHI N 108 345 41 127 4 46 .368 .432 .510 27 5 42 11 0 1 1 5 10
1955 PHI N 7 21 4 4 1 1 .190 .292 .429 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 3
1955 CIN N 116 421 67 129 20 77 .306 .373 .499 15 3 47 35 1 2 1 4 11
1955 TOT N 123 442 71 133 21 78 .301 .369 .495 17 3 50 36 1 2 1 5 14
1956 CIN N 90 229 28 63 12 39 .275 .346 .476 10 0 26 18 0 1 0 4 5
1957 CIN N 90 205 29 58 14 39 .283 .353 .566 14 1 24 16 0 0 0 5 4
1958 CIN N 99 251 28 71 6 31 .283 .343 .410 12 1 22 20 1 0 0 3 8
1959 PIT N 114 377 41 112 11 59 .297 .349 .485 28 5 31 16 2 2 0 9 10
1960 PIT N 110 337 33 99 7 39 .294 .356 .412 15 2 35 13 0 0 0 12 6
1961 PIT N 100 323 37 98 12 52 .303 .365 .486 17 3 30 16 2 0 1 8 7
1962 PIT N 103 360 38 118 13 61 .328 .375 .500 19 2 31 19 0 2 0 9 6
1963 PIT N 91 264 20 74 6 37 .280 .338 .394 10 1 24 14 1 0 0 8 12
1964 PIT N 68 171 9 42 2 17 .246 .303 .310 3 1 13 14 1 2 2 3 9
1964 CHI A 7 5 1 1 1 1 .200 .429 .800 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
1964 Total 75 176 10 43 3 18 .244 .307 .324 3 1 15 14 1 2 2 5 9
1965 CHI A 80 77 2 22 2 24 .286 .371 .416 4 0 11 7 0 0 0 4 2
1966 CHI A 79 67 0 21 0 15 .313 .412 .388 5 0 11 8 1 0 0 2 0
1967 CHI A 77 60 2 8 2 11 .133 .303 .250 1 0 14 8 1 0 0 6 2
Total NL 1448 4262 480 1266 121 622 .297 .361 .449 220 33 439 247 11 13 13 71 117
Total AL 243 209 5 52 5 51 .249 .365 .368 10 0 38 23 2 0 0 14 4
Total 1691 4471 485 1318 126 673 .295 .362 .446 230 33 477 270 13 13 13 85 121

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1949 CHI N C 8 0 0 21 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1951 CHI N C 64 0 0 210 35 5 6 0 6 0 0 0 .980
1952 PHI N C 104 0 0 439 47 11 6 0 2 0 0 0 .978
1953 PHI N C 95 0 0 395 23 3 8 0 10 0 0 0 .993
1954 PHI N C 91 85 749.2 356 30 10 4 0 5 20 15 0 .975
1955 PHI N C 6 0 0 35 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1955 CIN N C 107 0 0 457 35 7 6 0 8 0 0 0 .986
1955 TOT N C 113 0 0 492 36 7 6 0 9 0 0 0 .987
1956 CIN N C 55 0 0 257 18 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 1.000
1957 CIN N C 45 42 378.1 223 15 3 0 0 3 23 6 3 .988
1958 CIN N C 58 53 473 297 21 4 2 0 3 14 10 0 .988
1959 PIT N C 101 95 798 441 39 8 4 0 3 30 21 1 .984
1960 PIT N C 89 86 749.1 485 38 3 7 0 2 20 21 1 .994
1961 PIT N C 92 83 729.1 426 27 4 4 0 7 20 12 1 .991
1962 PIT N C 101 94 840.2 550 45 7 5 0 11 44 18 1 .988
1963 PIT N C 72 65 573.1 364 40 4 4 0 7 36 20 2 .990
1964 PIT N C 44 40 358.1 237 18 2 3 0 1 20 6 0 .992
1965 CHI A C 5 3 26 17 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
1966 CHI A C 2 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total C 1139 646 5681 5214 441 71 63 0 73 228 130 9 .988

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (1944).
  • Traded by Chicago Cubs with Bob Borkowski to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Johnny Pramesa and Bob Usher (October 4, 1951).
  • Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Connie Ryan and Howie Fox to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Andy Seminick, Eddie Pellagrini, Dick Sisler and Niles Jordan (December 10, 1951).
  • Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Steve Ridzik and Stan Palys to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Andy Seminick, Glen Gorbous and Jim Greengrass (April 30, 1955).
  • Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Harvey Haddix and Don Hoak to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Whammy Douglas, Jim Pendleton, Frank Thomas and John Powers (January 30, 1959).
  • Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from Pittsburgh Pirates (September 12, 1964).
  • Released by Chicago White Sox (October 17, 1966).
  • Signed by Chicago White Sox (1967).
  • Released by Chicago White Sox (October 16, 1967).

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