Smoky Burgess
[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.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 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
| 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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