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Smoky Burgess
Forrest Harrill Burgess
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 187 lb.

Born: February 6, 1927 in Caroleen, NC
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1949
Final Game: October 1, 1967
Died: September 15, 1991 in Asheville, NC
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1949 22 CHC NL 46 60 56 4 15 0 0 1 12 0 4 4 .268 .317 .321 .638 74 18 1 0 0 /2
1951 24 CHC NL 94 240 219 21 55 4 2 2 20 2 0 21 12 .251 .317 .315 .632 69 69 10 0 0 2
1952 25 PHI NL 110 424 371 49 110 27 2 6 56 3 1 49 21 .296 .380 .429 .809 125 159 4 1 3 *2
1953 26 PHI NL 102 351 312 31 91 17 5 4 36 3 2 37 17 .292 .370 .417 .787 106 130 11 2 0 2
1954 27 PHI NL 108 392 345 41 127 27 5 4 46 1 5 42 11 .368 .432 .510 .942 147 176 10 0 1 4 2 AS
1955 28 TOT NL 123 501 442 71 133 17 3 21 78 1 1 50 36 .301 .369 .495 .864 124 219 14 1 2 6 5 *2 AS
1955 28 PHI NL 7 24 21 4 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 .190 .292 .429 .720 90 9 3 0 0 0 1 /2
1955 28 CIN NL 116 477 421 67 129 15 3 20 77 1 1 47 35 .306 .373 .499 .871 126 210 11 1 2 6 4 *2
1956 29 CIN NL 90 258 229 28 63 10 0 12 39 0 1 26 18 .275 .346 .476 .822 114 109 5 0 1 2 4 2
1957 30 CIN NL 90 232 205 29 58 14 1 14 39 0 0 24 16 .283 .353 .566 .919 137 116 4 0 0 3 5 2
1958 31 CIN NL 99 274 251 28 71 12 1 6 31 0 0 22 20 .283 .343 .410 .753 94 103 8 1 0 0 3 2
1959 32 PIT NL 114 418 377 41 112 28 5 11 59 0 0 31 16 .297 .349 .485 .834 121 183 10 2 2 6 9 2 AS
1960 33 PIT NL 110 376 337 33 99 15 2 7 39 0 1 35 13 .294 .356 .412 .769 110 139 6 0 0 4 12 2 AS,MVP-20
1961 34 PIT NL 100 356 323 37 98 17 3 12 52 1 0 30 16 .303 .365 .486 .851 123 157 7 2 0 1 8 2 AS
1962 35 PIT NL 103 399 360 38 118 19 2 13 61 0 1 31 19 .328 .375 .500 .875 132 180 6 0 2 6 9 2
1963 36 PIT NL 91 293 264 20 74 10 1 6 37 0 1 24 14 .280 .338 .394 .732 110 104 12 1 0 4 8 2
1964 37 TOT MLB 75 194 176 10 43 3 1 3 18 2 1 15 14 .244 .307 .324 .631 79 57 9 1 2 0 5 2 AS
1964 37 PIT NL 68 187 171 9 42 3 1 2 17 2 1 13 14 .246 .303 .310 .613 74 53 9 1 2 0 3 2
1964 37 CHW AL 7 7 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 .200 .429 .800 1.229 238 4 0 0 0 0 2
1965 38 CHW AL 80 89 77 2 22 4 0 2 24 0 0 11 7 .286 .371 .416 .786 131 32 2 0 0 1 4 /2
1966 39 CHW AL 79 80 67 0 21 5 0 0 15 0 0 11 8 .313 .413 .388 .801 140 26 0 1 0 1 2 /2
1967 40 CHW AL 77 76 60 2 8 1 0 2 11 0 0 14 8 .133 .303 .250 .553 71 15 2 1 0 1 6
18 Seasons 1691 5013 4471 485 1318 230 33 126 673 13 14 477 270 .295 .362 .446 .807 116 1992 121 13 13 39 80
162 Game Avg. 162 480 428 46 126 22 3 12 64 1 46 26 .295 .362 .446 .807 116 191 12 1 1
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
PIT (6 yrs) 586 2029 1832 178 543 92 14 51 265 3 4 164 92 .296 .352 .445 .798 116 816 50 6 6 21 49
PHI (4 yrs) 327 1191 1049 125 332 73 12 15 139 7 8 131 50 .316 .393 .452 .844 126 474 28 3 4 4 1
CIN (4 yrs) 395 1241 1106 152 321 51 5 52 186 1 2 119 89 .290 .357 .486 .843 118 538 28 2 3 11 16
CHW (4 yrs) 243 252 209 5 52 10 0 5 51 0 0 38 23 .249 .365 .368 .734 119 77 4 2 0 3 14
CHC (2 yrs) 140 300 275 25 70 4 2 3 32 2 0 25 16 .255 .317 .316 .633 70 87 11 0 0
NL (15 yrs) 1448 4761 4262 480 1266 220 33 121 622 13 14 439 247 .297 .361 .449 .811 116 1915 117 11 13 36 66
AL (4 yrs) 243 252 209 5 52 10 0 5 51 0 0 38 23 .249 .365 .368 .734 119 77 4 2 0 3 14

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1960 33 PIT NL WS NYY W 5 20 18 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .333 .400 .389 .789 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 20 18 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .333 .400 .389 .789 7 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1949 CHC NL 22 C 8 27 21 6 0 2 1.000 3.38 .981 4.39 0
1951 CHC NL 24 C 64 250 210 35 5 6 .980 3.83 .981 4.43 6
1952 PHI NL 25 C 104 497 439 47 11 6 .978 4.67 .984 4.84 2
1953 PHI NL 26 C 95 421 395 23 3 8 .993 4.40 .984 4.66 10
1954 PHI NL 27 C 91 85 749.2 396 356 30 10 4 .975 -1.0 -1.6 -1 4.63 4.24 .986 5.36 4.57 5 9 20 16 44% AS
1955 TOT NL 28 C 113 109 963.0 535 492 36 7 6 .987 -1.0 -1.2 -1 4.93 4.67 .987 5.65 4.82 9 22 25 18 42% AS
1955 PHI NL 28 C 6 6 51.0 36 35 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.35 6.00 .986 5.65 4.82 1 1 0 0
1955 CIN NL 28 C 107 103 912.0 499 457 35 7 6 .986 -1.0 -1.3 -1 4.86 4.60 .987 5.65 4.82 8 21 25 18 42%
1956 CIN NL 29 C 55 53 463.0 275 257 18 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 5.35 5.00 .985 5.83 5.01 4 9 20 7 26%
1957 CIN NL 30 C 45 42 378.1 241 223 15 3 0 .988 -2.0 -6.3 -2 5.66 5.29 .988 5.98 4.99 3 9 23 6 21%
1958 CIN NL 31 C 58 53 473.0 322 297 21 4 2 .988 3.0 7.6 3 6.05 5.48 .988 6.06 5.19 3 5 14 10 42%
1959 PIT NL 32 C 101 95 798.0 488 441 39 8 4 .984 0.0 0.0 0 5.41 4.75 .989 6.34 5.24 3 23 30 21 41% AS
1960 PIT NL 33 C 89 86 748.1 526 485 38 3 7 .994 8.0 12.8 8 6.29 5.88 .986 6.58 5.41 2 7 20 21 51% AS,MVP-20
1961 PIT NL 34 C 92 83 729.1 457 426 27 4 4 .991 3.0 4.9 3 5.59 4.92 .985 6.39 5.17 7 15 20 12 38% AS
1962 PIT NL 35 C 101 94 840.2 602 550 45 7 5 .988 1.0 1.4 1 6.37 5.89 .987 6.72 5.50 11 19 44 18 29%
1963 PIT NL 36 C 72 65 573.1 408 364 40 4 4 .990 1.0 2.1 1 6.34 5.61 .986 7.07 6.02 7 14 36 20 36%
1964 PIT NL 37 C 44 40 358.1 257 237 18 2 3 .992 -2.0 -6.7 -2 6.40 5.80 .988 6.81 5.91 1 12 20 6 23% AS
1965 CHW AL 38 C 5 3 26.0 20 17 3 0 0 1.000 1.0 46.2 1 6.92 4.00 .990 6.96 5.68 0 0 1 1 50%
1966 CHW AL 39 C 2 0 5.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 7.20 2.00 1.000 6.84 5.85 0 0 0 0
17 Seasons C 1139 808 7106.0 5726 5214 441 71 63 .988 11.0 1.9 11 7.16 4.96 .986 6.23 5.09 73 144 273 156 36%
18 Seasons TOT 1139 808 7106.0 5726 5214 441 71 63 .988 11.0 1.9 11 7.16 4.96 .974 6.23 5.09 73 144 273 156 36%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1954 *
1955 *
1959-1
1959-2 *
1960-1 *
1960-2 *
1961-1 (C)
1961-2 (C)
1964

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1960-NL-20-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1954 NL--.368--6th**

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1954 NL--26--8th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1954 NL--2.5--8th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1959 NL--6--8th
1962 NL--6--10th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1960 NL--12--5th
1962 NL--9--9th
Career--80--172nd

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1955 NL--14--9th

AB per SO s c a p y
Career--16.560--190th

Oldest s c a p y
1964 NL--born 1927-02-06--9th
1964 AL--born 1927-02-06--9th
1965 AL--born 1927-02-06--6th
1966 AL--born 1927-02-06--3rd
1967 AL--born 1927-02-06--3rd

                           
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1828), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 46 (410), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 24 (462), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1944 Season: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

October 4, 1951: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Bob Borkowski to the Cincinnati Reds for Johnny Pramesa and Bob Usher.

December 10, 1951: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Howie Fox and Connie Ryan to the Philadelphia Phillies for Niles Jordan, Eddie Pellagrini, Andy Seminick and Dick Sisler.

April 30, 1955: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Stan Palys and Steve Ridzik to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Glen Gorbous, Jim Greengrass and Andy Seminick.

January 30, 1959: Traded by the Cincinnati Redlegs with Harvey Haddix and Don Hoak to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Whammy Douglas, Jim Pendleton, John Powers and Frank Thomas.

September 12, 1964: Selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 17, 1966: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

Before 1967 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

October 16, 1967: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

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