Smoky Burgess

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-8, 185lb (173cm, 83kg)

Born: February 6, 1927 in Caroleen, NC us

Died: September 15, 1991 in Asheville, NC

Buried: Sunset Memorial Park, Forest City, NC

High School: Tri HS (Corleen, NC)

Debut: April 19, 1949 (Age 22-072d, 10,575th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1967 (Age 40-237d)
vs. WSA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Forrest Harrill Burgess

Nicknames: Smoky

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

33.4

4471

1318

126

.295

485

RBI

673

OBP

.362

SLG

.446

OPS

.807

OPS+

116

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	31-44 / in Starts: 20-20
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	24 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 195 PAs	18
Actual Runners on Base	127 (60-44-23) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 195 PAs	19
Avg. Runners on Base	116 (60-36-19)

Most Driven In
R Clemente	4
W Stargell	3
Self	3
M Mota	2
J Lynch	2
D Clendenon	1
B Bailey	1
B Mazeroski	1

Most Driven In By
Self	3
B Bailey	3
B Mazeroski	2
G Freese	1
D Clendenon	1
B Virdon	0

1964 Batting Game Log

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1964 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1382	1	Apr 14	PIT		CHC	L,4-8	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.000			9	3.76	0.003	8.13	0.00%	0.11	PH
2	1383	2	Apr 15	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	5.65	0.196	10.33	0.22%	1.15	PH
3	1384	11 (8)	Apr 26 (2)	PIT		NYM	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	9	.80	-0.020	2.21	-0.03%	-0.21	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	1385	14 (2)	May 1	PIT	@	STL	L,2-6	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9	.26	0.012	.59	0.02%	0.38	PH
5	1386	21 (6)	May 8	PIT		MLN	L,1-2	GS-0	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.500	.625	.500	1.125	5						C
6	1387	24 (2)	May 10 (2)	PIT		MLN	W,6-5	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.300	.717	5	1.40	-0.120	2.95	-0.15%	-0.90	C
7	1388	25	May 11	PIT		CIN	L,6-7	GS-8	4	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.462	.563	.538	1.101	5	1.08	0.189	2.47	0.26%	1.69	C
8	1389	26	May 12	PIT		CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.467	.579	.533	1.112	5	1.45	0.067	3.06	0.08%	0.23	C
9	1390	30 (3)	May 17 (2)	PIT	@	LAD	W,8-3	CG	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.412	.565	.471	1.036	7	.44	-0.032	.90	-0.04%	-0.74	C
10	1391	31	May 18	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.381	.881	4	1.33	0.050	2.95	0.07%	-0.15	C
11	1392	32	May 19	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-3	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.320	.469	.360	.829	4	1.70	-0.143	3.97	-0.20%	-0.96	C
12	1393	33	May 20	PIT	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.444	.345	.789	4	.34	-0.005	.77	-0.01%	-0.23	C
13	1394	34	May 21	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.344	.462	.375	.837	4	.89	0.038	2.24	0.06%	0.39	C
14	1395	35	May 22	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.419	.333	.752	5	.34	-0.033	.89	-0.05%	-1.19	C
15	1396	37 (1)	May 24 (1)	PIT	@	SFG	W,3-0	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.400	.316	.716	8	.25	-0.012	.64	-0.02%	-0.31	C
16	1397	38	May 24 (2)	PIT	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.400	.326	.726	5	.51	0.016	1.44	0.03%	0.11	C
17	1398	40 (1)	May 27	PIT		PHI	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.389	.319	.708	5	1.24	-0.018	4.39	-0.04%	-0.32	C
18	1399	41	May 28	PIT		PHI	W,6-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.382	.313	.694	4	3.66	-0.080	11.67	-0.15%	-0.44	PH
19	1400	42	May 29	PIT		LAD	L,1-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.288	.373	.308	.681	5	.93	-0.119	2.80	-0.22%	-0.67	C
20	1401	43	May 30	PIT		LAD	L,3-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.365	.304	.669	5	.47	-0.052	1.29	-0.09%	-0.58	C
21	1402	44	May 31	PIT		LAD	L,4-6	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.304	.679	9	4.12	0.029	10.64	0.05%	0.17	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	1403	46 (1)	Jun 3	PIT		SFG	L,0-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.368	.300	.668	5	.84	-0.068	2.33	-0.11%	-0.45	C
23	1404	48 (1)	Jun 5	PIT		HOU	W,4-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.362	.295	.657	9	1.92	-0.051	4.60	-0.07%	-0.34	PH
24	1405	50 (1)	Jun 7 (2)	PIT		HOU	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.356	.292	.648	6	.44	-0.024	1.07	-0.03%	-0.94	C
25	1406	51	Jun 9 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.279	.355	.309	.664	6	1.18	0.057	3.73	0.11%	-0.01	C
26	1407	55 (3)	Jun 13	PIT	@	CHC	W,10-7	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.278	.358	.347	.705	5	.92	0.059	2.32	0.09%	1.77	C
27	1408	62 (6)	Jun 21 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.353	.342	.695	5	.82	-0.003	2.18	-0.01%	0.07	C
28	1409	63	Jun 23	PIT	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.275	.348	.338	.686	6	.38	-0.002	.77	0.00%	0.02	C
29	1410	64	Jun 24	PIT	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.262	.333	.321	.655	6	.70	-0.094	1.60	-0.13%	-1.39	C
30	1411	65	Jun 25	PIT	@	NYM	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.320	.307	.626	6	.19	-0.019	.48	-0.03%	-0.88	C
31	1412	68 (2)	Jun 28 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.327	.315	.642	6	.60	0.034	1.94	0.07%	0.29	C
32	1413	69	Jun 28 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,5-6	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.324	.312	.635	9	3.07	-0.076	9.20	-0.14%	-0.41	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	1414	72 (2)	Jul 2	PIT	@	SFG	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.320	.309	.629	8	2.80	-0.069	7.25	-0.11%	-0.22	PH
34	1415	73	Jul 3	PIT	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.327	.330	.657	5	1.80	-0.031	2.92	-0.03%	-0.67	C
35	1416	74	Jul 4	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.318	.320	.638	5	.70	-0.053	1.21	-0.06%	-0.53	C
36	1417	75	Jul 5	PIT	@	HOU	W,7-1	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.243	.316	.311	.626	5	1.60	-0.102	2.36	-0.09%	-0.37	C
37	1418	76	Jul 8	PIT		CIN	W,9-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.305	.299	.604	5	.14	-0.014	.27	-0.02%	-0.78	C
38	1419	79 (2)	Jul 11	PIT		MLN	L,8-9	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.231	.303	.296	.599	4	5.87	-0.328	10.12	-0.34%	-1.50	PH
39	1420	80	Jul 13 (1)	PIT		STL	L,4-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.300	.294	.594	9	3.35	-0.117	6.18	-0.13%	-0.42	PH
40	1421	82 (1)	Jul 14	PIT		PHI	W,4-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.298	.291	.588	9	1.02	-0.027	1.54	-0.03%	-0.46	PH
41	1422	84 (1)	Jul 16	PIT		PHI	L,5-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.295	.288	.583	8	2.85	-0.071	6.29	-0.09%	-0.41	PH
42	1423	86 (1)	Jul 19 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.226	.294	.287	.581	6	.77	-0.021	1.42	-0.02%	-0.48	C
43	1424	87	Jul 19 (2)	PIT	@	MLN	L,4-5	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.224	.291	.284	.576	9	1.97	-0.083	3.19	-0.08%	-0.48	PH
44	1425	93 (5)	Jul 26 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-7	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.298	.292	.589	6	1.41	-0.025	3.39	-0.04%	-0.10	C
45	1426	96 (2)	Jul 30 (1)	PIT		HOU	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.299	.293	.591	6	.70	-0.028	1.87	-0.05%	-0.24	C
46	1427	98 (1)	Jul 31	PIT		SFG	L,6-8	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.304	.298	.602	9	.37	0.022	1.47	0.05%	0.85	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
47	1428	100 (1)	Aug 2	PIT		SFG	L,1-2	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.309	.304	.613	7	2.37	0.073	8.02	0.15%	0.26	C
48	1429	101	Aug 3	PIT		SFG	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.300	.295	.595	6	1.87	-0.242	5.81	-0.45%	-1.41	C
49	1430	106 (4)	Aug 7 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,3-7	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.305	.300	.605	9	.05	0.002	.11	0.00%	0.26	PH
50	1431	107	Aug 7 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.303	.298	.601	9	.80	-0.020	1.49	-0.02%	-0.21	PH
51	1432	110 (2)	Aug 11	PIT		NYM	L,2-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.301	.295	.596	9	.91	-0.023	1.52	-0.02%	-0.09	PH
52	1433	111	Aug 12	PIT		NYM	W,5-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.241	.299	.293	.592	8	1.12	-0.066	1.26	-0.04%	-1.13	PH
53	1434	113 (1)	Aug 14 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.291	.285	.575	6	1.90	-0.173	3.48	-0.19%	-1.42	C
54	1435	115 (1)	Aug 16 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.295	.290	.585	8	2.60	0.107	2.74	0.07%	0.60	PH
55	1436	119 (3)	Aug 19	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.241	.296	.298	.594	6	.61	0.012	.56	0.01%	0.10	C
56	1437	120	Aug 20 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-2	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.294	.296	.590	7	2.05	-0.047	2.18	-0.03%	-0.27	C
57	1438	121	Aug 20 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.299	.297	.596	6	.96	0.069	.70	0.03%	0.38	C
58	1439	123 (1)	Aug 22	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.297	.295	.592	8	.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.21	C
59	1440	126 (2)	Aug 25	PIT	@	STL	L,6-7	12-12	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.302	.299	.601	7	5.99	0.223	.54	0.01%	1.34	PH
60	1441	128 (1)	Aug 28	PIT		PHI	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.301	.318	.618	6	2.35	0.628	.09	0.01%	2.01	C
61	1442	129	Aug 29	PIT		PHI	L,8-10	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.310	.327	.636	6	.22	0.028	.01	0.00%	1.97	C
62	1443	130	Aug 30	PIT		PHI	W,10-2	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.258	.318	.327	.645	7	.29	0.027	.01	0.00%	0.23	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
63	1444	132 (1)	Sep 2	PIT		LAD	L,5-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.318	.327	.645	9						PH
64	1445	135 (2)	Sep 6	PIT		HOU	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.313	.321	.633	6	1.01	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.72	C
65	1446	136	Sep 7 (1)	PIT		SFG	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.306	.313	.619	6	.88	-0.089	.01	0.00%	-0.84	C
66	1447	139 (2)	Sep 10	PIT		CIN	L,0-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.304	.311	.615	9	1.35	-0.043	.01	0.00%	-0.56	PH
67	1448	140	Sep 11	PIT	@	HOU	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.303	.306	.609	6	.60	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.40	C
68	1449	141	Sep 12	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-2	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.306	.310	.616	9	2.12	0.090	.00	0.00%	0.36	PH
				Player went from Pittsburgh Pirates to Chicago White Sox
69	1450	148	Sep 15	CHW	@	DET	W,3-2	8-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.310	.331	.642	9	2.14	0.259	15.96	1.16%	1.00	PH
70	1451	150 (1)	Sep 18	CHW		WSA	L,4-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.309	.329	.638	6	3.67	-0.080	45.20	-0.59%	-0.44	PH
71	1452	151	Sep 19	CHW		WSA	L,0-1	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.307	.328	.634	8	4.26	-0.123	40.99	-0.71%	-0.77	PH
72	1453	153 (1)	Sep 22	CHW	@	LAA	L,0-1	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.305	.326	.631	8	1.61	-0.043	12.77	-0.20%	-0.19	PH
73	1454	154	Sep 23	CHW	@	LAA	W,2-1	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.304	.324	.628	1	3.41	-0.082	12.72	-0.19%	-0.39	PH
74	1455	156 (1)	Sep 26	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-2	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.307	.324	.631	6	.27	0.001	.58	0.00%	0.17	PH
75	1456	160 (3)	Oct 2 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,5-4	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.311	.324	.635	9	2.86	0.008	20.94	0.03%	0.11	PH
							31-44		195	176	10	43	3	1	3	18	16	5	14	1	2	0	3	9	2	1	.244	.311	.324	.635		1.15	-0.771	2.79	-2.47%	-10.81

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