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Pinky Whitney
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Birthdate: 1/2/1905 Died: 9/1/1987
Height / Weight: 5' 10" / 165 lbs. Place of Birth: San Antonio, TX, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

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3B, 2B - Right-handed; Philadelphia Phillies 1928-1933 & 1937-1939; Boston Braves 1934-1936 An all-around athletic, the 5 ft, 10", 165-pounder, Arthur 'Pinky' Whitney was one the National League's top defensive infielders during the 1930s. A fans favorite in Philadelphia, he got his nickname from his brother, who though he resembled a bat-wielding cartoon character named Pinky Thompson. In his rookie season (1928), Pinky Whitney hit .301 with 103 RBIs. A great bunter and a line-drive, contact hitter, he averaged 103 RBIs thru his first five years and complied a five-year batting mark of .312 - and for his career struck out only 438 times in 5765 at bats - a fine strikeout ratio of only 36.5 times per/year. In 1929, Pinky Whitney led all National League third basemen in putouts, assists, total chances, double plays and chances per/game - batted .327, collected 200 hits, 115 RBIs. 

His 1930 season was more of the same - leading the league in all of the above defensive categories - and he also compiled his career-high batting marks - .342, 207 hits, 41 Ds, 5 Ts, 8 HR, scored 87 Runs with 117 RBIs... and struck out only 41 times in 606 at bats... with a .383 on-base-pct. When he sustained a sore back in 1933 and played only 31 games, he was traded to the Boston Braves, where he averaged .265 the next two years - before nagging injuries returned, causing him to miss most of the next season. Pinky Whitney was traded back to the Phillies in 1937 and proceeded to hit a robust .341. Plagued by injuries the next two years, he retired at the end of 1939. Even with his injuries between 1933 and 1937, he still managed to average 70 RBIs per/year, and led the NL in chances per/game twice and in assists, fielding pct and double plays once. Arthur 'Pinky' Whitney career: .295 BA, 1701 hits, 303 Ds, 56 Ts, 93 HR, 45 Stolen Bases, 696 Runs, 927 RBIs. Baseball History


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
14 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1928 PHI (NL) 151 585 73 176 35 4 10 103 36 30 3 0 0 1 14 0 .301 .342 SLG
1929 PHI (NL) 154 612 89 200 43 14 8 115 61 35 7 0 0 2 22 0 .327 .390 SLG
1930 PHI (NL) 149 606 87 207 41 5 8 117 40 41 3 0 0 1 15 0 .342 .383 SLG
1931 PHI (NL) 130 501 64 144 36 5 9 74 30 38 6 0 0 3 7 0 .287 .331 SLG
1932 PHI (NL) 154 624 93 186 33 11 13 124 35 66 6 0 0 0 19 0 .298 .335 SLG
1933 PHI (NL) 31 121 12 32 4 0 3 19 8 8 1 0 0 0 3 0 .264 .310 SLG
1933 BSN (NL) 100 382 42 94 17 2 8 49 25 23 2 0 0 2 5 0 .246 .296 SLG
1934 BSN (NL) 146 563 58 146 26 2 12 79 25 54 7 0 0 3 6 0 .259 .294 SLG
1935 BSN (NL) 126 458 41 125 23 4 4 60 24 36 2 0 0 2 7 0 .273 .312 SLG
1936 PHI (NL) 114 411 44 121 17 3 6 59 37 33 2 0 0 1 15 0 .294 .354 SLG
1936 BSN (NL) 10 40 1 7 0 0 0 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .175 .233 SLG
1937 PHI (NL) 138 487 56 166 19 4 8 79 43 44 6 0 0 1 11 0 .341 .395 SLG
1938 PHI (NL) 102 300 27 83 9 1 3 38 27 22 0 0 0 0 5 0 .277 .336 SLG
1939 PHI (NL) 34 75 9 14 0 1 1 6 7 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 .187 .256 SLG
14 years   1539 5765 696 1701 303 56 93 927 400 438 45 0 0 17 135 0 .295 .343 .SLG



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