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Possum Whitted

Birthdate:

2/4/1890

Died:

10/16/1962

Height / Weight:

' " / 168 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Durham, NC, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Baseball player, George Whitted, St. Louis Cardinals, following through after swinging a baseball bat on the field 1913 Photo SUMMARY
Informal full-length portrait of baseball player Possum Whitted of the National League's St. Louis Cardinals, following through after swinging a baseball bat, standing on the field at West Side Grounds, located between West Polk Street, South Wolcott Avenue (formerly Lincoln Street), West Taylor Street, and South Wood Street in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. A sign prohibiting betting is partially visible on a grandstand wall in the background. NOTES This photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer may have been published in the newspaper. Cite as: SDN-058405, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.

Possum Whitted played 11 seasons in the majors, 640 games in outfield, 182 at third base, 92 at first base, 44 at second and 40 at shortstop.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
13 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
1912	STL (NL)	12	46	7	12	3	0	0	7	3	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	.261	.306	SLG
1913	STL (NL)	123	404	44	89	10	5	0	38	31	44	9	0	0	4	11	0	.220	.282	SLG
1914	BSN (NL)	66	218	36	57	11	4	2	31	18	18	10	0	0	3	19	0	.261	.326	SLG
1914	STL (NL)	20	31	3	4	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	.129	.129	SLG
1915	PHI (NL)	128	448	46	126	17	3	1	43	29	47	24	15	0	2	28	0	.281	.328	SLG
1916	PHI (NL)	147	526	68	148	20	12	6	68	19	46	29	17	0	2	30	0	.281	.309	SLG
1917	PHI (NL)	149	553	69	155	24	9	3	70	30	56	10	0	0	0	28	0	.280	.317	SLG
1918	PHI (NL)	24	86	7	21	4	0	0	3	4	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.278	SLG
1919	PIT (NL)	35	131	15	51	7	7	0	21	6	4	7	0	0	1	5	0	.389	.420	SLG
1919	PHI (NL)	78	289	32	72	14	1	3	32	14	20	5	0	0	0	6	0	.249	.284	SLG
1920	PIT (NL)	134	494	53	129	11	12	1	74	35	36	11	11	0	3	23	0	.261	.314	SLG
1921	PIT (NL)	108	403	60	114	23	7	7	63	26	21	5	10	0	1	26	0	.283	.328	SLG
1922	BRO (NL)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
13 years		1025	3630	440	978	145	60	23	451	215	310	116	53	0	16	180	0	.269	.313	.SLG

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