- Possum Whitted
Infobox MLB retired
name=Possum Whitted
position=Outfielder
bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=February 4 ,1890
deathdate=death date and age|1962|10|16|1890|2|4
debutdate=September 16
debutyear= 1912
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=April 23
finalyear=1922
finalteam=Brooklyn Robins
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.269
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=23
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=451
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (1912-1914)
* Boston Braves (1914)
*Philadelphia Phillies (1915-1919)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (1919-1921)
* Brooklyn Robins (1922)highlights=
*1914 World Series Champion
* Participated in the1915 World Series George Bostic Whitted (
February 4 ,1890 -October 16 ,1962 ) born inDurham, North Carolina was anOutfielder andThird Baseman for theSt. Louis Cardinals (1912-14), Boston Braves (1914),Philadelphia Phillies (1915-19),Pittsburgh Pirates (1919-21) and Brooklyn Robins (1922).He helped the Braves win the
1914 World Series and the Phillies win the 1915 National League Pennant.In 11 seasons he played in 1,025 Games and had 3,630 At Bats, 440 Runs, 978 Hits, 145 Doubles, 60 Triples, 23 Home Runs, 451 RBI, 116 Stolen Bases, 215 Walks, .269 Batting Average, .313 On-base percentage, .361 Slugging Percentage, 1,312 Total Bases and 180 Sacrifice Hits.
He died in
Wilmington, North Carolina at the age of 72 from complications from a hip injury sustained in an accidental fall.ources
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