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	12-35 / in Starts: 3-2
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 60 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	40 (22-14-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 60 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	40 (20-12-6)

Most Driven In
P Cavarretta	1
R Smalley	1
F Gustine	1
M Owen	1
H Jeffcoat	1
P Lowrey	1
Self	1
H Schenz	0

Most Driven In By
P Cavarretta	1
Self	1
R Smalley	1

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 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	1	1	Apr 19	CHC		PIT	L,0-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	5.01	-0.141	13.01	-0.22%	-0.32	PH
2	2	6 (4)	Apr 24	CHC	@	STL	L,4-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						PH
3	3	8 (1)	Apr 27	CHC		CIN	W,8-3	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.21	-0.045	2.96	-0.07%	-0.58	PH
4	4	10 (1)	Apr 29	CHC		STL	W,5-4	12-GF(12)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	6	2.56	0.064	6.09	0.09%	1.00	PH
5	5	11	Apr 30	CHC		STL	L,3-4	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	.42	-0.012	1.09	-0.02%	-0.32	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
6	6	14 (2)	May 4	CHC	@	BSN	L,3-4	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.95	0.044	2.41	0.07%	0.26	PH
7	7	17 (2)	May 8	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-10	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	8						PH
8	8	18	May 9	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.17	-0.004	.39	-0.01%	-0.23	PH
9	9	20 (1)	May 12	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	8	2.86	-0.073	5.99	-0.09%	-0.23	PH
10	10	21	May 13	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						PH
11	11	23 (1)	May 15 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-6	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.17	-0.004	.35	-0.01%	-0.11	PH
12	12	25 (1)	May 17	CHC		BRO	L,5-8	8-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.545	.818	9	3.04	0.369	5.62	0.41%	1.62	PH
13	13	27 (1)	May 21	CHC		PHI	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	7	.53	-0.014	.78	-0.01%	-0.43	PH
14	14	28	May 22	CHC		BSN	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.462	.692	7	.21	-0.006	.28	0.00%	-0.29	PH
15	15	29	May 23	CHC		BSN	L,4-11	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.429	.643	9	1.28	-0.031	1.49	-0.02%	-0.29	PH
16	16	34 (4)	May 29 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,1-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	.30	-0.008	.34	-0.01%	-0.10	PH
17	17	37 (2)	May 30 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-8	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.438	.688	9	.48	0.023	.51	0.01%	0.87	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
18	18	38	Jun 1	CHC	@	NYG	L,5-11	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.471	.765	9	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.91	PH
19	19	42 (3)	Jun 5 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.444	.722	9	.14	-0.004	.12	0.00%	-0.16	PH
20	20	46 (3)	Jun 9	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-9	8-9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.444	.760	9	.02	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.39	PH C
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
21	21	96 (49)	Jul 30 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,3-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.263	.300	.421	.721	9						PH
22	22	97	Jul 30 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,1-9	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.400	.686	9	1.28	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.47	PH
23	23	98	Jul 31	CHC		PHI	L,4-5	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.318	.429	.747	6	1.78	0.055	.00	0.00%	0.26	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
24	24	99	Aug 1	CHC		NYG	L,3-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.304	.409	.713	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.32	PH
25	25	100	Aug 2	CHC		NYG	L,0-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.292	.391	.683	1	1.83	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.20	PH
26	26	104 (3)	Aug 6	CHC		BSN	W,10-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.292	.391	.683	7						C
27	27	105	Aug 7 (1)	CHC		BSN	L,0-11	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.269	.360	.629	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.33	C
28	28	109 (3)	Aug 11	CHC		PIT	L,2-3	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.296	.385	.681	7	2.59	0.096	.00	0.00%	0.26	PH
29	29	111 (1)	Aug 14 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,2-4	12-GF(12)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.296	.321	.407	.729	3	.55	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.12	PH
30	30	113 (1)	Aug 15	CHC		STL	L,2-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.310	.393	.703	9	1.27	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.20	PH
31	31	114	Aug 16	CHC		STL	W,5-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.300	.379	.679	9	1.24	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
32	32	115	Aug 18	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.290	.367	.657	9	1.24	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
33	33	116	Aug 19	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.290	.313	.387	.700	9	4.44	0.156	.00	0.00%	0.84	PH
34	34	118 (1)	Aug 21 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.294	.333	.382	.716	6	2.50	-0.121	.00	0.00%	-0.32	C
35	35	121 (2)	Aug 24	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.342	.642	6	1.05	-0.108	.00	0.00%	-0.94	C
36	36	127 (5)	Aug 28 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.300	.342	.642	7						C
37	37	128	Aug 29	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-6	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.256	.293	.333	.626	9						PH
38	38	129	Aug 31	CHC	@	BSN	L,3-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.325	.611	9	2.29	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
Sept		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
39	39	131 (1)	Sep 3	CHC		PIT	W,11-7	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.302	.341	.644	9	.21	0.012	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
40	40	138 (6)	Sep 10	CHC	@	PIT	W,9-5	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.286	.318	.357	.675	6						PH
41	41	140 (1)	Sep 14	CHC		BSN	W,8-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.279	.311	.349	.660	9	.76	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.43	PH
42	42	141	Sep 16	CHC		NYG	W,5-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.326	.364	.690	9	4.36	0.269	.00	0.00%	0.76	PH
43	43	143 (1)	Sep 18	CHC		BRO	L,1-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.319	.356	.675	9	.22	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.47	PH
44	44	145 (1)	Sep 20	CHC		BRO	L,0-5	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.313	.348	.660	9	1.87	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.36	PH
45	45	147 (1)	Sep 21 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,9-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.286	.327	.347	.674	5						C
46	46	148	Sep 22	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.269	.321	.327	.648	5						C
47	47	149	Sep 24	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	GS-0	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.268	.317	.321	.638	5						C
							12-35		60	56	4	15	0	0	1	12	4	0	4	0	0		0	1	0	0	.268	.317	.321	.638		1.38	0.263	.96	0.13%	0.64

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