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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	CIN		STL	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
2	2	Apr 19	CIN		STL	W,10-9	CG	48	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
3	3	Apr 20	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-12	CG	43	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
4	4	Apr 21	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-3	GF	17	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
5	5	Apr 22 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
6	6	Apr 22 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	T,1-1	CG	29	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
7	7	Apr 24	CIN	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	17 (9)	May 6 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
9	22 (4)	May 12	CIN		MLN	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
10	24 (1)	May 13 (2)	CIN		MLN	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
11	27 (2)	May 19	CIN	@	BRO	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
12	29 (1)	May 20 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-6	GS	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
13	32 (2)	May 26	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	43	10.1	5	1	0	6	0	C
14	34 (1)	May 28	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
15	37 (2)	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	31	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	39 (1)	Jun 1	CIN		NYG	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
17	46 (6)	Jun 7	CIN		PHI	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
18	48 (1)	Jun 9	CIN		BRO	L,5-8	CG	47	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
19	52 (3)	Jun 16	CIN	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	41	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
20	54 (1)	Jun 17 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
21	56 (1)	Jun 19	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
22	64 (7)	Jun 28	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	68 (3)	Jul 1 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
24	70 (1)	Jul 3	CIN		MLN	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
25	72 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
26	75 (2)	Jul 8	CIN		STL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
27	77 (1)	Jul 13	CIN		PHI	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
28	80 (2)	Jul 15 (2)	CIN		NYG	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	6	2	0	8	1	C
29	85 (4)	Jul 20	CIN		PIT	W,6-4	CG	46	12.0	14	1	0	15	0	C
30	88 (2)	Jul 22 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,9-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
31	91 (2)	Jul 25	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	30	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	C
32	94 (2)	Jul 28	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
33	96 (1)	Jul 29 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
34	97	Jul 30	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
35	99 (1)	Jul 31 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	100	Aug 1	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
37	102 (1)	Aug 3	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
38	104 (1)	Aug 6	CIN		STL	W,7-6	CG	47	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
39	112 (7)	Aug 14	CIN	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
40	114 (1)	Aug 15 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-3	CG	26	6.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
41	115	Aug 16	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
42	120 (4)	Aug 21	CIN		PIT	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
43	125 (4)	Aug 26 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	132 (6)	Sep 3 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
45	137 (4)	Sep 8	CIN	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
46	138	Sep 9	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	GS	35	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
47	140 (1)	Sep 12	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
48	141	Sep 13	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-4	GS	29	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
49	142	Sep 15	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
50	143	Sep 16	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
51	145 (1)	Sep 18 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
52	147 (1)	Sep 19 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
53	149 (1)	Sep 21	CIN		STL	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
54	151 (1)	Sep 23 (1)	CIN		STL	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
55	155 (3)	Sep 30	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
							55gm		463.0	257	18	0	275	2