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Smoky Burgess

Full name Forrest Harrill Burgess
Born February 6, 1927, Caroleen, North Carolina
Died September 15, 1991, Asheville, North Carolina
Buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Forest City, North Carolina
First Game: April 19, 1949; Final Game: October 1, 1967
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 8.5" Weight: 185
Named catcher on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1961)
Ejections: 1953 (4), 1954 (1), 1956 (1), 1959 (1), 1960 (1), 1961 (2), 1963 (1), 1964 (1), 1967 (1). Total: 13
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1949 CHI N    Daily Splits   46    56    4   15   0   0   1   12    4   0    4   0   0       0   0   1    0   0  .268  .317  .321  -0.2 1949 CHI N
1951 CHI N    Daily Splits   94   219   21   55   4   2   2   20   21   5   12   0   0       0   4  10    2   0  .251  .317  .315  -1.2 1951 CHI N
1952 PHI N    Daily Splits  110   371   49  110  27   2   6   56   49   1   21   1   3       0   6   4    3   1  .296  .380  .429   1.6 1952 PHI N
1953 PHI N    Daily Splits  102   312   31   91  17   5   4   36   37   5   17   2   0       0   8  11    3   2  .292  .370  .417   0.3 1953 PHI N
1954 PHI N    Daily Splits  108   345   41  127  27   5   4   46   42   5   11   0   1   4   0   8  10    1   5  .368  .432  .510   2.3 1954 PHI N
1955 PHI N    Daily Splits    7    21    4    4   2   0   1    1    3   1    1   0   0   0   0   1   3    0   0  .190  .292  .429   0.1 1955 PHI N
1955 CIN N    Daily Splits  116   421   67  129  15   3  20   77   47   4   35   1   2   6   0   6  11    1   1  .306  .373  .499   1.8 1955 CIN N
1955 TOT N                  123   442   71  133  17   3  21   78   50   5   36   1   2   6   0   7  14    1   1  .301  .369  .495   1.9 1955 TOT N
1956 CIN N    Daily Splits   90   229   28   63  10   0  12   39   26   4   18   0   1   2   0   4   5    0   1  .275  .346  .476   0.4 1956 CIN N
1957 CIN N    Daily Splits   90   205   29   58  14   1  14   39   24   5   16   0   0   3   0   5   4    0   0  .283  .353  .566   0.7 1957 CIN N
1958 CIN N    Daily Splits   99   251   28   71  12   1   6   31   22   3   20   1   0   0   0   4   8    0   0  .283  .343  .410   0.7 1958 CIN N
1959 PIT N    Daily Splits  114   377   41  112  28   5  11   59   31   9   16   2   2   6   0   6  10    0   0  .297  .349  .485   0.8 1959 PIT N
1960 PIT N    Daily Splits  110   337   33   99  15   2   7   39   35  12   13   0   0   4   0  10   6    0   1  .294  .356  .412   1.5 1960 PIT N
1961 PIT N    Daily Splits  100   323   37   98  17   3  12   52   30   8   16   2   0   1   0   7   7    1   0  .303  .365  .486   1.0 1961 PIT N
1962 PIT N    Daily Splits  103   360   38  118  19   2  13   61   31   9   19   0   2   6   0   2   6    0   1  .328  .375  .500   1.9 1962 PIT N
1963 PIT N    Daily Splits   91   264   20   74  10   1   6   37   24   8   14   1   0   4   0   8  12    0   1  .280  .338  .394   0.1 1963 PIT N
1964 PIT N    Daily Splits   68   171    9   42   3   1   2   17   13   3   14   1   2   0   0   3   9    2   1  .246  .303  .310  -1.0 1964 PIT N
1964 CHI A    Daily Splits    7     5    1    1   0   0   1    1    2   2    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .429  .800   0.1 1964 CHI A
1964 Total                   75   176   10   43   3   1   3   18   15   5   14   1   2   0   0   3   9    2   1  .244  .307  .324  -0.9 1964 Total
1965 CHI A    Daily Splits   80    77    2   22   4   0   2   24   11   4    7   0   0   1   0   2   2    0   0  .286  .371  .416   0.5 1965 CHI A
1966 CHI A    Daily Splits   79    67    0   21   5   0   0   15   11   2    8   1   0   1   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .413  .388   0.5 1966 CHI A
1967 CHI A    Daily Splits   77    60    2    8   1   0   2   11   14   6    8   1   0   1   0   0   2    0   0  .133  .303  .250  -0.2 1967 CHI A
Total NL (15 Years)        1448  4262  480 1266 220  33 121  622  439  82  247  11  13  36   0  82 117   13  14  .297  .361  .449  10.8 Total NL
Total AL ( 4 Years)         243   209    5   52  10   0   5   51   38  14   23   2   0   3   0   3   4    0   0  .249  .365  .368   0.9 Total AL
Total    (18 Years) Splits 1691  4471  485 1318 230  33 126  673  477  96  270  13  13  39   0  85 121   13  14  .295  .362  .446  11.7 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1960 PIT N    Daily Splits    5    18    2    6   1   0   0    0    2   0    1   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .400  .389 1960 PIT N
             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1954 NL       Daily           1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1954 NL   
1955 NL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1955 NL   
1959 NL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1959 NL   
1960 NL       Daily Splits    2     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1960 NL   
1961 NL       Daily Splits    2     5    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .200  .200 1961 NL   
Total    ( 5 Years) Splits    7    10    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .100  .100 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1949 CHI N Daily Splits   C    9    5    5    51      21    6    0    2   0    0    1    0    0 1.000
1951 CHI N Daily Splits   C   65   49   39   464     210   35    5    6   0    6   38   17    3  .980
1952 PHI N Daily Splits   C  104  102   99   918     439   47   11    6   0    2   30   27    1  .978
1953 PHI N Daily Splits   C   95   85   76   752.1   395   23    3    8   0   10   22   10    2  .993
1954 PHI N Daily Splits   C   91   85   76   749.2   356   30   10    4   0    5   23   16    0  .975
1955 PHI N Daily Splits   C    6    6    5    51      35    1    0    0   0    1    1    0    0 1.000
1955 CIN N Daily Splits   C  107  103   95   912     457   35    7    6   0    8   28   18    4  .986
1955 TOT N                C  113  109  100   963     492   36    7    6   0    9   29   18    4  .987
1956 CIN N Daily Splits   C   55   53   50   463     257   18    0    2   0    4   21    7    1 1.000
1957 CIN N Daily Splits   C   45   42   35   378.1   223   15    3    0   0    3   23    6    2  .988
1958 CIN N Daily Splits   C   58   53   48   473     297   21    4    2   0    3   14   10    0  .988
1959 PIT N Daily Splits   C  101   95   66   798     441   39    8    4   0    3   30   21    1  .984
1960 PIT N Daily Splits   C   89   86   72   748.1   485   38    3    7   0    2   22   22    1  .994
1961 PIT N Daily Splits   C   92   83   74   729.2   426   27    4    4   0    7   20   12    1  .991
1962 PIT N Daily Splits   C  101   94   83   840.2   550   45    7    5   0   11   45   18    1  .988
1963 PIT N Daily Splits   C   72   65   52   573.1   364   40    4    4   0    7   36   20    2  .990
1964 PIT N Daily Splits   C   44   40   34   358.1   237   18    2    3   0    1   20    7    0  .992
1965 CHI A Daily Splits   C    5    3    0    26      17    3    0    0   0    0    1    1    0 1.000
1966 CHI A Daily Splits   C    2    0    0     5       4    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
Total (17 Years) Splits   C 1141 1049  909  9291.2  5214  441   71   63   0   73  375  212   19  .988
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1960 PIT N Daily Splits   C    5    5    2    41      27    2    0    0   0    3    0    1    0 1.000
             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1954 NL    Daily Splits   C    1    0    0     1       1    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1955 NL    Daily Splits   C    1    0    0     2       2    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1960 NL    Daily Splits   C    2    0    0     5       5    0    1    0   0    0    0    0    0  .833
1961 NL    Daily Splits   C    2    2    1    13      15    0    1    0   0    1    0    0    0  .938
Total ( 4 Years) Splits   C    6    2    1    21      23    0    2    0   0    1    0    0    0  .920
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 5-24-1953     BOX  PHI N  Augie Donatelli     Balls and strikes
 7- 5-1953(1)  BOX  PHI N  Dusty Boggess       Balls and strikes
 9- 8-1953     BOX  PHI N  Lenny Roberts       Called third strike
 9-14-1953     BOX  PHI N  Augie Donatelli     Call at 1B
 4-25-1954(1)  BOX  PHI N  Dusty Boggess       Balls and strikes
 5-20-1956(2)  BOX  CIN N  Frank Secory        Balls and strikes
 9-11-1959(2)  BOX  PIT N  Shag Crawford       Balls and strikes
 7- 2-1960     BOX  PIT N  Bill Jackowski      Call at HP
 5-14-1961     BOX  PIT N  Ken Burkhart        Called third strike
 6- 6-1961     BOX  PIT N  Mel Steiner         Call at 1B
 6- 2-1963(2)  BOX  PIT N  Ken Burkhart        Call at HP
 9- 7-1964(2)  BOX  PIT N  Stan Landes         Bench jockeying
 6-15-1967     BOX  CHI A  Larry Napp          Balls and strikes

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (1944).

Traded by Chicago Cubs with Bob Borkowski to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Johnny
Pramesa and Bob Usher (October 4, 1951).

Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Connie Ryan and Howie Fox to Philadelphia Phillies in
exchange for Andy Seminick, Eddie Pellagrini, Dick Sisler and Niles Jordan (December
10, 1951).

Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Steve Ridzik and Stan Palys to Cincinnati Reds
in exchange for Andy Seminick, Glen Gorbous and Jim Greengrass (April 30, 1955).

Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Harvey Haddix and Don Hoak to Pittsburgh Pirates in
exchange for Whammy Douglas, Jim Pendleton, Frank Thomas and John Powers (January
30, 1959).

Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from Pittsburgh Pirates (September 12, 1964).

Released by Chicago White Sox (October 17, 1966).

Signed by Chicago White Sox (1967).

Released by Chicago White Sox (October 16, 1967).
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