Bill White Notable

b. January 28, 1934 · New York Giants 1956, San Francisco Giants 1958, St. Louis Cardinals 1959–1965, 1969, Philadelphia Phillies 1966–1968

Bill White played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the New York Giants in 1956 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1969.

He collected 1,706 hits over 1,673 games, batting .286 with 870 runs batted in. He finished with 202 home runs, 278 doubles, 65 triples, 596 walks and 103 stolen bases.

He played 1,477 games at first base, with 12,735 putouts and 105 errors. He turned 1,157 double plays. He also played 152 games in the outfield.

He took seven Gold Gloves, between 1960 and 1966. He was selected to five All-Star teams between 1959 and 1964. He hit for the cycle in 1960. He hit three home runs in a game in 1961.

He was born in Lakewood, FL, USA on January 28, 1934. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	5	1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964
Gold Glove	7	1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
The Sporting News All-Star	2	1963, 1964

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1956	NYG	138	508	63	130	23	7	22	59	47	72	15	.256
1958	SFG	26	29	5	7	1	0	1	4	7	5	1	.241
1959	STL	138	517	77	156	33	9	12	72	34	61	15	.302
1960	STL	144	554	81	157	27	10	16	79	42	83	12	.283
1961	STL	153	591	89	169	28	11	20	90	64	84	8	.286
1962	STL	159	614	93	199	31	3	20	102	58	69	9	.324
1963	STL	162	658	106	200	26	8	27	109	59	100	10	.304
1964	STL	160	631	92	191	37	4	21	102	52	103	7	.303
1965	STL	148	543	82	157	26	3	24	73	63	86	3	.289
1966	PHI	159	577	85	159	23	6	22	103	68	109	16	.276
1967	PHI	110	308	29	77	6	2	8	33	52	61	6	.250
1968	PHI	127	385	34	92	16	2	9	40	39	79	0	.239
1969	STL	49	57	7	12	1	0	0	4	11	15	1	.211
Career	—	1673	5972	843	1706	278	65	202	870	596	927	103	.286

On this day & linked events

1934

Born January 28, 1934

Lakewood, FL, USA

1956

Major-league debut: Bill White

Bill White made a major-league debut on May 7, 1956.

1960

Bill White Hits for the Cycle, 1960

Bill White hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 14, 1960.

1961

Bill White's Three-Home-Run Game, 1961

Bill White hit three home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 5, 1961.

1969

Final major-league game: Bill White

Bill White played a final major-league game on September 24, 1969.

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