George Whitted Notable

b. February 4, 1890 · St. Louis Cardinals 1912–1914, Boston Braves 1914, Philadelphia Phillies 1915–1919, Pittsburgh Pirates 1919–1921, Brooklyn Robins 1922

George Whitted played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1912 and closing with the Brooklyn Robins in 1922. His longest stay was with the Philadelphia Phillies, from 1915 to 1919.

Across 1,025 games he batted .269, with 978 hits and 440 runs. He finished with 23 home runs, 145 doubles, 60 triples and 116 stolen bases.

He played 651 games in the outfield, with 1,391 putouts and 38 errors. He also played 177 games at third base.

He was born in Durham, NC, USA on February 4, 1890, and died on October 15, 1962. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1912	STL	12	46	7	12	3	0	0	7	3	5	1	.261
1913	STL	123	404	44	89	10	5	0	38	31	44	9	.220
1914	BSN/STL	86	249	39	61	12	4	2	32	18	21	11	.245
1915	PHI	128	448	46	126	17	3	1	43	29	47	24	.281
1916	PHI	147	526	68	148	20	12	6	68	19	46	29	.281
1917	PHI	149	553	69	155	24	9	3	70	30	56	10	.280
1918	PHI	24	86	7	21	4	0	0	3	4	10	4	.244
1919	PHI/PIT	113	420	47	123	21	8	3	53	20	24	12	.293
1920	PIT	134	494	53	129	11	12	1	74	35	36	11	.261
1921	PIT	108	403	60	114	23	7	7	63	26	21	5	.283
1922	BRO	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Career	—	1025	3630	440	978	145	60	23	451	215	310	116	.269

On this day & linked events

1890

Born February 4, 1890

Durham, NC, USA

1962

Died October 15, 1962

1912

Major-league debut: George Whitted

George Whitted made a major-league debut on September 16, 1912.

1922

Final major-league game: George Whitted

George Whitted played a final major-league game on April 23, 1922.

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