Pinky Whitney Notable

b. January 2, 1905 · Philadelphia Phillies 1928–1933, 1936–1939, Boston Braves 1933–1935, Boston Bees 1936

Pinky Whitney played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1928 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1939.

He collected 1,701 hits over 1,539 games, batting .295 with 927 runs batted in. He finished with 93 home runs, 303 doubles, 56 triples and 45 stolen bases.

He played 1,358 games at third base, with 2,640 assists and 164 errors. He turned 219 double plays. He also played 119 games at second base.

He was an All-Star in 1936.

He was born in San Antonio, TX, USA on January 2, 1905, and died on September 1, 1987. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1936
Baseball Magazine All-Star	1	1937

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1928	PHI	151	585	73	176	35	4	10	103	36	30	3	.301
1929	PHI	154	612	89	200	43	14	8	115	61	35	7	.327
1930	PHI	149	606	87	207	41	5	8	117	40	41	3	.342
1931	PHI	130	501	64	144	36	5	9	74	30	38	6	.287
1932	PHI	154	624	93	186	33	11	13	124	35	66	6	.298
1933	BSN/PHI	131	503	54	126	21	2	11	68	33	31	3	.250
1934	BSN	146	563	58	146	26	2	12	79	25	54	7	.259
1935	BSN	126	458	41	125	23	4	4	60	24	36	2	.273
1936	BSN/PHI	124	451	45	128	17	3	6	64	39	37	2	.284
1937	PHI	138	487	56	166	19	4	8	79	43	44	6	.341
1938	PHI	102	300	27	83	9	1	3	38	27	22	0	.277
1939	PHI	34	75	9	14	0	1	1	6	7	4	0	.187
Career	—	1539	5765	696	1701	303	56	93	927	400	438	45	.295

On this day & linked events

1905

Born January 2, 1905

San Antonio, TX, USA

1987

Died September 1, 1987

1928

Major-league debut: Pinky Whitney

Pinky Whitney made a major-league debut on April 11, 1928.

1939

Final major-league game: Pinky Whitney

Pinky Whitney played a final major-league game on September 5, 1939.

Image: Kashin Publications, public domain