Sammy White Notable

b. July 7, 1927 · Boston Red Sox 1951–1959, Milwaukee Braves 1961, Philadelphia Phillies 1962

Sammy White played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1951 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1962.

Across 1,043 games he batted .262, with 916 hits and 324 runs. He finished with 66 home runs, 167 doubles and 14 stolen bases.

He played 1,027 games behind the plate, with 4,738 putouts and 84 errors. He turned 83 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1953.

He was born in Wenatchee, WA, USA on July 7, 1927, and died on August 4, 1991. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1953

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1951	BOS	4	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.182
1952	BOS	115	381	35	107	20	2	10	49	16	43	2	.281
1953	BOS	136	476	59	130	34	2	13	64	29	48	3	.273
1954	BOS	137	493	46	139	25	2	14	75	21	50	1	.282
1955	BOS	143	544	65	142	30	4	11	64	44	58	1	.261
1956	BOS	114	392	28	96	15	2	5	44	35	40	2	.245
1957	BOS	111	340	24	73	10	1	3	31	25	38	0	.215
1958	BOS	102	328	25	85	15	3	6	35	21	37	1	.259
1959	BOS	119	377	34	107	13	4	1	42	23	39	4	.284
1961	MLN	21	63	1	14	1	0	1	5	2	9	0	.222
1962	PHI	41	97	7	21	4	0	2	12	2	16	0	.216
Career	—	1043	3502	324	916	167	20	66	421	218	381	14	.262

On this day & linked events

1927

Born July 7, 1927

Wenatchee, WA, USA

1991

Died August 4, 1991

1951

Major-league debut: Sammy White

Sammy White made a major-league debut on September 26, 1951.

1962

Final major-league game: Sammy White

Sammy White played a final major-league game on August 23, 1962.

Image: Boston Red Sox staff photographer, public domain