1920
Born August 21, 1920
West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Whitey Platt Notable
Whitey Platt played for three clubs across eight seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1942 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1949.
Across 333 games he batted .255, with 256 hits and 117 runs. He finished with 13 home runs, 41 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He played 252 games in the outfield, with 522 putouts and 20 errors.
He was born in West Palm Beach, FL, USA on August 21, 1920, and died on July 27, 1970. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | CHC | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .063 |
| 1943 | CHC | 20 | 41 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .171 |
| 1946 | CHW | 84 | 247 | 28 | 62 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 34 | 1 | .251 |
| 1948 | SLB | 123 | 454 | 57 | 123 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 82 | 39 | 51 | 1 | .271 |
| 1949 | SLB | 102 | 244 | 29 | 63 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 0 | .258 |
| Career | — | 333 | 1002 | 117 | 256 | 41 | 17 | 13 | 147 | 81 | 122 | 2 | .255 |
On this day & linked events
1970
Died July 27, 1970
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain