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Thurman Munson League 8-7-2254 |
| Whitey Birchwood |  Third BaseRetired (1967, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .255 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .749 | Status | Deceased (2012) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1694 | Age at Death | 80 | Date of Birth | 11-20-1932 | |
| HR | 307 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 9 (1955) |
Majors Svc Time | 13 years (14 games) |
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| RBI | 984 | |||||
| SB | 103 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (72.1%) | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | (1.4%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 4 | |||
| 3B | (100%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 1 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1955 | 3B | NYA | 155 | 155 | 1326.1 | 470 | 99 | 362 | 9 | 26 | -3 | 3.13 | .981 | |
| 1956 | 3B | NYA | 155 | 155 | 1318.1 | 438 | 91 | 341 | 6 | 20 | +1 | 2.95 | .986 | |
| 1957 | 3B | NYA | 73 | 73 | 628.0 | 237 | 47 | 188 | 2 | 12 | -3 | 3.37 | .992 | |
| SS | NYA | 66 | 66 | 570.1 | 297 | 87 | 199 | 11 | 37 | -18 | 4.51 | .963 | ||
| 1B | NYA | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 2B | NYA | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 10.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1958 | SS | NYA | 106 | 106 | 920.2 | 493 | 138 | 339 | 16 | 60 | -22 | 4.66 | .968 | |
| 3B | NYA | 46 | 46 | 399.2 | 130 | 28 | 101 | 1 | 8 | +4 | 2.90 | .992 | ||
| 1959 | 3B | NYA | 156 | 156 | 1374.0 | 508 | 98 | 406 | 4 | 33 | +24 | 3.30 | .992 | |
| 1960 | 3B | NYA | 155 | 155 | 1374.1 | 469 | 100 | 365 | 4 | 19 | +17 | 3.05 | .991 | |
| 1961 | 3B | NYA | 155 | 155 | 1384.1 | 466 | 106 | 356 | 4 | 26 | +26 | 3.00 | .991 | |
| 1962 | 3B | NYA | 155 | 155 | 1394.0 | 430 | 100 | 329 | 1 | 28 | +9 | 2.77 | .998 | |
| 1963 | SS | NYA | 91 | 91 | 822.1 | 462 | 150 | 289 | 23 | 51 | -24 | 4.80 | .950 | |
| 3B | NYA | 48 | 45 | 409.2 | 147 | 23 | 123 | 1 | 10 | +7 | 3.21 | .993 | ||
| 2B | NYA | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1964 | SS | NYA | 124 | 123 | 1099.2 | 601 | 186 | 402 | 13 | 55 | -10 | 4.81 | .978 | |
| 3B | NYA | 12 | 11 | 101.0 | 40 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3.56 | 1.000 | ||
| 1965 | 3B | NYA | 113 | 108 | 967.0 | 330 | 64 | 266 | 0 | 16 | +7 | 3.07 | 1.000 | |
| 1B | NYA | 8 | 8 | 71.0 | 76 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 9.63 | 1.000 | ||
| RF | NYA | 3 | 3 | 26.2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 1.000 | ||
| SS | NYA | 3 | 2 | 18.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5.00 | 1.000 | ||
| LF | NYA | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 1966 | 3B | NYA | 40 | 16 | 185.1 | 67 | 15 | 52 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3.25 | 1.000 | |
| SS | NYA | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.67 | 1.000 | ||
| 1967 | 3B | NYA | 35 | 18 | 187.0 | 68 | 14 | 53 | 1 | 5 | +7 | 3.22 | .985 | |
| SS | NYA | 13 | 13 | 116.0 | 58 | 16 | 42 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 4.50 | 1.000 | ||
| 2B | NYA | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | .857 | ||
| Pos Total | 3B | 1298 | 1248 | 11049.0 | 3800 | 795 | 2972 | 33 | 209 | +96 | 3.07 | .991 | ||
| SS | 406 | 404 | 3574.0 | 1938 | 586 | 1289 | 63 | 211 | -77 | 4.72 | .967 | |||
| 1B | 9 | 9 | 80.0 | 90 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 10.12 | 1.000 | |||
| 2B | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6.67 | .952 | |||
| RF | 3 | 3 | 26.2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 1.000 | |||
| LF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Total | 1720 | 1668 | 14765.2 | 5860 | 1485 | 4278 | 97 | 425 | +21 | 3.51 | .983 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1967-11-01 | Whitey Birchwood has retired from the New York Cannibals |
| 1955-04-01 | The New York Cannibals have renamed Billy Edmonson to Whitey Birchwood. |
| 1955-04-01 | A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Cannibals. The New York Cannibals receive Billy Edmonson, Van Fryman, Draft Pick - 1956 Round 1 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Braves in exchange for AJ Lea, Dave Valdes. |