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Thurman Munson League
8-6-2254
Whitey Birchwood Third Base
Retired (1967, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .255 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .749 Status Deceased (2012) Option Years 0  
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)
RBI 984
SB 103
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS B+ (72.1%) Range A  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 1
2B F  (1.4%) CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 4
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1955 NYA
155
598
63
129
18
4
15
60
39
 127 3 1
5
 6 9
.601
.267
.334
.119
.216
1956 NYA
155
574
46
129
14
4
16
56
40
 122 3 2
4
 5 6
.625
.278
.347
.122
.225
1957 NYA
141
550
71
127
19
5
24
64
45
 115 4 1
4
 3 13
.708
.293
.415
.184
.231
1958 NYA
153
586
83
158
23
2
33
83
43
 129 5 3
6
 4 17
.808
.323
.485
.215
.270
1959 NYA
156
600
78
151
28
5
22
75
32
 143 2 3
9
 3 4
.715
.290
.425
.173
.252
1960 NYA
155
627
80
165
22
5
26
98
34
 140 2 4
13
 3 4
.740
.301
.439
.175
.263
1961 NYA
155
610
87
160
26
4
30
112
55
 135 5 6
14
 5 4
.791
.325
.466
.203
.262
1962 NYA
155
610
82
163
16
8
33
111
37
 124 4 4
17
 3 1
.793
.311
.482
.215
.267
1963 NYA
154
558
93
156
23
5
35
118
32
 124 1 8
11
 4 24
.842
.316
.527
.247
.280
1964 NYA
152
564
90
148
20
5
29
91
45
 114 2 2
5
 1 13
.788
.318
.470
.207
.262
1965 NYA
148
526
88
151
16
6
32
84
37
 119 6 3
12
 3 0
.862
.339
.523
.236
.287
1966 NYA
52
88
11
26
8
0
3
12
5
 16 1 0
2
 0 0
.829
.340
.489
.193
.295
1967 NYA
74
158
23
31
3
2
9
20
6
 34 0 1
1
 0 2
.636
.224
.411
.215
.196
Total
1805
6649
895
1694
236
55
307
984
450
 1442 38 38
103
 40 97
.749
.304
.445
.191
.255
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Whitey Birchwood has retired from the New York Cannibals
1955-04-01The New York Cannibals have renamed Billy Edmonson to Whitey Birchwood.
1955-04-01A 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.