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| Name | Team | Age |
| Gus Whisenant | Retired (1958, Age 35) | Died (1995, Age 72) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 17, Pick 266 (1950) |
LF | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Jimmy Ryan League | 0 | 5 years (77 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 2/24/1923 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (90.0 %) | (29.3 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1950 | DET | 137 | 327 | 41 | 83 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 30 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .755 | .320 | .434 | .254 |
| 1951 | DET-CHN | 47 | 139 | 16 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .753 | .314 | .439 | .252 |
| 1952 | CHN | 45 | 127 | 23 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .922 | .324 | .598 | .291 |
| 1953 | CHN-CLE | 120 | 321 | 40 | 77 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 43 | 29 | 67 | 5 | 7 | 5 | .743 | .304 | .439 | .240 |
| 1954 | CLE | 129 | 361 | 53 | 92 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 47 | 26 | 70 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .749 | .311 | .438 | .255 |
| 1955 | PHI-NYN-KC | 69 | 148 | 17 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .707 | .301 | .405 | .264 |
| 1957 | KC-BRO | 46 | 109 | 19 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .941 | .381 | .560 | .330 |
| 1958 | BRO | 4 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .624 | .267 | .357 | .214 |
| Total | 597 | 1546 | 211 | 402 | 73 | 5 | 73 | 208 | 122 | 303 | 7 | 11 | 27 | .772 | .317 | .455 | .260 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1958-11-01 | Gus Whisenant has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1958-05-06 | The Brooklyn Bums have acquired Arch Browning from the waiver wire. The Brooklyn Bums have waived Gus Whisenant. |
| 1958-05-01 | The Brooklyn Bums have promoted Jim Fridley to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bums have designated Gus Whisenant for assignment. |
| 1957-06-14 | The Brooklyn Bums have acquired Gus Whisenant from the waiver wire. |
| 1957-06-10 | The Kansas City Thunder have designated Gus Whisenant for assignment. |
| 1957-04-26 | The Kansas City Thunder have promoted Gus Whisenant to the major league team. The Kansas City Thunder have sent A.J. Driscoll to the minors. |
| 1955-09-01 | The Kansas City Thunder have acquired Gus Whisenant from the waiver wire. |
| 1955-08-05 | The New York Swingers have waived Gus Whisenant. |
| 1955-08-03 | A trade has been completed between the New York Swingers and the Philadelphia Ashburns. The Philadelphia Ashburns receive Hank Cash, Mike "Money" Banks, Rob Brown, Oliver Hughes, Al Dumovich, Patrick Alexander, Tom Kirkpatrick, Horacio Cottrell, Gary Walker, Mike Smoltz, Tim Davis, Buzz Lieber from the New York Swingers in exchange for Jose Clark, Raul Cardenas, Gus Whisenant, Vada Robinson, Chico Chacon. |
| 1955-07-22 | The Philadelphia Ashburns have designated Gus Whisenant for assignment. |
| 1955-03-01 | The Philadelphia Ashburns have renamed Benny Seeds to Gus Whisenant. |
| 1954-08-05 | The Cleveland kay have promoted Benny Seeds to the major league team. The Cleveland kay have promoted Robert Humphreys to the major league team. The Cleveland kay have sent Al Gardner to the minors. The Cleveland kay have sent Ken Shoe to the minors. |
| 1954-07-20 | The Cleveland kay have promoted Al Gardner to the major league team. The Cleveland kay have promoted Bob Marty to the major league team. The Cleveland kay have promoted Chappie Mungo to the major league team. The Cleveland kay have promoted Mike Mead to the major league team. The Cleveland kay have promoted Cecil Landestoy to the major league team. The Cleveland kay have promoted Joe Hernandez to the major league team. The Cleveland kay have promoted Joe Murphy to the major league team. The Cleveland kay have promoted John Crawford to the major league team. The Cleveland kay have promoted Bill Ilsley to the major league team. The Cleveland kay have promoted Craig Higdon to the major league team. The Cleveland kay have designated Walt Lansing for assignment. The Cleveland kay have designated Mike Niemann for assignment. The Cleveland kay have designated Benny Seeds for assignment. The Cleveland kay have sent Jake Weaver to the minors. The Cleveland kay have designated T.J. James for assignment. The Cleveland kay have sent Bill Grant to the minors. The Cleveland kay have designated Kid Hicks for assignment. The Cleveland kay have designated Bill Hoover for assignment. The Cleveland kay have designated Ken Lyle for assignment. The Cleveland kay have designated Pete Arnold for assignment. |
| 1953-04-05 | The Cleveland kay have acquired Benny Seeds from the waiver wire. |
| 1953-04-01 | The Chicago Bleacher Bums have promoted Doc Stevens to the major league team. The Chicago Bleacher Bums have promoted Kevin Ott to the major league team. The Chicago Bleacher Bums have promoted Larry Johnson to the major league team. The Chicago Bleacher Bums have designated Benny Seeds for assignment. The Chicago Bleacher Bums have designated Frank Chance for assignment. The Chicago Bleacher Bums have designated Johnny Evers for assignment. |
| 1951-04-16 | The Chicago Bleacher Bums have acquired Benny Seeds from the waiver wire. |
| 1951-04-12 | The Detroit Bullet Boys have promoted Mark Bamberger to the major league team. The Detroit Bullet Boys have promoted Aaron Torres to the major league team. The Detroit Bullet Boys have designated John Todt for assignment. The Detroit Bullet Boys have designated Jim Jones for assignment. The Detroit Bullet Boys have designated Ken Walls for assignment. The Detroit Bullet Boys have designated Benny Seeds for assignment. |