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| Name | Team | Age |
| Whitey Birchwood | Retired (1967, Age 34) | Died (2012, Age 80) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 9 (1955) |
3B | B/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Thurman Munson League | 0 | 13 years (14 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
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 11/20/1932 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Alt Pos (SS) | Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (72.1 %) | (1.4 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1955 | Majors | 64.59 | 6 / 7 | 6 / 11 | 7 / 11 | 10 / 12 | 4 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 2 / 5 | 41 / 64 | |||
| 1956 | Majors | 61.96 | 1 / 7 | 8 / 14 | 6 / 8 | 5 / 9 | 6 / 7 | 3 / 9 | 3 / 7 | 32 / 61 | |||
| 1957 | Majors | 57.08 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 8 | 3 / 6 | 2 / 7 | 5 / 10 | 7 / 13 | 1 / 10 | 21 / 57 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 61.31 | 1 / 10 | 4 / 7 | 2 / 6 | 6 / 11 | 1 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 22 / 61 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 61.88 | 1 / 6 | 1 / 9 | 3 / 12 | 3 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 2 / 6 | 3 / 12 | 15 / 61 | |||
| 1960 | Majors | 65.68 | 1 / 12 | 3 / 13 | 2 / 10 | 3 / 12 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 12 / 65 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 67.59 | 2 / 11 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 11 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 11 | 2 / 12 | 7 / 67 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 65.49 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 14 | 2 / 12 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 65 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 55.98 | 0 / 16 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 55 | |||
| 1964 | Majors | 55.83 | 1 / 11 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 55 | |||
| 1965 | Majors | 56.58 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 15 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 56 | |||
| 1966 | Majors | 9.27 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 9 | |||
| 1967 | Majors | 15.96 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 15 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 / 103 | 25 / 98 | 25 / 92 | 30 / 99 | 21 / 90 | 22 / 112 | 16 / 97 | 153 / 691 |
| 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. |