1952 Bowman - Smoky Burgess #112 (Catcher) (PSA Certified) (b. 6 Feb 1927 - d. 15 Sep 1991 at age 64) - Autographed Baseball Card (Philadelphia Phillies)

Forrest Harrill "Smoky" Burgess (b: February 6, 1927 – d: September 15, 1991 at age 64) was a professional baseball player, coach and scout. He played in MLB as a catcher from 1949 to 1967. Later in his career, he became known for his ability as a pinch hitter, setting the major league career record for career pinch-hits with 145. (His Major League record of 145 career pinch hits was broken by Manny Mota in 1979.)

He had his best season in 1954, when he had a .368 batting average in 108 games for the Phillies, earning his first All-Star Game selection. On July 29, 1955, Burgess hit three home runs and had nine runs batted in during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Burgess was the Pirates catcher on May 26, 1959 when Haddix took a perfect game into the 13th inning against the Milwaukee Braves before losing the game. Burgess also won a World Series with the Pirates in 1960, batting .333 in the seven-game series.

In 1964, Burgess was acquired by the Chicago White Sox, who were in the heat of the pennant race. In his first plate appearance with the White Sox on September 15 against the Detroit Tigers, he hit a game-tying home run off pitcher Dave Wickersham. Over the next three years, he was used almost exclusively as a pinch hitter, appearing in just 7 games behind the plate. After an 18-year career, Burgess retired at the end of the 1967 season.

MLB debut - April 19, 1949, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance - October 1, 1967, for the Chicago White Sox

Career statistics:
Batting average - .295
Home runs - 126
RBI - 673

Teams:
Chicago Cubs (1949, 1951)
Philadelphia Phillies (1952–1955)
Cincinnati Reds (1955–1958)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1959–1964)
Chicago White Sox (1964–1967)

Career highlights and awards:
9× All-Star (1954, 1955, 1959–1961², 1964)
World Series champion (1960)
Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame

Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/804/col/1/yea/0/Smok...

Taken on: January 4, 2018

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