Mel M who is in the middle of his 1967 replay, sent in his suggestion for Terrible Tuesday. It’s Smoky Burgess of the White Sox. On Baseball Reference, six-time All Star Burgess is listed as a “Catcher and Pinch Hitter” for his career. That about sums it up. in fact, for his last season for the Sox in 1967, all 76 of his plate appearances were pinch hitting appearances.
He didn’t really hit all that well (.133) in 1967 but he did hit two homers in 60 at-bats and managed to walk 14 times while striking out just eight times.
| Split | G | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Totals | 77 | 0 | 76 | 60 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 8 | .133 | .303 | .250 |
First of all, Smoky gets a deserved C-5 because he didn’t really put a glove on all year. He only has two zeros but that second column is pretty juicy once you get to it. After that, there aren’t too many hit numbers (two 8s and one 9).
Burgess does have seven 14s though you’ll find them in places like 15, 25, and (ugh) 55.
Ugly Numbers: 44-9, 55-14, C-5
A little Smoky Burgess trivia: He was named to the NL All-Star team in 1964 when he had only 116 plate appearances. He had hit one homerun and was batting .243 at the time.
thanks, Mel!
