George Bostic "Possum" Whitted (February 4, 1890 – October 16, 1962) was an Outfielder

Outfielder

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 and Third Baseman

Third baseman

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 for the St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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 (1912–14), Boston Braves

Atlanta Braves

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 (1914), Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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 (1915–19), Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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 (1919–21) and Brooklyn Robins

Los Angeles Dodgers

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 (1922).

Whitted was born in Durham, North Carolina

Durham, North Carolina

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In 1914

1914 Boston Braves season

The 1914 Boston Braves was a season in American baseball. The team finished first in the National League, winning the pennant by 10½ games over the New York Giants...

, Whitted was a member of the Braves team that went from last place to first place in two months, becoming the first team to win a pennant

Pennant (sports)

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 after being in last place on the Fourth of July. The team then went on to defeat Connie Mack's

Connie Mack (baseball)

Cornelius McGillicuddy, Sr. , better known as Connie Mack, was an American professional baseball player, manager, and team owner. The longest-serving manager in Major League Baseball history, he holds records for wins , losses , and games managed , with his victory total being almost 1,000 more...

 heavily-favored Philadelphia Athletics

1914 Philadelphia Athletics season

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 in the 1914 World Series

1914 World Series

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He played for the Phillies

1915 Philadelphia Phillies season

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 in 1915, which won the National League

National League

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 Pennant.

In 11 seasons he played in 1,025 Games and had 3,630 At Bats, 440 Runs, 978 Hits, 145 Doubles, 60 Triples, 23 Home Runs, 451 RBI, 116 Stolen Bases, 215 Walks, .269 Batting Average, .313 On-base percentage, .361 Slugging Percentage, 1,312 Total Bases and 180 Sacrifice Hits.

He died in Wilmington, North Carolina

Wilmington, North Carolina

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at the age of 72 from complications from a hip injury sustained in a fall.

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