Burgess Whitehead
Baseball
Inducted: 1981
- Born in Tarboro, NC, 1910
- Attended University of North Carolina before signing pro contract in 1930
- Outstanding defensive second baseman; made big leagues in 1934 with St. Louis Cardinals
- Traded to New York Giants in 1936
- Starting second baseman for Giants through 1941 season, although he missed 1938 season because of illness
- Spent 1942–1945 in U.S. Army Air Corps
- Played for Pittsburgh in 1946 before retiring
- Batted .266 for career with 883 hits in 924 games
- Played in three World Series — 1934 with St. Louis and 1936 and 1937 with New York
- Batted .135 in 12 World Series games
- Died in 1993
