Smoky Burgess
1949–1967 · bats L / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,692G
.295AVG
.362OBP
.446SLG
More career statistics
1,318H
126HR
673RBI
13SB
6Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 4,471 | 4,470 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 14 | 13 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 270 | 271 |
| Batting · Walks | 477 | 478 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,692 | 5,013 | 4,471 | 485 | 1,318 | 230 | 33 | 126 | 673 | 477 | 270 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 1,992 | .295 | .362 | .446 | .808 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1952-06-22 to 1952-07-02
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1955-07-29 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1955-07-29 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1962-06-30 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 864 | 2489 | 648 | 67 | 344 | 246 | 150 | .293 | .359 | .446 |
| Away | 828 | 2524 | 670 | 59 | 329 | 232 | 121 | .296 | .357 | .446 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 124 | 334 | 92 | 9 | 48 | 33 | 13 | .308 | .374 | .482 |
| May | 298 | 890 | 237 | 26 | 139 | 90 | 42 | .300 | .367 | .468 |
| June | 287 | 890 | 237 | 26 | 118 | 78 | 49 | .296 | .354 | .459 |
| July | 323 | 976 | 249 | 20 | 122 | 99 | 52 | .288 | .357 | .433 |
| August | 379 | 1095 | 281 | 26 | 131 | 103 | 64 | .290 | .351 | .429 |
| September | 277 | 821 | 222 | 19 | 115 | 72 | 51 | .300 | .358 | .431 |
| October | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .429 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 179 | 612 | 179 | 25 | 99 | 45 | 31 | .320 | .366 | .525 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 178 | 599 | 174 | 19 | 76 | 43 | 23 | .318 | .362 | .495 |
| chicago-cubs | 171 | 583 | 146 | 16 | 86 | 57 | 27 | .285 | .348 | .444 |
| milwaukee-braves | 162 | 507 | 146 | 14 | 65 | 53 | 32 | .327 | .393 | .470 |
| cincinnati-reds | 145 | 447 | 107 | 9 | 43 | 45 | 22 | .270 | .340 | .421 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 123 | 416 | 123 | 10 | 61 | 44 | 19 | .335 | .401 | .493 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 114 | 359 | 87 | 7 | 48 | 41 | 21 | .275 | .357 | .424 |
| new-york-giants | 109 | 354 | 77 | 5 | 34 | 38 | 20 | .244 | .325 | .361 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 |  Chicago Cubs | 47 | 56 | 15 | 1 | 12 | – | .268 | – | – |
| 1951 | Chicago Cubs | 94 | 218 | 55 | 2 | 20 | 2 | .252 | – | – |
| 1952 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 110 | 371 | 110 | 6 | 56 | 3 | .296 | – | – |
| 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies | 102 | 312 | 91 | 4 | 36 | 3 | .292 | – | – |
| 1954 | Philadelphia Phillies | 108 | 345 | 127 | 4 | 46 | 1 | .368 | – | – |
| 1955 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies | 123 | 442 | 133 | 21 | 78 | 1 | .301 | – | – |
| 1956 |  Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 229 | 63 | 12 | 39 | – | .275 | – | – |
| 1957 | Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 205 | 58 | 14 | 39 | – | .283 | – | – |
| 1958 | Cincinnati Reds | 99 | 251 | 71 | 6 | 31 | – | .283 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 114 | 377 | 112 | 11 | 59 | – | .297 | – | – |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 110 | 337 | 99 | 7 | 39 | – | .294 | – | – |
| 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 100 | 323 | 98 | 12 | 52 | 1 | .303 | – | – |
| 1962 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 103 | 360 | 118 | 13 | 61 | – | .328 | – | – |
| 1963 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 91 | 264 | 74 | 6 | 37 | – | .280 | – | – |
| 1964 | Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 176 | 43 | 3 | 18 | 2 | .244 | – | – |
| 1965 |  Chicago White Sox | 80 | 77 | 22 | 2 | 24 | – | .286 | – | – |
| 1966 | Chicago White Sox | 79 | 67 | 21 | – | 15 | – | .313 | – | – |
| 1967 | Chicago White Sox | 77 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 11 | – | .133 | – | – |