George Bostic “Possum” Whitted (February 4, 1890 – October 16, 1962) was an outfielder and third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals (1912–14), Boston Braves (1914), Philadelphia Phillies (1915–19), Pittsburgh Pirates (1919–21) and Brooklyn Robins (1922).
He was the first rookie in history to start at every position (except pitcher and catcher) during the season.
Career Stats
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.
MLB debut-September 16, 1912, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance-April 23, 1922, for the Brooklyn Robins