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The 5'8" Whitted acquired the nickname Possum growing up in Durham, NC. A utility man for the Cardinals, he was traded to the "Miracle" Braves in mid-1914 and collected a World Series check. Then sold to the Phillies, he played the outfield in all five of their 1915 WS games with the Braves. He batted a consistent .281 as a Phillies regular from 1915 to 1917 and was traded to Pittsburgh for Casey Stengel in 1919. (JK)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 29, 1914: The Cardinals trade OF Ted Cather and INF Possum Whitted to the Braves for righty Hub Perdue. » December 24, 1914: The Braves hand Possum Whitted and INF Oscar Dugey a Christmas present, trading the pair to the Phillies for slugger Sherry Magee. » August 1, 1915: The Cubs beat the Phillies, 2–1, when OF Possum Whitted misses a shoestring catch on a line drive by Heinie Zimmerman, Zim circles the bases for a homer to beat Grover Cleveland Alexander. » August 8, 1919: Casey Stengel is traded to the Phils for Possum Whitted, who will bat .389 for the Pirates in the last 35 games.