Player
David Whatley
Player Info
- Full Name
- David Samuel
- Born
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November 10, 1914
Griffin, GA, USA - Died
- March 13, 1961
- Size
- 5'10" / 165 lbs
- B/T
- L / R
Teams
- Birmingham Black Barons 1937-1938
- Memphis Red Sox 1938-1938
- Cleveland Bears 1939-1939
- Homestead Grays 1939-1944
- New York Black Yankees 1944-1944
Honors
1 x All-Star
Career Batting
246
G
.335
AVG
318
H
13
HR
114
RBI
.862
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Homestead Grays | 8 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 |
| 1944 | New York Black Yankees | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1942 | Homestead Grays | 51 | 189 | 59 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 39 | .312 |
| 1941 | Homestead Grays | 47 | 185 | 58 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 37 | .314 |
| 1940 | Homestead Grays | 53 | 217 | 64 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 42 | .295 |
| 1939 | Cleveland Bears | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| 1939 | Homestead Grays | 28 | 102 | 45 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | .441 |
| 1938 | Birmingham Black Barons | 24 | 94 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .415 |
| 1938 | Memphis Red Sox | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| 1937 | Birmingham Black Barons | 27 | 112 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | .357 |