Whitted Family History & Genealogy

Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball as an outfielder (and occasional infielder) for 11 seasons (1912 to 1922) with the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers. After a late season call-up with the Cardinals in 1912, he emerged as a starter in 1913. Playing back and forth between the outfield and infield, he couldn’t adjust to Major League pitching, and was sent to the Boston Braves in 1914 after 20 games for the Cards (he was batting only .129). That trade worked out well for Possum Whitted and the Braves, because he batted .261 the rest of the season, and contributed to the “Miracle Braves” team that went from Last Place in July to capturing the National League Pennant in September. In that year’s World Series, the “Miracle” Braves went against Connie Mack’s heavily favored Philadelphia Athletics and their famed “$100,000 Infield”. He helped the Braves stun the A’s and the baseball world when Boston defeated Philadelphia in 4 straight games. He batted .241 with a triple and 2 RBIs in the Series. Before the beginning of the 1915 season the Braves traded him and catcher Oscar Dugey to the Philadelphia Phillies for disgruntled star Sherry Magee (who had been disappointed in not getting the Phillies managerial job). For the second year in a row, Possum Whitted became an integral piece on a Pennant winning team, batting .281 and playing excellent centerfield for the Phillies as the captured the National League crown. In the World Series (against the AL Champion Boston Red Sox) he would get only a single hit in 15 at-bats as the Sox downed the Phillies 4 games to 1. (Ironically, in 1914 he was a member of the NL Boston team against the AL Philadelphia team, then in 1915 he was a member of the Philadelphia NL team verses the Boston AL team!). He would be a mainstay in the Phillies outfield over the next two season, and would play in only 24 games in 1918 before entering the United States Army to serve in World War I. He returned in 1919, but on August 8 he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Casey Stengel (he would bat .389 in his 35 games with Pittsburgh). After playing two full seasons with the Pirates he finished out his career with the Dodgers in 1919, playing in only 1 game with Brooklyn before retiring. His career totals were 1,025 Games Played, 978 Hits, 440 Runs, 23 Home Runs, 451 RBIs and a career .269 Batting Average. He managed the minor league Durham (NC) Bulls from 1928 to 1932, holding the team record for manager wins (317) until September 2001, when it was broken by Bill Evers.

Priscilla Lee Whitted's father was Frank James Whitted (1915 - 1970) and her mother was Lea Ruth Klettke (1913 - 2013). When Priscilla was 7, she was living with her parents in Richmond, California with her siblings Ronald and Arvilla. Dad Frank was a field representative for a fuel distributors association and Mom Lea was a box folder at a manufacturer. Priscilla Whitted was married first to John Robert Nystrom (1941 - 2001) and they divorced in November of 1966. Priscilla then married John M. Strole on August 7, 1970, who was 8 years younger than she. They divorced in 1972. Priscilla was mother to Kyle B Stracner, who lived with her. Kyle went out for the evening of August 31, 1983, and when he returned, he found his mother dead and unclothed. At the time, there were no clues at the scene that could lead to an arrest in the murder. There was no forced entry, and Priscilla had been beaten severely, dying from the trauma. Read more about the crime at Find A Grave Memorial Much later, it was found that she had been murdered on August 31, 1983 by Kyle's 'friend' Robert Hathaway. The horrendous murder remained cold for 30 years but in 2014, ten years after Kyle's own death, Robert was linked to the murder through fingerprints and DNA. Days later, Robert hung himself and left a note saying that he 'took the coward's way out'. See Cops: 30-year-old Fairfield cold case solved

Harry Whitted of Osceola, Mississippi County, AR was born on January 8, 1952, and died at age 56 years old on February 26, 2008.

Samuel Whitted of Durham, Durham County, North Carolina was born on September 22, 1922, and died at age 59 years old in June 1982.

Stanley H Whitted of Saint Cloud, Osceola County, FL was born on January 24, 1924, and died at age 82 years old on October 17, 2006.

James Whitted of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina was born on January 20, 1915, and died at age 70 years old in May 1985.

Marvin Whitted of Sedalia, Guilford County, NC was born on June 13, 1926, and died at age 68 years old on April 1, 1995.

Wilbur V Whitted of Rochester, Beaver County, PA was born on November 24, 1924, and died at age 74 years old on December 1, 1998.

Odell Whitted of Yatesville, Upson County, GA was born on June 22, 1923, and died at age 84 years old on September 14, 2007.

Merle Whitted of Bedford, Lawrence County, IN was born on December 24, 1908, and died at age 84 years old on April 22, 1993.

Wiley E Whitted of Efland, Orange County, NC was born on February 18, 1918, and died at age 73 years old on April 9, 1991.

Earnest L Whitted of Muncie, Delaware County, IN was born on October 27, 1927, and died at age 78 years old on June 8, 2006.

Roy Whitted of Brownwood, Brown County, TX was born on November 30, 1924, and died at age 79 years old on April 16, 2004.

Robert L Whitted of Easley, Pickens County, SC was born on March 30, 1923, and died at age 72 years old on October 14, 1995.

Maynard L Whitted of Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina was born on September 12, 1921, and died at age 61 years old in July 1983.

Henry Whitted of Cedar Grove, Orange County, NC was born on April 6, 1920, and died at age 76 years old on March 9, 1997.

Henry C Whitted of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on January 28, 1910, and died at age 94 years old on April 29, 2004.

Marion S Whitted of Columbia, Richland County, SC was born on March 1, 1913, and died at age 88 years old on September 7, 2001.

Clyde C Whitted of Easley, Pickens County, SC was born on April 20, 1925, and died at age 78 years old on October 27, 2003.

Clyde W Whitted of Hillsborough, Orange County, NC was born on August 28, 1909, and died at age 94 years old on February 24, 2004.