The Boston Globe. p. 28 External links Smoky Burgess at SABR (Baseball BioProject) Smoky Burgess at The Deadball Era Smoky Burgess obituary at the New York Times "Catcher With A Belly", by Frank Yeutter, Baseball Digest, May 1953 "Let Me Have Men About Me That Are Fat...", by Walter Bingham, Sports Illustrated, June 22, 1959 "Catcher With The Highest Average", by Ed Rumill, Baseball Digest, December 1963 "The Buddha with the Clutch Touch", by Francis Stan, Baseball Digest, July 1966 1927 births 1991 deaths Baseball players from North Carolina Major League Baseball catchers National League All-Stars Chicago Cubs players Chicago White Sox players Cincinnati Reds players Philadelphia Phillies players Pittsburgh Pirates players Atlanta Braves scouts Minor league baseball coaches Lockport Cubs players Portsmouth Cubs players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Fayetteville Cubs players Macon Peaches players Nashville Vols players Springfield Cubs players Baseball coaches from North Carolina People from Caroleen, North Carolina