Whitey Witt

Positions: Outfielder, Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-7, 150lb (170cm, 68kg)

Born: September 28, 1895 in Orange, MA us

Died: July 14, 1988 in Salem County, NJ

Buried: St. Joseph Church Cemetery, Woodstown, NJ

School: Bowdoin College (Brunswick, ME)

Debut: April 12, 1916 (Age 20-197d, 4,465th in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 19, 1926 (Age 30-325d)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1916 season

Full Name: Lawton Walter Witt

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1923 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.1

4171

1195

.287

632

RBI

300

OBP

.362

SLG

.364

OPS

.726

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1920 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1920 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	PHA		NYY	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 15	PHA		NYY	L,1-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 19	PHA		WSH	L,0-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 20	PHA		WSH	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	12 (7)	May 1	PHA	@	WSH	W,9-4	GF	12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
6	17 (4)	May 6	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	19 (1)	May 10	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	24 (4)	May 18	PHA		DET	L,2-8	GF	16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0
9	27 (2)	May 21	PHA		CLE	L,4-9	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
10	28	May 22	PHA		CLE	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	29	May 23	PHA	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	30	May 24	PHA		CHW	L,2-10	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	31	May 25	PHA		CHW	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	33 (1)	May 27	PHA		CHW	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	34	May 28	PHA		WSH	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
16	35	May 29 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,5-11	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	36	May 29 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
18	37	May 30	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-11	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	38	May 31 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	39	May 31 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	40	Jun 1 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	41	Jun 1 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
23	42	Jun 3	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	43	Jun 4	PHA	@	NYY	L,5-12	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	44	Jun 6	PHA	@	NYY	L,6-12	CG	47	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
26	45	Jun 7 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	46	Jun 7 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	47	Jun 8	PHA	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	48	Jun 9	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-6	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	65 (16)	Jun 28	PHA	@	WSH	W,6-2	GF	18	6.0	1	1	0	2	1
31	66	Jun 30 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	3	5	0	8	1
32	67	Jun 30 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,6-10	CG	41	9.0	3	6	1	10	2
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	68	Jul 1	PHA		NYY	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
34	69	Jul 2	PHA		NYY	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	2	4	0	6	2
35	70	Jul 3 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	4	4	1	9	1
36	71	Jul 3 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
37	72	Jul 5 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
38	73	Jul 5 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,3-10	CG	44	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
39	74	Jul 6 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,0-11	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	75	Jul 6 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
41	76	Jul 7 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	77	Jul 7 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	78	Jul 8	PHA		CHW	L,5-8	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	79	Jul 9	PHA		CHW	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	80	Jul 10	PHA		CHW	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
46	81	Jul 12	PHA		CHW	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	4	1	1	6	0
47	82	Jul 13	PHA		CLE	L,3-4	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
48	83	Jul 14	PHA		CLE	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	84	Jul 15	PHA		CLE	L,1-5	CG	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	85	Jul 16	PHA		CLE	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	86	Jul 17 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
52	87	Jul 17 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
53	88	Jul 19	PHA		SLB	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
54	89	Jul 20	PHA		SLB	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
55	90	Jul 21	PHA		SLB	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	91	Jul 22	PHA		DET	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	92	Jul 23	PHA		DET	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
58	93	Jul 24	PHA		DET	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
59	94	Jul 25	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	95	Jul 28	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
61	96	Jul 29 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	97	Jul 29 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,12-6	CG	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
							62gm		92.0	104	31	5	140	8