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.

1921 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1921 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-11	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	2	Apr 14	PHA	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
3	3	Apr 16	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 17	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 19	PHA	@	WSH	L,6-14	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	6	Apr 20	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	Apr 21	PHA		NYY	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	8	Apr 22	PHA		NYY	W,11-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
9	9	Apr 25	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
10	10	Apr 26	PHA	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
11	11	Apr 28	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	12	Apr 29	PHA		WSH	T,3-3	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
13	13	Apr 30	PHA		WSH	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	15	May 2	PHA		WSH	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	16	May 3	PHA		WSH	L,2-4	CG	47	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
17	17	May 6	PHA		BOS	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	18	May 7	PHA		BOS	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	19	May 8	PHA	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	62	14.0	3	0	0	3	0
20	20	May 11	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	21	May 12	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	22	May 13	PHA	@	SLB	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	23	May 14	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	24	May 15	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	25	May 16	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	26	May 17	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-10	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
27	27	May 18	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	28	May 19	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	50	10.1	4	1	0	5	0
29	29	May 20	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-16	CG	51	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	30	May 21	PHA	@	CLE	W,11-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	31	May 22	PHA	@	DET	W,9-6	CG	0	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	32	May 23	PHA	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
33	33	May 24	PHA	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
34	34	May 25	PHA	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	35	May 28 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	36	May 28 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
37	37	May 29	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
38	38	May 30 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
39	39	May 30 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	40	May 31 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
41	41	May 31 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	43	Jun 1 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
44	44	Jun 2	PHA		DET	L,4-5	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
45	45	Jun 3	PHA		DET	W,15-9	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	46	Jun 4	PHA		DET	L,5-7	CG	44	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
47	47	Jun 6	PHA		DET	L,8-12	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
48	48	Jun 8	PHA		CHW	L,7-9	CG	50	10.0	1	0	1	2	0
49	49	Jun 9	PHA		CHW	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
50	50	Jun 10	PHA		CHW	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	51	Jun 11	PHA		SLB	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
52	52	Jun 13	PHA		SLB	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
53	53	Jun 14	PHA		SLB	L,9-10	CG	48	10.0	3	0	1	4	0
54	54	Jun 15	PHA		CLE	L,5-6	CG	52	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	55	Jun 16	PHA		CLE	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	56	Jun 18	PHA		CLE	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	57	Jun 20 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
58	58	Jun 20 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
59	59	Jun 21	PHA		WSH	W,7-6	CG	66	15.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	60	Jun 22	PHA		WSH	L,4-5	CG	47	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
61	61	Jun 23	PHA		WSH	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
62	62	Jun 24	PHA	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	63	Jun 25 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	64	Jun 25 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	65	Jun 27	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	35	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
66	66	Jun 28	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
67	67	Jun 29	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	68	Jul 1 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
69	69	Jul 1 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	40	11.2	0	0	0	0	0
70	70	Jul 2	PHA	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	71	Jul 3	PHA	@	WSH	W,12-4	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
72	72	Jul 4 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
73	73	Jul 4 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-14	CG	0	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
74	74	Jul 5	PHA	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	75	Jul 7	PHA	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
76	76	Jul 9	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
77	77	Jul 10 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-10	GS	34	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	78	Jul 10 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	79	Jul 12	PHA	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	63	15.1	3	0	0	3	0
80	80	Jul 13	PHA	@	DET	L,5-11	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
81	81	Jul 14	PHA	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	82	Jul 15	PHA	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	83	Jul 16	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	5	1	1	7	0
84	84	Jul 17 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
85	85	Jul 17 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	86	Jul 18	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
87	87	Jul 19	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	88	Jul 20	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
89	89	Jul 21	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	50	13.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	90	Jul 23	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	91	Jul 24	PHA	@	CHW	W,11-6	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
92	92	Jul 26	PHA		DET	T,3-3	CG	46	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
93	93	Jul 27	PHA		DET	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
94	94	Jul 28 (1)	PHA		DET	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
95	95	Jul 28 (2)	PHA		DET	L,2-9	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	96	Jul 29	PHA		DET	L,6-18	CG	49	9.0	1	2	1	4	0
97	97	Jul 30 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
98	98	Jul 30 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,1-9	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	99	Aug 1	PHA		CHW	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	100	Aug 4	PHA		SLB	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	101	Aug 5	PHA		SLB	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	102	Aug 6 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
103	103	Aug 6 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,12-9	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
104	104	Aug 7	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
105	105	Aug 8 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	106	Aug 8 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,6-7	CG	54	13.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	107	Aug 9	PHA		CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
108	108	Aug 10	PHA		CLE	W,9-5	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	109	Aug 11	PHA		NYY	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
110	110	Aug 12	PHA		NYY	W,8-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	111	Aug 13 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	112	Aug 13 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,7-13	CG	48	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
113	113	Aug 17	PHA	@	CLE	L,8-15	CG	52	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
114	114	Aug 18	PHA	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
115	115	Aug 20	PHA	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
116	116	Aug 21	PHA	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
117	117	Aug 22	PHA	@	DET	L,8-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
118	118	Aug 23	PHA	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	47	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
119	119	Aug 24	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	38	9.1	1	0	0	1	0
120	120	Aug 25	PHA	@	CHW	L,6-13	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
121	121	Aug 26	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
122	122	Aug 27	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
123	123	Aug 28	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-12	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	124	Sep 1	PHA	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
125	125	Sep 2	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
126	126	Sep 3	PHA	@	BOS	L,10-11	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
127	127	Sep 5 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	3	1	0	4	1
128	128	Sep 5 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
129	129	Sep 6	PHA		WSH	W,7-1	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
130	130	Sep 8	PHA		NYY	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
131	131	Sep 9	PHA		NYY	L,5-14	CG	50	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
132	132	Sep 10	PHA		NYY	L,3-19	CG	57	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
133	133	Sep 11	PHA	@	WSH	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
134	134	Sep 13	PHA		CLE	L,5-11	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
135	135	Sep 14	PHA		CLE	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
136	136	Sep 15 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,3-17	CG	57	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
137	137	Sep 15 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
138	138	Sep 16	PHA		DET	L,3-7	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
139	139	Sep 17	PHA		DET	L,3-7	GS	0	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
140	140	Sep 19	PHA		SLB	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
141	141	Sep 20	PHA		SLB	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
142	142	Sep 22 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,0-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
143	143	Sep 22 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
144	144	Sep 23 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
145	145	Sep 23 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
146	146	Sep 24 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
147	147	Sep 24 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,1-18	GS	31	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
148	148	Sep 26	PHA		CHW	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
149	149	Sep 27 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,9-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
150	151 (1)	Sep 28	PHA		BOS	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
151	152	Sep 29	PHA		NYY	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
152	153	Oct 1 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
153	154	Oct 1 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	47	10.2	2	1	0	3	0
154	155	Oct 2	PHA	@	WSH	L,6-11	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
							154gm			275	13	13	301	3