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.

1922 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1922 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 21	NYY		WSH	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	9	Apr 22	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	10	Apr 23	NYY		WSH	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	11	Apr 24	NYY		PHA	W,6-4	CG	44	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	12	Apr 25	NYY		PHA	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	13	Apr 26	NYY		PHA	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	14	Apr 28	NYY		BOS	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	15	Apr 29	NYY		BOS	L,2-5	CG	54	14.0	4	0	0	4	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	17 (1)	May 1	NYY		BOS	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
10	18	May 2	NYY		BOS	W,12-6	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	19	May 3	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	20	May 5	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-4	GS	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	21	May 6	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	22	May 7	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	23	May 8	NYY		CHW	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	24	May 9	NYY		CHW	W,8-7	CG	46	10.0	1	0	1	2	0
17	25	May 10	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	CG	40	11.0	2	1	1	4	0
18	26	May 11	NYY		CHW	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	27	May 12	NYY		DET	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
20	28	May 13	NYY		DET	L,5-8	CG	53	13.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	29	May 14	NYY		DET	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
22	30	May 15	NYY		DET	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	31	May 16	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	32	May 17	NYY		CLE	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	33	May 19	NYY		CLE	W,12-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	34	May 20	NYY		SLB	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	35	May 21	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	36	May 22	NYY		SLB	W,4-3	GS	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	37	May 23	NYY		SLB	L,3-11	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	38	May 24	NYY		WSH	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
31	39	May 25	NYY		WSH	W,6-4	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	42 (2)	May 28	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	40	9.1	6	0	0	6	0
33	43	May 29	NYY		PHA	W,7-4	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	44	May 30 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	46 (1)	Jun 1	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	47	Jun 3	NYY		BOS	L,2-6	CG	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
37	48	Jun 4	NYY		PHA	W,8-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	49	Jun 6	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
39	50	Jun 7	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-7	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	51	Jun 8	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
41	53 (1)	Jun 10	NYY	@	SLB	W,14-5	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	54	Jun 11	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-4	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	57 (2)	Jun 14	NYY	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
44	58	Jun 15	NYY	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	59	Jun 16	NYY	@	DET	L,4-9	CG	45	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
46	60	Jun 17	NYY	@	DET	L,8-9	GF	25	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	61	Jun 18	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-9	GS	25	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	63 (1)	Jun 20	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	64	Jun 21	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
50	65	Jun 22	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
51	66	Jun 23	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	67	Jun 24 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,7-12	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	68	Jun 24 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
54	69	Jun 26	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
55	70	Jun 28	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	34	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
56	71	Jun 29	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	72	Jul 1 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	73	Jul 1 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	74	Jul 2	NYY		PHA	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	75	Jul 3	NYY	@	PHA	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	76	Jul 4 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	77	Jul 4 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	78	Jul 6 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
64	79	Jul 6 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
65	80	Jul 7	NYY		CLE	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
66	81	Jul 8	NYY		CLE	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
67	82	Jul 9	NYY		CLE	L,7-9	CG	60	13.0	5	0	0	5	0
68	83	Jul 11	NYY		SLB	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	84	Jul 12	NYY		SLB	L,4-7	GS	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
70	85	Jul 14	NYY		SLB	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
71	86	Jul 15	NYY		CHW	L,2-3	CG	46	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
72	87	Jul 16	NYY		CHW	L,0-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
73	88	Jul 17	NYY		CHW	L,7-8	CG	47	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	89	Jul 18	NYY		CHW	W,14-4	CG	43	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
75	90	Jul 19	NYY		DET	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
76	91	Jul 20	NYY		DET	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
77	92	Jul 21	NYY		DET	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
78	93	Jul 22	NYY		DET	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
79	94	Jul 23	NYY		BOS	W,11-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	95	Jul 25	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-8	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	96	Jul 26	NYY	@	SLB	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
82	97	Jul 27	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	44	11.0	4	0	1	5	0
83	98	Jul 28	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	99	Jul 29	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	100	Jul 30	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	101	Jul 31	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	102	Aug 2	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
88	103	Aug 3	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-9	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
89	104	Aug 4	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
90	105	Aug 5	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	106	Aug 6	NYY	@	DET	W,11-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	107	Aug 7	NYY	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	108	Aug 8	NYY	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
94	109	Aug 9	NYY	@	DET	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
95	110	Aug 11	NYY		PHA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	112 (1)	Aug 15	NYY		DET	W,2-1	GS	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
97	113	Aug 16	NYY		DET	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
98	114	Aug 17	NYY		DET	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
99	115	Aug 18	NYY		CHW	W,8-7	GS	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
100	116	Aug 19	NYY		CHW	W,12-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
101	117	Aug 20	NYY		CHW	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
102	118	Aug 22	NYY		CLE	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
103	119	Aug 23	NYY		CLE	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
104	120	Aug 24	NYY		CLE	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
105	121	Aug 25 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
106	122	Aug 25 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
107	123	Aug 26	NYY		SLB	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
108	124	Aug 28	NYY		SLB	W,2-1	CG	42	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
109	125	Aug 29	NYY		WSH	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
110	126	Aug 30	NYY		WSH	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
111	127	Aug 31	NYY		WSH	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	128	Sep 2 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
113	129	Sep 2 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	130	Sep 5 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
115	131	Sep 5 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
116	132	Sep 6	NYY		BOS	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
117	133	Sep 8	NYY		WSH	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
118	134	Sep 9	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	3	1	0	4	1
119	135	Sep 10 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
120	136	Sep 10 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
121	137	Sep 11	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
122	138	Sep 13 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
123	139	Sep 13 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
124	140	Sep 14	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
125	141	Sep 15	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
126	142	Sep 16	NYY	@	SLB	W,2-1	GS	29	8.1	4	0	0	4	0
127	143	Sep 17	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
128	144	Sep 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
129	145	Sep 19	NYY	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
130	146	Sep 20	NYY	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
131	147	Sep 21	NYY	@	DET	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
132	148	Sep 22	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-3	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
133	149	Sep 23	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-6	GS	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
134	150	Sep 24	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
135	151	Sep 28	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
136	152	Sep 29	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
137	153	Sep 30	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
138	154	Oct 1	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
							139gm			297	10	8	315	2