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.

1923 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1923 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	NYY		BOS	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 19	NYY		BOS	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
3	3	Apr 20	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 21	NYY		BOS	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 22	NYY		WSH	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	Apr 23	NYY		WSH	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	Apr 24	NYY		WSH	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	8	Apr 25	NYY		WSH	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	Apr 26	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	3	0	0	3	0
10	10	Apr 27	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	11	Apr 28	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	12	Apr 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,17-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	14	May 2	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
15	15	May 3	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	16	May 4	NYY		PHA	L,6-8	CG	44	10.0	1	0	1	2	0
17	17	May 5	NYY		PHA	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	18	May 6	NYY		PHA	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	1	4	0
19	19	May 8	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	20	May 10	NYY	@	CLE	W,13-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	21	May 12	NYY	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	22	May 13	NYY	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	23	May 14	NYY	@	DET	W,16-11	CG	55	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	24	May 15	NYY	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
25	25	May 16	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
26	26	May 17	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	27	May 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	28	May 19	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	29	May 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	30	May 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	31	May 22	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	54	15.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	32	May 24	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-1	CG	32	8.1	4	0	0	4	0
33	33	May 25	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
34	34	May 26	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-8	CG	54	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	35	May 27	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
36	36	May 29	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	37	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	38	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
39	39	May 31	NYY		BOS	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	40	Jun 1	NYY		BOS	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
41	41	Jun 2	NYY		BOS	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	42	Jun 4	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	1	5	0
43	43	Jun 5	NYY		CHW	W,7-6	CG	45	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	44	Jun 6	NYY		CHW	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
45	45	Jun 8	NYY		CHW	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
46	46	Jun 9	NYY		CLE	L,3-13	GS	31	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	47	Jun 10	NYY		CLE	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	49 (1)	Jun 12	NYY		CLE	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
49	50	Jun 13	NYY		SLB	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	51	Jun 14	NYY		SLB	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	52	Jun 15	NYY		SLB	W,10-0	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
52	53	Jun 16	NYY		SLB	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
53	54	Jun 17	NYY		DET	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
54	55	Jun 18	NYY		DET	L,3-11	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
55	56	Jun 19	NYY		DET	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
56	57	Jun 20	NYY		DET	L,7-9	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	58	Jun 22	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	59	Jun 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
59	60	Jun 25	NYY	@	BOS	W,14-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
60	61	Jun 26	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
61	62	Jun 28	NYY		PHA	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	63	Jun 29	NYY		PHA	W,10-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
63	64	Jun 30	NYY		PHA	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	65	Jul 1	NYY		PHA	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	66	Jul 2	NYY		WSH	W,13-1	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
66	67	Jul 3	NYY		WSH	W,2-1	CG	57	15.0	8	1	0	9	0
67	68	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,12-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	69	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,12-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
69	70	Jul 6	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	78 (7)	Jul 14 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
71	79	Jul 14 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-7	GF	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
72	80	Jul 15	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
73	81	Jul 16 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
74	82	Jul 16 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	83	Jul 17	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-13	GS	28	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	84	Jul 18	NYY	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
77	85	Jul 19	NYY	@	DET	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	86	Jul 21	NYY	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
79	87	Jul 22	NYY	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	88	Jul 24	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
81	89	Jul 25	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
82	90	Jul 26	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
83	91	Jul 27	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
84	92	Jul 28	NYY		CHW	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	93	Jul 29 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
86	94	Jul 29 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
87	95	Jul 30	NYY		CHW	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	96	Aug 1	NYY		CLE	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
89	97	Aug 2	NYY		CLE	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
90	98	Aug 4	NYY		CLE	L,7-15	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
91	99	Aug 5	NYY		SLB	W,9-8	CG	54	13.0	7	1	0	8	1
92	100	Aug 6	NYY		SLB	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	101	Aug 7	NYY		SLB	L,10-12	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
94	102	Aug 8	NYY		SLB	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	103	Aug 9	NYY		DET	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
96	104	Aug 11 (1)	NYY		DET	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
97	105	Aug 11 (2)	NYY		DET	W,9-8	CG	45	10.0	6	0	0	6	0
98	106	Aug 12	NYY		DET	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
99	107	Aug 15	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
100	108	Aug 16	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
101	109	Aug 17	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
102	110	Aug 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
103	111	Aug 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
104	112	Aug 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,16-5	GS	18	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
105	113	Aug 22	NYY	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
106	114	Aug 23	NYY	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
107	115	Aug 24	NYY	@	DET	W,7-1	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
108	116	Aug 25	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
109	117	Aug 26	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	43	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
110	118	Aug 27	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
111	119	Aug 30	NYY		WSH	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	120	Aug 31	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
113	121	Sep 1	NYY		WSH	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
114	122	Sep 2	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
115	123	Sep 3 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	46	13.0	5	1	0	6	0
116	124	Sep 3 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
117	125	Sep 4	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
118	126	Sep 5	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	127	Sep 8	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
120	128	Sep 9 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
121	129	Sep 9 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
122	130	Sep 10	NYY		BOS	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
123	131	Sep 11	NYY		BOS	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
124	132	Sep 12 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
125	133	Sep 12 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
126	134	Sep 13	NYY		CHW	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
127	135	Sep 14	NYY		CHW	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
128	136	Sep 15	NYY		CHW	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
129	137	Sep 16 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
130	138	Sep 16 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
131	139	Sep 17	NYY		CLE	L,2-6	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
132	140	Sep 18	NYY		CLE	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
133	141	Sep 20	NYY		SLB	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
134	142	Sep 24	NYY		DET	W,12-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
135	143	Sep 25	NYY		DET	L,4-5	GS	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
136	144	Sep 26	NYY		DET	L,3-8	CG	49	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
137	145	Sep 27	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
138	146	Sep 28	NYY	@	BOS	W,24-4	GS	0	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
139	147	Sep 29 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
140	148	Sep 29 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	58	15.1	4	0	0	4	0
141	149	Oct 4	NYY		PHA	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
142	150	Oct 5	NYY		PHA	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
143	151	Oct 6	NYY		PHA	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
144	152	Oct 7	NYY		PHA	L,7-9	GS	32	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
							144gm			354	14	8	376	4