Whitey Wietelmann Notable

Whitey Wietelmann played for three clubs across nine seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Boston Bees in 1939 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1947. His longest stay was with the Boston Braves, from 1941 to 1946.

Across 580 games he batted .232, with 409 hits and 170 runs. He finished with 7 home runs, 55 doubles and 14 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 14.09 earned run average, pitching 7 innings in 4 games. He struck out 2.

He played 374 games at shortstop, with 1,148 assists and 94 errors. He turned 201 double plays. He also played 155 games at second base.

He was born in Zanesville, OH, USA on March 15, 1919, and died on March 26, 2002. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.