Whitey Witt Notable

b. September 28, 1895 · Philadelphia Athletics 1916–1917, 1919–1921, New York Yankees 1922–1925, Brooklyn Robins 1926

Whitey Witt played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1916 and closing with the Brooklyn Robins in 1926.

Across 1,139 games he batted .287, with 1,195 hits and 632 runs. He finished with 18 home runs, 144 doubles, 62 triples and 78 stolen bases.

He led the league in walks once, in 1922, with 89. He played 729 games in the outfield, with 1,601 putouts and 50 errors. He also played 255 games at shortstop.

He was born in Orange, MA, USA on September 28, 1895, and died on July 14, 1988. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1916	PHA	143	563	64	138	16	15	2	36	55	71	19	.245
1917	PHA	128	452	62	114	13	4	0	28	65	45	12	.252
1919	PHA	122	460	56	123	15	6	0	33	46	26	11	.267
1920	PHA	65	218	29	70	11	3	1	25	27	16	2	.321
1921	PHA	154	629	100	198	31	11	4	45	77	52	16	.315
1922	NYY	140	528	98	157	11	6	4	40	89	29	5	.297
1923	NYY	146	596	113	187	18	10	6	56	67	42	2	.314
1924	NYY	147	600	88	178	26	5	1	36	45	20	9	.297
1925	NYY	31	40	9	8	2	1	0	0	6	2	1	.200
1926	BRO	63	85	13	22	1	1	0	3	12	6	1	.259
Career	—	1139	4171	632	1195	144	62	18	302	489	309	78	.287

On this day & linked events

1895

Born September 28, 1895

Orange, MA, USA

1988

Died July 14, 1988

1916

Major-league debut: Whitey Witt

Whitey Witt made a major-league debut on April 12, 1916.

1926

Final major-league game: Whitey Witt

Whitey Witt played a final major-league game on August 19, 1926.