George Witt
| George Witt | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: November 9, 1931 Long Beach, California | |||
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Died: January 30, 2013 (aged 81) Laguna Beach, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 21, 1957, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 10, 1962, for the Houston Colt .45's | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 11–16 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.32 | ||
| Strikeouts | 156 | ||
| Teams | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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George Adrian Witt (November 9, 1931 – January 30, 2013),[1] sometimes listed as Red Witt, was a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball (1957–62) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Angels and Houston Colt .45's.[2]
Witt was a member of the 1960 World Series champion Pirates.[2] For his career he compiled an 11–16 record with a 4.32 earned run average and 156 strikeouts in 66 appearances.[3][4]
Witt was a high school physical education instructor, a science teacher, and a baseball and tennis coach at Tustin High School in Tustin, California; as well as a former Foreign Study League group leader, leading high school students through a number of European foreign capitals comparing different governmental systems.[5]
References
- ↑ Hayes, John (Feb 7, 2013). "Obituary George Witt / Relief pitcher was part of Pirates '60 title run". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- 1 2 Cook, Ron (May 11, 1987). "To Witt, baseball was unhappy time". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Red Witt Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ↑ "George Witt Baseball Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ↑ "George Witt - BR Bullpen". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)