Jerry Witte
| Jerry Witte | |
|---|---|
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| First baseman | |
| Born: July 30, 1915 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
| Died: April 27, 2002 (aged 86) Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 10, 1946, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 13, 1947, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .163 |
| Home runs | 4 |
| Runs batted in | 16 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Jerome Charles Witte (July 30, 1915 – April 27, 2002) was an American professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1946 and 1947, for the St. Louis Browns, primarily as a first baseman. He also had a long minor league baseball career, spanning 16 seasons from 1937 until 1952. In 1946, he won the American Association Most Valuable Player Award while playing for the Toledo Mud Hens, earning a shot at the major leagues that September.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- Major League Baseball first basemen
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- Mayfield Clothiers players
- Terre Haute Tots players
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- Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
- Dallas Eagles players
- Rochester Red Wings players
- Houston Buffaloes players
- Baseball players from St. Louis
- 1915 births
- 2002 deaths
- American Association (1902–1997) MVP Award winners
- Baseball first baseman stubs