Mickey Witek

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: December 19, 1915 in Luzerne, PA us

Died: August 24, 1990 in Kingston, PA

Buried: St. John Cemetery, Dallas, PA

Debut: April 16, 1940 (Age 24-119d, 8,856th in major league history)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 1, 1949 (Age 33-133d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: Nicholas Joseph Witek

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.5

2147

595

.277

239

RBI

196

OBP

.324

SLG

.347

OPS

.670

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1936	20	NYY-min	B	140	641	555	112	174	36	8	14	84	17		75	41	.314	.395	.483	.878		268			11			NFK · PIED
1937	21	NYY-min	B,A	115	413	413		131	20	6	11						.317	.317	.475	.792		196						NFK,BNG · PIED,NYPL
1938	22	NYY-min	AA	120	541	483	90	143	15	4	6	60	2		53	27	.296	.366	.381	.747		184		0	5			NWK · IL
1939	23	NYY-min	AA	156	621	621		204	39	7	5						.329	.329	.438	.767		272						NWK · IL
1940	24	NYG	NL	119	461	433	34	111	7	0	3	31	2	3	24	17	.256	.295	.293	.589	62	127	13	0	4	5	64/H
1941	25	NYG-min	AA	105	431	381	47	109	16	10	0	51	4		37	13	.286	.349	.381	.730		145		0	13			JER · IL
1941	25	NYG	NL	26	100	94	11	34	5	0	1	16	0	1	4	2	.362	.388	.447	.835	133	42	1	0	2	1	4/H
1942	26	NYG	NL	148	603	553	72	144	19	6	5	48	2	2	36	20	.260	.306	.344	.649	89	190	23	0	14	4	*4/H
1943	27	NYG	NL	153	672	622	68	195	17	0	6	55	1	7	41	23	.314	.356	.370	.726	110	230	21	0	9	2	*4	MVP-12
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946	30	NYG	NL	82	313	284	32	75	13	2	4	29	1	1	28	10	.264	.330	.366	.696	97	104	7	0	1	1	45/H
1947	31	NYG	NL	51	175	160	22	35	4	1	3	17	1	0	15	12	.219	.286	.313	.598	58	50	2	0	0	0	4H/5

1948	32	NYG-BOS-NYY-min	AAA	49	95	84	13	25	4	0	0	6	0		9	4	.298	.372	.345	.718		29		1	1			JER,LOU,KCY · IL,AA
1949	33	NYY-min	AAA	100	422	377	45	112	12	1	2	26	3		42	22	.297	.369	.350	.719		132	10	1	2			NWK,KCY · IL,AA
1949	33	NYY	AL	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	430	1	0	0	0	0	/H
1950	34	NYY-min	AAA	15	58	52	6	14	2	0	1	4	0		6	5	.269	.345	.365	.710		19	1	0	0			KCY · AA
7 Yrs				581	2325	2147	239	595	65	9	22	196	7	14	148	84	.277	.324	.347	.670	90	744	67	0	30	13
162 Game Avg.				162	648	599	67	166	18	3	6	55	2	4	41	23	.277	.324	.347	.670	90	207	19	0	8	4

NYG (6 yrs)				579	2324	2146	239	594	65	9	22	196	7	14	148	84	.277	.323	.346	.670	90	743	67	0	30	13
NYY (1 yr)				2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	430	1	0	0	0	0

NL (6 yrs)				579	2324	2146	239	594	65	9	22	196	7	14	148	84	.277	.323	.346	.670	90	743	67	0	30	13
AL (1 yr)				2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	430	1	0	0	0	0

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