Lawton Walter "Whitey" Witt (born Ladislaw Waldemar Wittkowski, September 28, 1895 – July 14, 1988) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics, New York Yankees, and Brooklyn Robins. In his career, he hit .287 (1195-for-4171) with 18 home runs and 300 RBI. He was the last surviving person to have played on the 1923 New York Yankees team, the first year the Yankees won the World Series.
Born |
Lawton Walter Witt 28 September 1895 Orange, MA
|
Died |
14 July 1988 (aged 92) Salem County, NJ
|
Zodiac | Libra |
Tags | Add tag |