Witt began his baseball career in 1950 as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers' organization and was drafted by the Pirates from Brooklyn following the 1954 season. In 1957, he won 18 games (losing seven) for the top-level Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League, then had notable back-to-back seasons for the Pirates in 1958–59. In 1958, he helped pitch Pittsburgh to a first division finish and the club's first winning season in a decade with a 9–2 record and a sparkling 1.61 earned run average in 18 games pitched and 15 starting assignments. He threw five complete games and three shutouts. But in 1959, hampered by a sore elbow,[3] he worked in only 15 games and lost all of his seven decisions. He spent part of 1960 back in minor league baseball.
But he also appeared in ten games (with six starts) for the 1960National League and World Series champion Pirates.[2] He made three relief appearances in the World Series, which was marked by three lopsided New York Yankees victories and four close Pittsburgh triumphs. Witt appeared in the Yankee routs, Games 2, 3 and 6, and although he was not charged with allowing any runs in 22⁄3innings pitched, he permitted four inherited baserunners to score.[4] Witt played three more seasons, splitting 1961 and 1962 between minor league service and big-league trials with the Pirates, Angels and Colt .45s.
For his MLB career he compiled an 11–16 record with a 4.32 earned run average and 156 strikeouts in 66 appearances and 229 total innings pitched; he allowed 225 hits and 127 bases on balls, and recorded no shutouts or complete games after 1958.[5][6]
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, where he led high school students through a number of European foreign capitals comparing different governmental systems.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^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.
^ abCook, Ron (May 11, 1987). "To Witt, baseball was unhappy time". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^Peter Bauck, George Witt. Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project
^Retrosheet: 1960 World Series pitching log for Red Witt
^"Red Witt Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
^"George Witt Baseball Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
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george, witt, baseball, george, adrian, witt, november, 1931, january, 2013, american, professional, baseball, player, right, handed, pitcher, played, part, seasons, major, league, baseball, 1957, with, pittsburgh, pirates, angeles, angels, houston, colt, nati. George Adrian Red Witt November 9 1931 January 30 2013 1 was an American professional baseball player a right handed pitcher who played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball 1957 62 with the Pittsburgh Pirates Los Angeles Angels and Houston Colt 45s 2 The native of Long Beach California stood 6 feet 3 inches 1 91 m tall and weighed 185 pounds 84 kg during his playing career He graduated from California State University Long Beach Red WittPitcherBorn 1931 11 09 November 9 1931Long Beach California U S Died January 30 2013 2013 01 30 aged 81 Laguna Beach California U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 21 1957 for the Pittsburgh PiratesLast MLB appearanceJune 10 1962 for the Houston Colt 45sMLB statisticsWin loss record11 16Earned run average4 32Strikeouts156TeamsPittsburgh Pirates 1957 1961 Los Angeles Angels 1962 Houston Colt 45s 1962 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1960 Witt began his baseball career in 1950 as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers organization and was drafted by the Pirates from Brooklyn following the 1954 season In 1957 he won 18 games losing seven for the top level Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League then had notable back to back seasons for the Pirates in 1958 59 In 1958 he helped pitch Pittsburgh to a first division finish and the club s first winning season in a decade with a 9 2 record and a sparkling 1 61 earned run average in 18 games pitched and 15 starting assignments He threw five complete games and three shutouts But in 1959 hampered by a sore elbow 3 he worked in only 15 games and lost all of his seven decisions He spent part of 1960 back in minor league baseball But he also appeared in ten games with six starts for the 1960 National League and World Series champion Pirates 2 He made three relief appearances in the World Series which was marked by three lopsided New York Yankees victories and four close Pittsburgh triumphs Witt appeared in the Yankee routs Games 2 3 and 6 and although he was not charged with allowing any runs in 22 3 innings pitched he permitted four inherited baserunners to score 4 Witt played three more seasons splitting 1961 and 1962 between minor league service and big league trials with the Pirates Angels and Colt 45s For his MLB career he compiled an 11 16 record with a 4 32 earned run average and 156 strikeouts in 66 appearances and 229 total innings pitched he allowed 225 hits and 127 bases on balls and recorded no shutouts or complete games after 1958 5 6 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 where he led high school students through a number of European foreign capitals comparing different governmental systems citation needed References edit 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 a b Cook Ron May 11 1987 To Witt baseball was unhappy time The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Retrieved February 5 2013 Peter Bauck George Witt Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project Retrosheet 1960 World Series pitching log for Red Witt Red Witt Statistics and History baseball reference com Retrieved April 14 2016 George Witt Baseball Stats Baseball Almanac Retrieved April 14 2016 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Witt baseball amp oldid 1167063089, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
