Lawton Walter "Whitey" Witt
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N 39° 39.215 W 075° 19.331
18S E 472360 N 4389359
Grave of professional baseball player "Whitey" Witt.
Waymark Code: WM93E5
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 06/22/2010
Views: 2
Unassuming head stone in Woodstown New Jersey's Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery with no note of his baseball career.
Description:
Played pro baseball for 10 years from 1916-1926. Utility player for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1916-1921. His contract was purchased in 1922 by the New York Yankees, and he played in both the 1922 and 1923 World Series for the Yankees as their centerfielder. His final season in 1926 was with the Brooklyn Robins, later to become the Brooklyn then Los Angeles Dodgers. Over his 10 year career, Whitey batted .287 with 1,195 hits and 18 home runs in 1,139 games.
Date of birth: 09/28/1895
Date of death: 07/14/1988
Area of notoriety: Sports
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: none
Fee required?: No
Web site: Not listed
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