Mickey Witek
[edit] Biography
Mickey Witek (Nicholas Joseph Witek) was born on December 19, 1915 in Luzerne, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1940 for the New York Giants. In 1940, his rookie year, he hit .256 with 3 home runs and 31 RBI. Witek played for the New York Giants for his entire 6 year career.
Most people believe that Mickey Witek's best season was 1943, when he hit for a .314 average and knocked in 55 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1940
| NY
| N
| 119
| 433
| 34
| 111
| 3
| 31
| .256
| .295
| .293
| 7
| 0
| 24
| 17
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 13
|
| 1941
| NY
| N
| 26
| 94
| 11
| 34
| 1
| 16
| .362
| .388
| .447
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1942
| NY
| N
| 148
| 553
| 72
| 144
| 5
| 48
| .260
| .306
| .344
| 19
| 6
| 36
| 20
| 0
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 23
|
| 1943
| NY
| N
| 153
| 622
| 68
| 195
| 6
| 55
| .314
| .356
| .370
| 17
| 0
| 41
| 23
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 21
|
| 1946
| NY
| N
| 82
| 284
| 32
| 75
| 4
| 29
| .264
| .330
| .366
| 13
| 2
| 28
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1947
| NY
| N
| 51
| 160
| 22
| 35
| 3
| 17
| .219
| .286
| .313
| 4
| 1
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1949
| NY
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 579
| 2146
| 239
| 594
| 22
| 196
| .277
| .323
| .346
| 65
| 9
| 148
| 84
| 0
| 30
| 7
| 0
| 67
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 580
| 2147
| 239
| 595
| 22
| 196
| .277
| .324
| .347
| 65
| 9
| 148
| 84
| 0
| 30
| 7
| 0
| 67
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1940
| NY
| N
| SS
| 89
| 0
| 0
| 192
| 307
| 22
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1940
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 65
| 105
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1941
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 70
| 70
| 10
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1942
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 371
| 441
| 18
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1943
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 153
| 0
| 0
| 401
| 505
| 31
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1946
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 102
| 100
| 8
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1946
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 50
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .878
|
| 1947
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1947
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 102
| 125
| 4
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 89
| 0
| 0
| 192
| 307
| 22
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 437
| 0
| 0
| 1111
| 1346
| 78
| 241
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 53
| 14
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .868
|
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