Jerry Witte Explained

Jerry Witte
Position:First baseman
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:July 30, 1915
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Death Place:Houston, Texas, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 10
Debutteam:St. Louis Browns
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:July 13
Finalteam:St. Louis Browns
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.163
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:4
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:16
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Jerome Charles Witte (July 30, 1915 – April 27, 2002) was an American professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1946 and 1947, for the St. Louis Browns, primarily as a first baseman. He also had a long minor league baseball career, spanning 16 seasons from 1937 until 1952. In 1946, he won the American Association Most Valuable Player Award while playing for the Toledo Mud Hens, earning a shot at the major leagues that September.