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Whit Wyatt
Full name John Whitlow Wyatt Born September 27, 1907, Kensington, Georgia Died July 16, 1999, Carrollton, Georgia Buried at Buchanan City Cemetery, Buchanan, Georgia First Game: September 16, 1929 ; Final Game: July 18, 1945 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 185 Named pitcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1941) Ejections as player: 1941 (1), 1942 (1), 1943 (1), 1944 (1). Total: 4 Ejections as coach: 1957 (1), 1963 (1), 1965 (1). Total: 3 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1929 DET A Daily Splits 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 0.0 1929 DET A
1930 DET A Daily Splits 22 34 3 12 1 1 1 9 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .343 .529 0.0 1930 DET A
1931 DET A Daily Splits 4 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 0.0 1931 DET A
1932 DET A Daily Splits 43 78 7 15 2 0 2 9 2 0 16 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .192 .213 .295 0.0 1932 DET A
1933 DET A Daily Splits 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1933 DET A
1933 CHI A Daily Splits 26 28 5 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .241 .250 0.0 1933 CHI A
1933 TOT A 36 30 5 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .226 .233 0.0 1933 TOT A
1934 CHI A Daily Splits 23 26 1 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .259 .269 0.0 1934 CHI A
1935 CHI A Daily Splits 30 13 2 3 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .231 .412 .385 0.0 1935 CHI A
1936 CHI A 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1936 CHI A
1937 CLE A Daily Splits 29 18 2 7 2 0 0 3 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .450 .500 0.0 1937 CLE A
1939 BRO N Daily Splits 16 36 1 6 1 0 0 4 3 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .231 .194 0.0 1939 BRO N
1940 BRO N Daily Splits 37 80 8 14 2 0 1 7 2 0 15 0 8 0 2 4 0 0 .175 .195 .238 0.0 1940 BRO N
1941 BRO N Daily Splits 40 109 10 26 5 0 3 22 4 0 12 1 8 0 4 6 0 0 .239 .272 .367 0.0 1941 BRO N
1942 BRO N Daily Splits 31 77 5 14 3 0 0 6 3 0 15 1 6 0 0 5 0 0 .182 .222 .221 0.0 1942 BRO N
1943 BRO N Daily Splits 27 60 7 17 5 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 6 0 1 4 0 0 .283 .295 .367 0.0 1943 BRO N
1944 BRO N Daily Splits 11 13 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .231 0.0 1944 BRO N
1945 PHI N Daily Splits 10 16 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .263 .188 0.0 1945 PHI N
Total NL ( 7 Years) 172 391 33 81 18 0 4 44 16 0 71 2 29 0 0 7 19 0 0 .207 .242 .284 0.0 Total NL
Total AL ( 9 Years) 194 216 20 52 8 2 3 25 10 0 40 0 4 1 0 4 1 0 0 .241 .273 .338 0.0 Total AL
Total (16 Years) Splits 366 607 53 133 26 2 7 69 26 0 111 2 33 1 0 11 20 0 0 .219 .253 .303 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1941 BRO N Daily Splits 2 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .167 .333 1941 BRO N
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1940 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1940 NL
1941 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1941 NL
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1929 DET A Daily Splits 4 4 1 0 0 0 25.1 30 121 1 22 19 18 0 14 5 1 1 0 5 2 2 3 0 1 6.75 6.50 -0.4 1929 DET A
1930 DET A Daily Splits 21 7 2 0 12 2 85.2 76 363 6 41 34 35 0 68 7 2 3 0 9 4 3 4 4 5 3.57 5.86 1.3 1930 DET A
1931 DET A Daily Splits 4 1 1 0 1 0 20.1 30 98 2 23 20 12 0 8 2 2 1 0 6 0 2 1 0 2 8.85 1.00 -0.7 1931 DET A
1932 DET A Daily Splits 43 22 10 0 10 1 205.2 228 925 12 136 115 102 1 82 22 6 3 0 41 6 22 22 9 13 5.03 5.55 -0.6 1932 DET A
1933 DET A Daily Splits 10 0 0 0 6 0 17 20 81 1 9 8 9 0 9 3 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 0 1 4.24 - 0.0 1933 DET A
1933 CHI A Daily Splits 26 7 2 0 11 1 87.2 91 397 7 51 45 45 1 31 8 2 2 0 13 6 4 6 3 4 4.62 5.29 -0.1 1933 CHI A
1933 TOT A 36 7 2 0 17 1 104.2 111 478 8 60 53 54 1 40 11 3 4 1 16 7 5 8 3 5 4.56 5.29 -0.1 1933 TOT A
1934 CHI A Daily Splits 23 6 2 0 13 2 67.2 83 317 10 59 54 37 4 36 5 2 1 0 16 6 7 5 4 11 7.18 4.67 -2.8 1934 CHI A
1935 CHI A Daily Splits 30 1 0 0 25 5 52 65 244 6 41 39 25 4 22 6 2 2 0 9 5 1 5 4 3 6.75 5.00 -1.2 1935 CHI A
1936 CHI A Daily Splits 3 0 0 0 3 1 3 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 0.1 1936 CHI A
1937 CLE A Daily Splits 29 4 2 0 13 0 73 67 322 3 38 36 40 1 52 7 0 0 0 13 3 3 3 2 3 4.44 4.25 0.4 1937 CLE A
1939 BRO N Daily Splits 16 14 6 2 2 0 109 88 451 3 34 28 39 1 52 17 3 2 0 16 4 8 12 8 3 2.31 4.21 1.9 1939 BRO N
1940 BRO N Daily Splits 37 34 16 5 3 0 239.1 233 1000 19 105 92 62 6 124 14 0 5 0 47 11 13 16 15 14 3.46 4.47 1.3 1940 BRO N
1941 BRO N Daily Splits 38 35 23 7 1 1 288.1 223 1147 10 89 75 82 2 176 10 2 2 0 43 8 19 17 22 10 2.34 4.91 5.3 1941 BRO N
1942 BRO N Daily Splits 31 30 16 0 1 0 217.1 185 900 9 82 66 63 5 104 8 1 7 1 29 4 11 16 19 7 2.73 4.70 1.2 1942 BRO N
1943 BRO N Daily Splits 26 26 13 3 0 0 180.2 139 719 5 55 50 43 4 80 6 0 0 0 25 7 11 17 14 5 2.49 4.62 2.3 1943 BRO N
1944 BRO N Daily Splits 9 9 1 0 0 0 37.2 51 186 1 37 30 16 3 4 4 0 2 0 11 2 2 8 2 6 7.17 4.11 -2.7 1944 BRO N
1945 PHI N Daily Splits 10 10 2 0 0 0 51.1 72 239 3 38 30 14 0 10 7 0 0 0 8 3 1 7 0 7 5.26 3.60 -0.9 1945 PHI N
Total NL ( 7 Years) 167 158 77 17 7 1 1123.2 991 4642 50 440 371 319 21 550 66 6 18 1 179 39 65 93 80 52 2.97 4.54 8.4 Total NL
Total AL ( 9 Years) 193 52 20 0 94 12 637.1 693 2879 48 420 370 323 11 322 65 18 15 1 115 33 45 51 26 43 5.22 5.33 -4.0 Total AL
Total (16 Years) Splits 360 210 97 17 101 13 1761 1684 7521 98 860 741 642 32 872 131 24 33 2 294 72 110 144 106 95 3.79 4.73 4.4 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1941 BRO N Daily Splits 2 2 2 0 0 0 18 15 75 1 5 5 10 1 14 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 2.50 2.00 1941 BRO N
All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1940 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 - 1940 NL
1941 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 5.00 1941 NL
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 12 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.00 5.00 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1929 DET A Daily Splits P 4 4 1 25.1 0 8 1 1 0 1 5 1 1 .889
1930 DET A Daily Splits P 21 7 2 85.2 4 15 1 0 0 2 11 5 0 .950
1931 DET A Daily Splits P 4 1 1 20.1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 .500
1932 DET A Daily Splits P 43 22 10 205.2 7 35 1 3 0 0 10 9 1 .977
1933 DET A Daily Splits P 10 0 0 17 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
1933 CHI A Daily Splits P 26 7 2 87.2 3 20 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 1.000
1933 TOT A P 36 7 2 104.2 3 23 0 0 0 0 6 5 1 1.000
1934 CHI A Daily Splits P 23 6 2 67.2 3 14 3 2 0 0 11 1 0 .850
1935 CHI A Daily Splits P 30 1 0 52 2 13 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 1.000
1936 CHI A Daily Splits P 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -
1937 CLE A Daily Splits P 29 4 2 73 2 12 1 1 0 1 14 2 0 .933
1939 BRO N Daily Splits P 16 14 6 109 5 28 3 1 0 0 6 5 0 .917
1940 BRO N Daily Splits P 37 34 16 238.1 8 37 1 0 0 0 9 11 0 .978
1941 BRO N Daily Splits P 38 35 23 288.1 11 47 2 5 0 2 8 10 1 .967
1942 BRO N Daily Splits P 31 30 16 217.1 11 39 3 1 0 1 3 7 0 .943
1943 BRO N Daily Splits P 26 26 13 181.1 9 27 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 .973
1944 BRO N Daily Splits P 9 9 1 37.2 4 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1.000
1945 PHI N Daily Splits P 10 10 2 51.1 5 12 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 1.000
Total (16 Years) Splits P 360 210 97 1760.2 74 316 18 15 0 9 103 63 5 .956
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1941 BRO N Daily Splits P 2 2 2 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1940 NL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1941 NL Daily Splits P 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 2 Years) Splits P 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1955 PHI N 4-13 9-25
1956 PHI N 4-17 9-30
1957 PHI N 4-16 9-29
1958 MIL N 4-15 10- 9
1959 MIL N 4-10 9-29
1960 MIL N 4-12 10- 2
1961 MIL N 4-11 10- 1
1962 MIL N 4-10 9-30
1963 MIL N 4- 9 9-29
1964 MIL N 4-14 10- 4
1965 MIL N 4-12 10- 3
1966 ATL N 4-12 10- 2
1967 ATL N 4-11 10- 1
Total (13 Years)
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
8- 2-1941 BOX BRO N Tom Dunn Call at 2B (Reversed)
5- 3-1942(2) BOX BRO N Tom Dunn Bench jockeying
8- 6-1943 BOX BRO N Jocko Conlan Fair/foul call
8-20-1944(2) BOX BRO N Ziggy Sears Call at 2B
As coach:
Date Team Umpire Reason
9- 3-1957 BOX PHI N Tony Venzon Bench jockeying
9-15-1963(2) BOX MIL N Stan Landes Balk call
7- 9-1965 BOX MIL N Frank Secory Called third strike
Transaction Information
Traded by Detroit Tigers to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Vic Frazier (June 2,
1933 ).
Selected by Cleveland Indians from Chicago White Sox in the Rule 5 major league draft (September 29, 1936 ).
Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (@June, 1937).
Sold by Cleveland Indians to Brooklyn Dodgers (July 11, 1938 ).
Sold by Brooklyn Dodgers to Philadelphia Phillies for $20000 (March 28, 1945 ).
Released by Philadelphia Phillies (February 9, 1946 ).
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