Johnnie Wittig
John Carl Wittig "Hans"
Born: June 16, 1914
Baltimore, MD US
Deceased: February 24, 1999
Nassawadox, VA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1935-1951
Major League Statistics
Johnnie Wittig compiled a career record of 89 wins and 107 losses and a 3.88 ERA in his 402-game pitching career with the Johnstown Johnnies, Dover Orioles, Portsmouth Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, Jersey City Giants, Syracuse Chiefs and Rochester Red Wings. He began playing during the 1935 season and last took the field during the 1951 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | C | MATL | Johnstown Johnnies | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.89 | 31 | 169.0 | 198 | 106 | 73 | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 1936 | C | MATL | Johnstown Johnnies | 8 | 14 | .364 | 6.53 | 36 | 164.0 | 222 | 132 | 119 | 56 | ||||||||||||
| 1937 | D | ESHL | Dover Orioles | 8 | 12 | .400 | 0.00 | 30 | 198.0 | 149 | 112 | ||||||||||||||
| 1937 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Cubs | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0.00 | 7 | 16.0 | 28 | 20 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 1937 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.29 | 4 | 21.0 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1938 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 10 | 9 | .526 | 5.29 | 32 | 19 | 143.0 | 146 | 90 | 84 | 92 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 8 | 7 | .533 | 4.02 | 33 | 22 | 170.0 | 167 | 94 | 76 | 85 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3.02 | 22 | 16 | 128.0 | 118 | 44 | 43 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 11 | 10 | .524 | 3.45 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 133.0 | 98 | 52 | 51 | 84 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 1 | 7 | .125 | 4.31 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 71.0 | 78 | 41 | 34 | 33 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 8 | 12 | .400 | 4.71 | 39 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 168.0 | 183 | 109 | 88 | 64 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 8 | 16 | .333 | 4.81 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 191.0 | 207 | 124 | 102 | 83 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 4 | 1 | .800 | 4.17 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69.0 | 63 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 26 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.84 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38.0 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Totals | 89 | 107 | .454 | 3.88 | 402 | 130 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1679.0 | 1715 | 875 | 724 | 0 | 806 | 0 | 337 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | C | MATL | Johnstown Johnnies | 32 | 64 | 64 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .188 | .188 | .359 | .547 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | C | MATL | Johnstown Johnnies | 36 | 64 | 64 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .266 | .266 | .469 | .734 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | D | ESHL | Dover Orioles | 30 | 77 | 77 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .130 | .130 | .208 | .338 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 33 | 51 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .098 | .098 | .118 | .216 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 33 | 57 | 57 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .158 | .211 | .368 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 22 | 51 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .196 | .216 | .412 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 28 | 50 | 46 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .217 | .217 | .239 | .457 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 27 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .200 | .238 | .200 | .438 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 39 | 56 | 51 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .098 | .148 | .176 | .325 | 9 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 33 | 63 | 59 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .119 | .161 | .153 | .314 | 9 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 31 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | (+) Baltimore Orioles | 31 | 47 | 41 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .244 | .295 | .293 | .588 | 12 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | (+) Rochester Red Wings | 31 | 47 | 41 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .244 | .295 | .293 | .588 | 12 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 363 | 579 | 562 | 15 | 91 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 62 | .162 | .175 | .238 | .414 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | C | MATL | Johnstown Johnnies | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1936 | C | MATL | Johnstown Johnnies | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1937 | B | PIED | Portsmouth Cubs | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1938 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | AA | IL | Jersey City Giants | P | 27 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 3 | .886 | 1.148 |
| 1946 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 27 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .519 |
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 30 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 1 | .936 | 1.467 |
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 33 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.061 |
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 31 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | .950 | .613 |
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 19 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .857 | .632 |
| Totals | 359 | 38 | 117 | 10 | 5 | .939 | .432 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Johnstown Johnnies | |||
| 1936 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Johnstown Johnnies | |||
| 1937 | D | Eastern Shore League | Dover Orioles | |||
| 1937 | B | Piedmont League | Portsmouth Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1937 | AA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | |||
| 1938 | AA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | |||
| 1939 | AA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1940 | AA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1942 | AA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1946 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | CIN | ||
| 1947 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | CLE | ||
| 1948 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | CLE | ||
| 1949 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | SLA | ||
| 1950 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | SLA | ||
| 1950 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1951 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN |
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