Jim Vitter
James Vitter
Born: April 27, 1925
Dillonvale, OH US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 180
Career: 1947-1955
Jim Vitter compiled a career record of 108 wins and 73 losses and a 3.49 ERA in his 321-game pitching career with the Cordele Indians, Spartanburg Peaches, Wilkes-Barre Indians, Dayton Indians, Cedar Rapids Indians, Dallas Eagles, San Diego Padres, Syracuse Chiefs, Longview Cherokees, Reading Indians, Indianapolis Indians, Wichita Falls Spudders, Corpus Christi Clippers and Evansville Braves. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1955 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | GAFL | Cordele Indians | 11 | 16 | .407 | 4.24 | 37 | 206.0 | 237 | 151 | 97 | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 1948 | B | TRIS5 | Spartanburg Peaches | 12 | 14 | .462 | 4.16 | 35 | 212.0 | 228 | 130 | 98 | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Indians | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.95 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 69 | 48 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1950 | A | CENL5 | Dayton Indians | 12 | 3 | .800 | 3.25 | 31 | 130.0 | 116 | 62 | 47 | 47 | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Indians | 7 | 2 | .778 | 2.68 | 10 | 57.0 | 46 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 12 | 1 | 23.0 | 17 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 1 | 2 | .333 | 11 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 16 | 29.0 | 34 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.57 | 8 | 0 | 21.0 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | 20 | 12 | .625 | 3.33 | 41 | 24 | 265.0 | 258 | 124 | 98 | 11 | 72 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | Corpus Christi Clippers | 23 | 11 | .676 | 2.75 | 43 | 33 | 295.0 | 177 | 113 | 90 | 8 | 72 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3.12 | 23 | 17 | 130.0 | 145 | 57 | 45 | 7 | 35 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | B | BSTL | Corpus Christi Clippers | 8 | 3 | .727 | 3.81 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 85.0 | 100 | 43 | 36 | 4 | 23 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 108 | 73 | .597 | 3.49 | 321 | 87 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1530.0 | 1478 | 779 | 593 | 33 | 498 | 0 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | GAFL | Cordele Indians | 44 | 89 | 89 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .236 | .303 | .539 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | B | TRIS5 | Spartanburg Peaches | 42 | 84 | 84 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .262 | .512 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Indians | 32 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1950 | A | CENL5 | Dayton Indians | 35 | 48 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .229 | .396 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Indians | 12 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .217 | .261 | .478 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .625 | 1.000 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Reading Indians | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1953 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | 47 | 104 | 104 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .308 | .558 | 32 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | Corpus Christi Clippers | 53 | 132 | 132 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .311 | .311 | .409 | .720 | 54 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | B | BSTL | Corpus Christi Clippers | 19 | 42 | 39 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .256 | .275 | .333 | .608 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 25 | 41 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .195 | .220 | .415 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 366 | 608 | 603 | 8 | 146 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .242 | .246 | .303 | .549 | 183 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | GAFL | Cordele Indians | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | B | TRIS5 | Spartanburg Peaches | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Indians | P | 31 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .950 | .613 |
| 1950 | A | CENL5 | Dayton Indians | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Indians | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | AA | TL | Dallas Eagles | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Reading Indians | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | B | BSTL | Corpus Christi Clippers | P | 43 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | B | BSTL | Corpus Christi Clippers | P | 14 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.714 |
| Totals | 321 | 9 | 50 | 1 | 2 | .983 | .184 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Cordele Indians | CLE | ||
| 1948 | B | Tri-State League | Spartanburg Peaches | CLE | ||
| 1949 | A | Eastern League | Wilkes-Barre Indians | CLE | ||
| 1950 | A | Central League | Dayton Indians | CLE | ||
| 1951 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | |||
| 1951 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Cedar Rapids Indians | CLE | ||
| 1951 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Eagles | CLE | ||
| 1951 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CLE | ||
| 1952 | B | Big State League | Longview Cherokees | |||
| 1952 | A | Eastern League | Reading Indians | CLE | ||
| 1952 | AA | Texas League | Dallas Eagles | CLE | ||
| 1952 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CLE | ||
| 1953 | B | Big State League | Wichita Falls Spudders | ML1 | ||
| 1954 | B | Big State League | Corpus Christi Clippers | ML1 | ||
| 1955 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Evansville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1955 | B | Big State League | Corpus Christi Clippers | ML1 |
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