Bobby Witt
| Bobby Witt | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 11, 1964 Arlington, Virginia |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 10, 1986 for the Texas Rangers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 7, 2001 for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 142–157 |
| Earned run average | 4.83 |
| Strikeouts | 1,955 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Competitor for  United States |
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| Men's Baseball | ||
| Summer Olympics | ||
| Silver | 1984 Los Angeles | Team |
Robert Andrew Witt (born May 11, 1964, in Arlington, Virginia) was a pitcher for the Major League Baseball Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Cleveland Indians, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Witt was drafted out of the University of Oklahoma with the third pick of the first round by the Texas Rangers in 1985. His first professional win came in 1986 with the Texas Rangers as he had failed to win a game in the minor leagues. He was known as a hard-throwing right-hander with control problems throughout his career and many in Arlington began to call him "Witt 'n Wild" as a play on the waterpark Wet 'n Wild, which was located next to Arlington Stadium. He led the league in walks three times and wild pitches twice. Witt retired in 2001 after winning a World Series ring with the Arizona Diamondbacks. His career record is 142 - 157 with an ERA of 4.83.
On August 2, 1987 Witt struck out 4 batters in one inning.1
He set the Texas Rangers club record set in 1970 with his 7th consecutive road win of the season, a feat that was not matched by a Rangers pitcher until Scott Feldman did it in 2009.[1][2]
On June 23, 1994, as a member of the Oakland A's, he lost his bid for a perfect game when first base umpire Gary Cederstrom called the Kansas City Royals' Greg Gagne safe in the 6th inning [1] on a close play at first base on a bunt. Replays showed that Gagne was out.[3] Witt went on to complete the game with only that one hit allowed and no walks.
On June 30, 1997, he became the first American League pitcher to hit a home run since Roric Harrison on October 3, 1972.[4][5] His blast was against off Ismael Valdes of the Los Angeles Dodgers in an interleague contest in the top of the 6th inning. The bat with which he hit this home run is now in the Baseball Hall of Fame 3.
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
[edit] References
- ^ Palmer, Matt, "Rangers roll, trim Wild Card deficit to two: Feldman stifles Orioles for 11th road victory, 15th overall," MLB.com, 9/4/09, accessed 9/4/09
- ^ Ginzburg, David, "Feldman, Cruz lead Rangers over Orioles 5-1," Associated Press, 9/4/09, accessed 9/4/09
- ^ "A's Witt, Nearly Perfect, Says It's Ump Who Wasn't," Associated Press, 6/24/94, accessed 6/3/10
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE197210032.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN199706300.shtml
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Oklahoma Sooners baseball players
- Texas Rangers players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Florida Marlins players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Arizona Diamondbacks players
- Baseball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Baseball players from Virginia
- Tulsa Drillers players
- Oklahoma City 89ers players
- Tucson Sidewinders players
