#96 Peter Witzel, Leftfield, 38 yrs, DC Brewskies Tuesday, 1/31/1951 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Peter Witzel
5/7/1912 38 USA 6"4 235
Leftfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Loyal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent Suffers Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Rule 5 Draft Eligibility : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 7,500,000 1951 16 Year(s), 30 Days (2782 total Days) 0 Day(s) 16 Year(s), 30 Days (2782 total Days) 17 Year(s) Protected (on 40 Man Roster) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Versus RHP | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Talent | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 3 3 1 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 4 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 3 (Range), .978 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 2 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 7
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1947 | 147 | 567 | 164 | 49 | 3 | 22 | 106 | 99 | 62 | 2 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .358 | .503 | .861 | LEE,YL |
| 1948 | 154 | 553 | 153 | 41 | 1 | 29 | 81 | 90 | 62 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .350 | .512 | .862 | LEE DC |
| 1949 | 157 | 560 | 168 | 47 | 1 | 35 | 132 | 88 | 76 | 7 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .388 | .575 | .963 | DC ,KL |
| 1950 | 155 | 592 | 144 | 36 | 2 | 26 | 102 | 84 | 61 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 1 | 0 | .243 | .318 | .443 | .760 | DC |
| Total | 613 | 2272 | 629 | 173 | 7 | 112 | 421 | 361 | 261 | 21 | 27 | 191 | 1 | 0 | .277 | .353 | .507 | .860 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
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Drafted in 5th round, 87th overall pick, by Leesburg in 1947... Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/2/1947, off Daniel Adams (CON)... Had 6 hits with 9 RBI against Satellite Beach on 4/19/1947... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1947, hitting .429 with 1 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game... Traded from Leesburg to DC on 7/4/1948 (Going to LEE: P George Babb, 2B James Showalter, 3B Wade Giuliani, C Kenneth Montiel, P William Cuadrado. Going to DC : LF Peter Witzel, SS Gary Reichenbach )... 10/1/1948: Signed a contract extension with DC, $7,500,000 per year, for 3 years. Won Player of the Week award on 5/23/1949, hitting .435 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1949, hitting .327 with 11 HR, 29 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/11/1949, hitting .381 with 2 HR, 11 RBI... Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/22/1949, hitting .400 with 2 HR, 10 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Fairfax on 9/27/1949...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG 1947 - .503 - 7th 1949 - .575 - 2nd
| OPS 1949 - .963 - 4th
| Doubles 1947 - 49 - 1st 1948 - 41 - 5th 1949 - 47 - 1st 1950 - 36 - 8th
| Homeruns 1948 - 29 - 6th 1949 - 35 - 4th 1950 - 26 - 9th
| RBI 1947 - 106 - 9th 1949 - 132 - 2nd
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