2B Laurence 'The Crow' Witt #12
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
08/29/1919
2B LAURENCE 'THE CROW' WITT #12 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
70 135 36 5 2 0 20 17 24 .267 .353 .333 5 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 55 65 55 55
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 30
Errors: - 55 60
Arm: 20 50 35
Turn DP: - 70 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 45
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/13/1919 @ WAS Loss, 4-6 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
08/12/1919 @ WAS Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
08/11/1919 @ WAS Loss, 4-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1919 @ AK Loss, 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/07/1919 DUL Win, 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1919 DUL Win, 7-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
08/05/1919 DUL Win, 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/01/1919 @ PB Loss, 3-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
07/30/1919 @ MSK Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/29/1919 @ MSK Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He keeps his nose to the grindstone, but he often makes mental mistakes.
Birthday:11/29/1885
Born in:Paterson, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:175 cm
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 9 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1904, 5th Pick in Round 1
RESERVE LEAGUE 1919 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 70 135 36 5 2 0 20 5 17 24 .267 .353 .333 .686 .305 .067 107
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 39 156 1 1 0 0 3 0 45 7 5 8 38.5 15.8 3.88 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   43 13 2 2 0 9 1 7 13 0 0 0 .302 .400 .442 .842
Versus Right   92 23 3 0 0 11 4 10 11 0 3 1 .250 .330 .283 .613
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   44 13 2 0 0 2 1 3 11 0 1 0 .295 .340 .341 .681
May   35 7 1 0 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 0 .200 .243 .229 .472
June   26 9 2 2 0 6 2 3 5 0 1 1 .346 .433 .577 1.010
July   19 3 0 0 0 2 0 6 3 0 1 0 .158 .360 .158 .518
August   11 4 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 .364 .500 .364 .864
Last Year   234 64 12 5 0 24 34 32 13 2 19 2 .274 .363 .368 .730
2 Years Ago   14 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
Career   441 119 19 7 0 53 46 58 47 2 24 4 .270 .358 .345 .703
Home   78 16 3 0 0 11 1 9 14 0 2 0 .205 .287 .244 .531
Road   57 20 2 2 0 9 4 8 10 0 1 1 .351 .439 .456 .896
Grass   135 36 5 2 0 20 5 17 24 0 3 1 .267 .353 .333 .686
Day   54 13 3 0 0 10 2 5 9 0 1 0 .241 .305 .296 .601
Night   81 23 2 2 0 10 3 12 15 0 2 1 .284 .383 .358 .741
As Starter   123 32 4 1 0 18 3 16 24 0 3 1 .260 .350 .309 .659
As Reliever / Substitution   12 4 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .385 .583 .968
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1905 Cleveland - LBL 19 32 48 9 0 0 1 6 6 3 0 1 5 3 1 .188 .231 .250 .481 51 53 0.2
1906 Cleveland - LBL 20 99 333 62 3 2 0 16 27 21 1 4 34 30 18 .186 .234 .207 .441 47 43 1.8
1907 Cleveland - LBL 21 98 285 56 2 4 0 23 27 17 2 0 14 25 25 .196 .247 .232 .478 63 62 1.4
1908 Cleveland - LBL 22 90 333 88 5 5 3 26 40 30 1 0 20 36 41 .264 .327 .336 .663 122 126 5.2
1909 Cleveland - LBL 23 81 303 58 8 7 3 24 28 20 0 0 35 32 14 .191 .241 .294 .535 75 76 2.9
1910 Cleveland - LBL 24 119 423 118 10 6 2 45 49 39 3 2 28 49 43 .279 .343 .345 .688 116 113 4.3
1911 Cleveland - LBL 25 21 85 29 2 2 0 19 13 6 1 0 5 6 9 .341 .391 .412 .803 134 143 1.3
1911 Providence - LBL 25 35 89 16 1 1 1 6 13 11 3 0 11 8 10 .180 .291 .247 .538 53 63 0.6
1911 Total - LBL 25 56 174 45 3 3 1 25 26 17 4 0 16 14 19 .259 .338 .328 .666 92 101 1.8
1912 Providence - LBL 26 116 439 101 9 10 2 25 45 41 1 4 49 44 51 .230 .295 .310 .605 74 78 -1.4
1913 Providence - LBL 27 115 365 105 20 5 3 33 38 29 1 3 40 26 25 .288 .339 .395 .734 117 112 0.7
1914 Providence - LBL 28 116 387 86 11 2 0 23 43 39 2 1 49 40 38 .222 .296 .261 .557 73 78 -0.9
1915 Providence - LBL 29 113 331 79 7 5 0 36 31 40 4 1 28 25 29 .239 .327 .290 .617 91 86 0.8
1916 Providence - LBL 30 99 294 68 5 4 0 24 32 35 3 0 22 21 30 .231 .319 .276 .595 85 86 0.2
1917 Providence - LBL 31 45 75 14 0 0 0 7 5 6 1 1 6 8 7 .187 .253 .187 .440 38 39 -1.0
Total LBL 1179 3790 889 83 53 15 313 397 337 23 17 346 353 341 .235 .300 .296 .596 86 87 15.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1902 Mid-Atlantic Academy - HS 16 57 203 44 6 0 1 10 22 18 3 0 5 21 13 .217 .290 .261 .551 87 92 0.9
1903 Mid-Atlantic Academy - HS 17 59 230 81 11 4 4 37 69 36 10 1 27 19 7 .352 .458 .487 .945 135 132 2.1
1906 Akron - AAA 20 17 58 15 2 0 0 9 7 8 1 0 7 9 6 .259 .358 .293 .651 81 91 0.0
1917 Gettysburg - AAA 31 4 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 .286 .333 .286 .619 97 89 0.0
1918 Gettysburg - AAA 32 90 234 64 12 5 0 24 34 32 2 2 13 21 12 .274 .363 .368 .730 125 116 1.7
1919 Gettysburg - AAA 33 70 135 36 5 2 0 20 5 17 1 0 24 5 8 .267 .353 .333 .686 101 107 0.3
Total LBAL 116 433 125 17 4 5 47 91 54 13 1 32 40 20 .289 .383 .381 .764 114 114
Total RLBL 181 441 119 19 7 0 53 46 58 4 2 47 36 27 .270 .358 .345 .703 111 110
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1906 Cleveland - LBL 20 5 13 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .333 .308 .641 113 54 2.2
1908 Cleveland - LBL 22 4 16 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 4 .250 .294 .250 .544 83 91 2.8
1910 Cleveland - LBL 24 14 54 11 2 0 0 2 6 1 0 0 5 2 5 .204 .218 .241 .459 44 36 2.4
Total LBL 23 83 18 3 0 0 4 6 4 0 0 8 4 9 .217 .253 .253 .506 63 49
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1905 Cleveland - MLB 2B 31 14 35 49 3 91 7 .923 143.1 5.27 +0.4 1.005
1905 Cleveland - MLB 3B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1905 Cleveland - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1906 Cleveland - MLB 2B 98 97 205 286 34 519 28 .946 858.0 5.15 +14.8 1.084
1906 Cleveland - MLB 3B 5 0 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 13.0 3.46 +0.3 1.095
1907 Cleveland - MLB 2B 83 71 143 240 35 411 28 .932 649.2 5.31 +11.7 1.069
1907 Cleveland - MLB 3B 9 0 0 2 0 3 1 .667 14.0 1.29 -0.9 .723
1907 Cleveland - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.010
1908 Cleveland - MLB 2B 88 88 182 301 38 512 29 .943 770.0 5.65 +20.6 1.081
1909 Cleveland - MLB 2B 80 78 187 239 35 452 26 .942 712.1 5.38 +12.5 1.074
1910 Cleveland - MLB 2B 119 115 227 325 44 581 29 .950 1018.1 4.88 +18.9 1.080
1911 Cleveland - MLB 2B 21 21 50 73 13 129 6 .953 189.2 5.84 +5.2 1.087
1911 Providence - MLB 2B 25 22 67 66 12 138 5 .964 188.0 6.37 +8.3 1.206
1911 Providence - MLB 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
1911 Providence - MLB SS 1 1 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 +0.2 1.112
1912 Providence - MLB 2B 61 49 117 155 26 288 16 .944 464.1 5.27 +1.8 1.045
1912 Providence - MLB 3B 17 0 1 6 0 9 2 .778 38.1 1.64 -1.3 .805
1912 Providence - MLB SS 67 67 88 148 20 258 22 .915 466.2 4.55 -5.5 .940
1913 Providence - MLB 2B 72 45 124 172 34 322 26 .919 473.1 5.63 -1.0 .991
1913 Providence - MLB 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 1.067
1913 Providence - MLB SS 71 70 91 186 29 305 28 .908 511.0 4.88 -10.1 .938
1914 Providence - MLB 2B 48 44 103 155 28 267 9 .966 410.0 5.66 +7.8 1.060
1914 Providence - MLB 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1914 Providence - MLB SS 64 62 69 163 23 263 31 .882 515.1 4.05 -15.4 .887
1915 Providence - MLB 2B 113 111 320 328 48 680 32 .953 916.2 6.36 +6.1 1.031
1915 Providence - MLB 3B 4 0 0 2 0 3 1 .667 7.1 2.45 -0.6 .708
1916 Providence - MLB 2B 55 45 151 153 28 314 10 .968 409.1 6.68 +2.9 1.046
1916 Providence - MLB 3B 39 39 33 80 3 126 13 .897 323.1 3.15 -3.9 .948
1916 Providence - MLB SS 12 8 21 28 3 49 0 1.000 73.1 6.01 +1.3 1.034
1917 Providence - MLB 2B 22 4 21 34 5 60 5 .917 87.0 5.69 -1.9 .946
1917 Providence - MLB 3B 19 13 12 22 2 38 4 .895 116.0 2.64 -2.7 .873
1917 Providence - MLB SS 6 0 5 4 0 10 1 .900 10.2 7.59 -0.3 .918
1919 Gettysburg - AAA 2B 38 20 46 57 13 108 5 .954 186.1 4.97 -0.4 .987
1919 Gettysburg - AAA 3B 3 1 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 12.0 4.50 +0.2 1.044
1919 Gettysburg - AAA SS 29 18 24 60 10 88 4 .955 169.1 4.46 -1.0 .942
TOTAL 2B 954 824 1978 2633 396 4872 261 .946 7476.1 5.55 +107.7 1.060
TOTAL 3B 103 53 50 121 7 193 22 .886 534.2 2.88 -9.3 .918
TOTAL SS 250 226 300 592 86 978 86 .912 1754.1 4.58 -30.9 .930
TOTAL CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.010
PLAYER HISTORY
04/14/1902 Joined the Mid-Atlantic Academy Reds.
07/28/1902 Wins the 1902 LBAL SL2 Academy Glove Award at 2B.
01/01/1903 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 30 (45).
07/30/1903 Wins the 1903 LBAL SL2 Academy Glove Award at 2B.
01/01/1904 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 30 (45).
03/15/1904 Released by the Mid-Atlantic Academy Reds.
03/15/1904 Drafted in the 1904 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick) by the Chicago Packers.
03/15/1904 Released by the Chicago Packers.
03/15/1904 Drafted in the 1904 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick) by the Chicago Packers.
04/04/1904 Named the #45 prospect in the LBL
05/26/1904 Named the #47 prospect in the LBL
08/05/1904 Named the #40 prospect in the LBL
01/01/1905 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 35 (45).
04/03/1905 Named the #73 prospect in the LBL
04/24/1905 Was traded by the Chicago Packers to the Cleveland Athletics in exchange for SP Clifford Critchley.
05/25/1905 Named the #46 prospect in the LBL
01/01/1906 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 35 (50).
01/01/1907 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (60).
09/15/1907 Wins the 1907 LBL WL Grande Snagger at 2B.
01/01/1908 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (70); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (60).
07/25/1908 Injured on 07/23/1908, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, will miss 4-5 weeks.
09/22/1908 Wins the 1908 LBL WL Grande Snagger at 2B.
09/22/1908 Wins the 1908 LBL WL Golden Bat at 2B.
06/07/1909 Wins the LBL WL Player of the Week Award.
06/09/1909 Injured on 06/08/1909, diagnosed with a sore groin, is day-to-day.
06/17/1909 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 6-7 weeks.
01/01/1910 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (55).
09/02/1910 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1911 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (60).
05/01/1911 Was traded by the Cleveland Athletics to the Providence Angels, along with SP Charles Faunthorpe and SP Herbert Sturdy, in exchange for 2B Loyal Wright.
05/24/1911 Injured on 05/21/1911, diagnosed with a hamstring strain, will miss 8 weeks.
07/05/1911 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 weeks.
01/01/1912 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (60).
01/01/1913 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
06/23/1913 Wins the LBL EL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1914 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
04/19/1914 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1915 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
04/21/1915 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/07/1915 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1916 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
06/11/1917 Released by the Providence Angels.
08/08/1917 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Pittsburgh Oilers organization.
01/01/1918 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 60 (60).
05/04/1918 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Pittsburgh organization.
01/01/1919 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 60 (60).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1910 115 2
1912 116 2
1913 115 3
Year PA Rank
1910 501 4
Year AB Rank
1910 423 8
Year H Rank
1910 118 9
Year K Rank
1912 49 10
Year 2B Rank
1913 20 10
Year HR Rank
1908 3 6
1909 3 7
Year SB Rank
1908 36 7
1910 49 8
1914 40 10
Year SH Rank
1910 34 1
1915 23 4
Year SF Rank
1906 4 7
1912 4 8
Year WAR Rank
1908 5.1 6
1910 4.1 10
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