| Jerry Witte | |
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| First baseman | |
| Born: July 30, 1915 St. Louis, Missouri |
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| Died: April 27, 2002 (aged 86) Houston, Texas |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 10, 1946 for the St. Louis Browns | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 13, 1947 for the St. Louis Browns | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .163 |
| Home runs | 4 |
| Runs batted in | 16 |
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Jerome Charles Witte (July 30, 1915 - April 27, 2002) was a Major League Baseball first baseman. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, 1946 and 1947, for the St. Louis Browns. He also had a long minor league baseball career, spanning 16 seasons from 1937 until 1952. In 1946, he won the American Association Most Valuable Player award while playing for the Toledo Mud Hens, earning a shot at the major leagues that September.