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[[Image:perfectwitt.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Mike Witt''' tossing a perfect game in 1984]]

'''Mike Witt''' is a starting pitcher for [[California]] on the [[NES]] version of [[RBI]]. Witt is one of the most solid pitchers in the game. He doesn't do anything great, but he does everything well. Playing curve pitch style, you should be able to get 5 to 6 solid innings out of Witt. This is a must, because the rest of the pitching staff isn't going to give you much help.

== RBI Stats ==

* 2.84 [[ERA]]
* 186 [[Sf]]
* 160 [[Sr]]
* 144 [[Ss]]
* 9 [[Cl]]
* 7 [[Cr]]
* 4 [[Dr]]
* 50 [[En]]

== Bio ==

* Born July 20, [[1960]] in Fullerton, CA
* Attended Cypress Junior College
* Drafted by the California Angels in the 4th round of the [[1978]] amateur draft
* Played in the Big Leagues from with California ([[1981]]-[[1990]]) and the New York Yankees ([[1991]]-[[1992]], [[1994]])
* An [[All-Star]] in [[1986]] and [[1987]]
* Third in voting for the 1986 AL Cy Young Award
* Threw the 13th ever perfect game in Major League history, a 1-0 win at Texas in [[1984]]
* On April 11, 1990, worked the final two innings of a combined no-hitter with Mark Langston (in Langston's first start with the Angels) versus Seattle
* He and Dean Chance are the only two pitchers to lead the Angels in wins four straight seasons
* Made major league debut on April 11, 1981, two days after fellow RBIers [[George Bell]], [[Dave Henderson]] and [[Tom Brunansky]], and one day after [[Chili Davis]]

== Career Stats ==

<table width="49%" height="47" border="1" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr align="center" valign="middle">
<td width="6%">W</td>
<td width="6%">L</td>
<td width="8%">ERA</td>
<td width="11%">IP</td>
<td width="9%">K</td>
<td width="8%">BB</td>
<td width="7%">HBP</td>
<td width="7%">WP</td>
<td width="7%">GS</td>
<td width="6%">CG</td>
<td width="8%">SHO</td>
<td width="5%">SV</td>
<td width="12%">WHIP</td>
</tr>
<tr align="center" valign="middle">
<td>117</td>
<td>116</td>
<td>3.83</td>
<td> 2108.3 </td>
<td>1373</td>
<td>713</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>73</td>
<td>299</td>
<td>72</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>1.318</td>
</tr>
</table>

== [[Hall of Shame]] Entries ==

* Used hypnotism to try to help him gain focus in an attempt to win 20 games in [[1984]]. He didn't win 20 games that or any season in his career.
* During his career, he finished in the AL's Top Ten in the following categories:
* HRs allowed - 2 times
* Walks allowed - 2 times
* Hits allowed - 3 times
* Losses - 4 times
* Earned runs allowed - 3 times (led league with 111 in [[1989]])
* Wild pitches - 3 times
* Hit batsmen - 2 times (led league with 11 in [[1981]])
* Was out of baseball by 1993, when he was 32. Nothing wrong with that, but his slump started in [[1989]]. I guess his hypnotism really didn't work in the end...

== RBI Baseball Cards ==

[[Image:WittTopps1987.jpg|100 px|thumb|left|Mike Witt's 1987 Topps card]]
[[Image:WittFleer1987.jpg|100 px|thumb|left|Mike Witt's 1987 Fleer card]]
[[Image:WittToppsMiniLeaders1987.jpg|100 px|thumb|left|Brian Downing 1987 Topps Mini Leaders card]]
[[Image:WittFleerAwardWinner1987.jpg|100 px|thumb|left|Brian Downing 1987 Fleer Award Winner card]]
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== Other Pics ==

[[Image:WittBaseballDigestJuly1987.JPG|100 px|thumb|left|Mike Witt on the cover of the July 1987 issue of Baseball Digest Magazine]]
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== External Links ==

[http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wittmi01.shtml Witt's stats on Baseball Reference]
[http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/W/Witt_Mike.stm Witt's Baseball Library page]
[http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/wittmi01.php Witt's Baseball Page entry]

[[Category:Players in RBI]]
[[Category:Players in NES RBI]]
[[Category:RBI All-Stars]]
[[Category:RBI Pitchers]]
[[Category:RBI Starting Pitchers]]

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