Oscar Joseph "Ossie" Vitt was a Major League Baseball third baseman and manager in the American League for the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox.
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12 Facts About Ossie Vitt
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Ossie Vitt broke into the Pacific Coast League as third baseman for the San Francisco Seals in 1911.
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Ossie Vitt led all American League third basemen in consecutive years in putouts, assists and fielding percentage.
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Ossie Vitt had career highs at third base of 208 putouts, 385 assists, and 32 double plays in 1916.
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Ossie Vitt was one of the toughest players to strike out in MLB history.
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On July 30,1917, Cobb‚ Veach‚ and Ossie Vitt followed each other in the lineup‚ with each going 5-for-5.
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On January 17,1919, Ossie Vitt was traded by the Tigers to the Boston Red Sox for Eddie Ainsmith, Chick Shorten, and Slim Love.
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Ossie Vitt's style was described as both abrasive and motivational, pushing the Oaks to a third-place finish.
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Ossie Vitt moved on in the Yankees' organization the next year, managing their farm team in Newark.
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Ossie Vitt was then hired by the Cleveland Indians in 1938 to replace Steve O'Neil as manager and instill new life into their team.
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Ossie Vitt was among those in the first class of inductees in 1943 in the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.
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