* Whitey Witt ( 1895 – 1988 ), MLB player

* 1931 – Whitey Herzog, American baseball player

At the time of his 200th win in April, Martínez had the highest winning percentage of any 200-game winner in modern baseball history ( he eventually slipped. 003 behind Whitey Ford ).

* November 9 – Whitey Herzog, American baseball player

** Whitey Ford, American baseball player

The ballpark saw many famous faces during its professional baseball days, including Lou Gehrig, Whitey Ford, and Joe DiMaggio who played for a farm team of the New York Yankees.

* Whitey Herzog ( born 1931 ), U. S. baseball player and Hall of Fame baseball manager

* Whitey Ford, baseball player with the New York Yankees and member of the baseball Hall of Fame

* Whitey Alperman ( 1879 – 1942 ), baseball player

* Whitey Wistert ( 1912 – 1985 ), American football and baseball player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame

During the 1980s, McGee, along with Cardinals teammates Ozzie Smith, Tom Herr and Vince Coleman, would exemplify " Whiteyball ", a style of baseball named after Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog.

Other players on the 1975 Majors ballclub were: former Major League Baseball, left-handed pitcher Mike Kilkenny, a league all-star and 1975 Intercounty MVP ; shortstop Dave Byers ; all-star third baseman Barry Boughner ; 1975 batting champion Larry Haggit (. 412 ); manager Roy McKay ; coach John Ambrose ; long-time coach-trainer Norm Aldridge ( Aldridge has a City-owned baseball diamond named after him in northeast London called Norm Aldridge Field ; Larry Wilson ; pitcher Phil Schmidt ; pitcher Rick Lindquist ; Barry Fuller ; Mike Fess ; catcher Wayne ( Dog ) Fenlon ; Brian Bell ; captain Dave ( Whitey ) Lapthorne ; John Marks ; Alex McKay Jr ; Jamie Hodge ; John Gourley Jr .; pitcher Neal Ambrose ; trainers Ed Loney and Bob Gilan ; General Manager George Hall and batboy Jim McKay.

Notable American baseball players in history include Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Honus Wagner, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Hank Greenberg, Sandy Koufax, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Roy Campanella, Warren Spahn, Al Kaline, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Ernie Banks, Pete Rose, Carl Yastrzemski, Steve Carlton, Tom Seaver, Jim Palmer, Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, Nolan Ryan, Mike Schmidt, George Brett, Harmon Killebrew, Cal Ripken, Roger Clemens, Rickey Henderson, Barry Bonds, Tony Gwynn, and Jackie Robinson, who was instrumental in dissolving the color line and allowing African-Americans into the major leagues.

" The scene with Cletus's children is one of two scenes from this episode that Josh Weinstein considers to be " classic ", with the second being the sequence when the crowd throw their free pretzels onto the baseball field, knocking Whitey Ford unconscious.

* Whitey Lockman ( born 1926 ), a retired Major League Baseball player, primarily with the New York Giants.

* Whitey Woodin-former professional football player

* Whitey Martin, former NBA player

* Whitey Herzog ( born 1931 ), MLB player and manager

* Whitey Kurowski ( 1919 – 1999 ), MLB player

* Whitey Lockman ( 1926 – 2009 ), MLB player, coach, manager and executive

* Whitey Von Nieda ( born 1922 ), National Basketball Association player, basketball coach

* Whitey Platt ( 1920 – 1970 ), MLB player

* Whitey Thomas ( 1895 – 1978 ), American football player

* Whitey Wietelmann ( 1919 – 2002 ), MLB player and coach

* Whitey Woodin ( 1894 – after 1935 ), American football player

The trade was made at the urging of Whitey Herzog who, prior to becoming the Rangers manager, was the Mets director of player development.

Carroll Walter " Whitey " Lockman ( July 25, 1926 – March 17, 2009 ) was a player, coach, manager and front office executive in American Major League Baseball.

* 1969 – John Witt, American baseball player, author, and actor

* 1964 – Bobby Witt, American baseball player

Michael Atwater " Mike " Witt ( born July 20, 1960 ) is a former professional baseball pitcher.

Prior to his major league career, Witt played baseball at Servite High School, and was an All-County basketball player as well.

* January 1 – Michael Witt, Australian rugby league player

Witt lost his share of the captaincy, when in a player vote ( before the 2002 – 03 NHL season ), the Capitals chose Konowalchuk as sole captain.

Witt, along with fellow blue chip signings Ben Kennedy and Brent Kite, added much needed player strength at Manly in 2005 and the club qualified for its first semi finals series since 1998 and finished in eighth position.

Witt arrived at his new club in November 2006 determined to re-establish himself as a regular NRL player after the lean season he'd just had at Manly, and strong performances in the three trial matches at five-eighth saw Witt earn a spot for the opening round game for 2007 against Parramatta, where the Warriors eased to a resounding 34-18 win.

Mid-way through the Super League season, Witt was considered a top contender for player of the year.

* 1 January – Michael Witt, rugby league player

) The sorry fact about this young man, who was barely of age when he broke into major-league baseball, was that he really was a better ball player than he was given credit for being -- never so good as he claimed, and always an irritant to his associates, but a good steady performer when he could fight down the temptation to orate on his skills or cut up in public.

* Henry Austin ( baseball ) ( 1844 – 1904 ), American baseball player

* Chris Carter ( left-handed hitter ) ( born 1982 ), American baseball player nicknamed " The Animal "

* Brad Lesley ( born 1958 ), American baseball player and television personality also nicknamed " The Animal "

* 1903 – Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player ( d. 1962 )

* 1951 – Bert Blyleven, Dutch baseball player

* 1969 – Bret Boone, American baseball player

* 1971 – Lou Merloni, American baseball player

* 1977 – Andy Phillips, American baseball player

* 1978 – Blaine Neal, American baseball player

* 1972 – Paul Lo Duca, American baseball player

* 1973 – Antonio Osuna, Mexican baseball player

* 1979 – Jordan De Jong, American baseball player

* 1985 – Brennan Boesch, American baseball player

* 1917 – Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player ( d. 1986 )

* 1931 – Joe Cunningham, American baseball player

* 1935 – Ernie Broglio, American baseball player

* 1951 – Buddy Bell, American baseball player and manager

* 1970 – Jim Thome, American baseball player

* 1974 – José Vidro, Puerto Rican baseball player

* 1926 – Clem Labine, American baseball player ( d. 2007 )

* 1928 – Herb Moford, American baseball player ( d. 2005 )

* 1941 – Ray Culp, American baseball player

* 1945 – Andy Messersmith, American baseball player