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Mike Witt

Mike Witt, American baseball player

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Born
July 20, 1960
Age in 2026
66
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1960

About Mike Witt

Michael Atwater Witt is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball between 1981 and 1993, and threw the 11th perfect game in MLB history in 1984. His pitching took Servite to a 14-0 record and victory at the 1978 CIF Southern Section 4A baseball championship, and he was named the Angelus League's Player of the Year. Witt started playing Little League Baseball at age 9, and when he was 10, his oldest brother taught him how to throw the curveball, which became his primary pitch. Witt was traded to the New York Yankees on May 11, 1990, for Dave Winfield, but suffered his first career injury on his fifth start.

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Mike Witt timeline

  1. His pitching took Servite to a 14-0 record and victory at the 1978 CIF Southern Section 4A baseball championship, and he was named the Angelus League's Player of the Year.
  2. Witt was traded to the New York Yankees on May 11, 1990, for Dave Winfield, but suffered his first career injury on his fifth start.

The world when Mike Witt was born

Mike Witt was born in 1960. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1960

  • #1 song"The Twist" – Chubby Checker
  • Top movieThe Apartment
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookTo Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins Olympic gold in boxing
  • Top headlineJFK elected as youngest US president
  • Technology milestoneFirst working laser demonstrated
  • Defining fadThe Twist dance craze
  • Notable inventionLaser
  • World population3.03 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population180.7M

1960 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mike Witt's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19602026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,700$435,000
Average income$7,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population180.7M341 million

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