Lefty Guise

American baseball player (1908-1968)

Baseball player

Lefty Guise

Pitcher
Born: (1908-09-18)September 18, 1908
Driggs, Arkansas, U.S.
Died: August 13, 1968(1968-08-13) (aged 59)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

MLB debut
September 3, 1940, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
September 13, 1940, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Win–loss record| 0–0
Earned run average| 1.17
Strikeouts| 1
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams

* Cincinnati Reds (1940)

Witt Orison Guise (September 18, 1908 – August 13, 1968), nicknamed "Lefty Guise", was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher for one season (1940) with the Cincinnati Reds. He appeared in two major league games. In a twist of irony, he faced 20 different batters in 34 plate appearances, but he faced four future Hall of Famers, including the first two batters. The first batter to face Guise was Enos "Country" Slaughter and he struck him out which is the only strikeout that he had in his career. The next batter he faced was future Hall of Famer Johnny "The Big Cat" Mize. Later in the same game he faced future MVP Marty Marion. In his last game, he faced Mel Ott as well as Carl Hubbell. Guise got his only major league hit off Hubbell, so he accomplished a lot in very few opportunities. He did not record a decision, with a 1.17 earned run average, and one strikeout in 7+2⁄3 innings pitched.

An alumnus of the University of Florida, he was born in Driggs, Arkansas, and died in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the age of 59.

## See also

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* Florida Gators
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## External links

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* Career statistics from Baseball Reference

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Cincinnati Reds 1940 World Series champions

3 Jimmie Wilson
4 Ernie Lombardi
6 Bill Baker
10 Frank McCormick (NL MVP)
11 Lonny Frey
12 Billy Myers
15 Lew Riggs
17 Eddie Joost
18 Billy Werber
19 Lefty Guise
20 Mike McCormick
21 Morrie Arnovich
22 Jimmy Ripple
23 Harry Craft
24 Ival Goodman
30 Paul Derringer
31 Bucky Walters
33 Johnny Vander Meer
34 Jim Turner
35 Whitey Moore
37 Milt Shoffner
39 Junior Thompson
40 Johnny Hutchings
41 Elmer Riddle
43 Joe Beggs

Manager
1 Bill McKechnie

Coaches
2 Hank Gowdy
3 Jimmie Wilson

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