Bitsy Mott
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Elisha Matthew "Bitsy" Mott (born on June 12, 1918, in Arcadia, Florida
, died February 25, 2001, in Brandon, Florida
) was a baseball
player.
He played for the Philadelphia Phillies
in the MLB
National League
as both a right-handed batter and thrower. He played for only one year (1945
) aged 27. He was 5'8 and weighed 155 lbs (pounds).
He later became personal security guard to Elvis Presley
.
Arcadia, Florida
Arcadia is a city in DeSoto County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,604 as of the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city grew to 7,151. It is the county seat of DeSoto County; it is also DeSoto County's only incorporated community. On October 27, 2009,...
, died February 25, 2001, in Brandon, Florida
Brandon, Florida
Brandon is a census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 103,483.-Founding:...
) was a baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player.
He played for the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
in the MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
as both a right-handed batter and thrower. He played for only one year (1945
1945 Philadelphia Phillies season
- Offseason :* February 10, 1945: Jimmie Foxx was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.* Prior to 1945 season **Tommy Lasorda was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies....
) aged 27. He was 5'8 and weighed 155 lbs (pounds).
He later became personal security guard to Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
.