Bitsy Mott
Elisha Matthew Mott (June 12, 1918 – February 25, 2001), known as Bitsy Mott, was a backup infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies. Listed at 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m), 155 pounds (70 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.
Born in Arcadia, Florida, Mott played mostly shortstop, with stints at second base and third base. He made his debut in 1939 with the Americus Pioneers, a Brooklyn Dodgers minor league affiliate team. After playing for several minors teams, he joined the 1945 Phillies at the age of 27.
Mott batted .221 in 90 games for the Phillies, including eight doubles and two stolen bases, scoring 21 runs while driving in 22 more. He then returned to the minors for the remainder of his active career, retiring in 1957.
He later became personal security manager to Elvis Presley from 1955 to 1973, spending about 11 months of each year on the road with Presley and his manager Colonel Parker, who also was his brother-in-law.[1] He also appeared in four of Presley's films, and was one of the selected few who actually attended Presley's funeral in 1977.[citation needed]
Mott died in 2001 in Brandon, Florida, at the age of 82.
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Bitsy Mott at IMDb
- 1918 births
- 2001 deaths
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Americus Pioneers players
- Augusta Tigers players
- Cordele Reds players
- Gainesville G-Men players
- Havana Cubans players
- Keokuk Kernels players
- Little Rock Travelers players
- Palatka Azaleas players
- St. Petersburg Saints players
- Tampa Smokers players
- Tampa Tarpons (1957–1987) players
- Utica Blue Sox players
- West Palm Beach Indians players
- Baseball players from Florida
- People from Arcadia, Florida
- 20th-century American male actors