 He led the Senior Circuit in singles (172) and finished 12th in the National League Most Valuable Player voting.Defensively, he led NL second basemen in fielding percentage in 1942, and although he topped the league's second basemen in errors with 31 in 1943, he also led the NL in putouts and assists that season.In 1944–45 Witek's career was interrupted while he served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II.