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Chuck Hartenstein Pitcher Born: May 26, 1942
Seguin, TexasBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut September 11, 1965 for the Chicago Cubs Last MLB appearance July 26, 1977 for the Toronto Blue Jays Career statistics Win-loss record 17-19 Strikeouts 135 Earned run average 4.52 Teams - Chicago Cubs (1966-68)
- Pittsburgh Pirates (1969-70)
- St. Louis Cardinals (1970)
- Boston Red Sox (1970)
- Toronto Blue Jays (1977)
Charles Oscar Hartenstein [Twiggy] (born May 26, 1942 in Seguin, Texas) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for five different teams between the 1966 and 1977 seasons. Listed at 5' 11", 165 lb., Hartenstein batted and threw right-handed. He was signed by the Chicago Cubs in 1964 out of the University of Texas at Austin.
A Texas Longhorns star pitcher, Hartenstein led his team to the 1962 and 1963 CWS tournaments. After being signed by Chicago, he led the Texas League with a 2.19 ERA in 1965 while pitching for the Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs.Chuck was involved in one of the most amazing pitching feats in Texas League history. On June 17, 1965 Chuck started the game against Austin (Texas). The Spurs had a lead, 1-0, going into the 9th inning when Chuck gave up a tying run. The game continued that way with Chuck pitching 18 (!) innings. He had allowed one run, eight hits, walked four and struck out seven. The game continued through the 25th inning with Austin winning 2-1. At the time it was the longest game in Texas League history.
Hartenstein entered the majors in 1966 with the Cubs, appearing in one game as a pinch runner. He played for them until 1968, before joining the Pittsburgh Pirates (1969–70), St. Louis Cardinals (1970), Boston Red Sox (1970) and Toronto Blue Jays (1977). His most productive season came in 1967 for Chicago, when he went 9-5 with a 3.08 ERA and 10 saves, all career-numbers. He also enjoyed a solid season with the 1969 Pirates, going 5-4 with a 3.85 ERA and 10 saves in a career-high 95⅔ innings pitched. After six years of absence, he pitched his last major season with the 1977 expansion Blue Jays.
In a six-season career, Hartenstein posted a 17-19 record with a 3.63 ERA and 23 saves in 187 relief appearances, including 88 games finished, a 1.52 strikeout-to-walk ratio (135-to-89), and 297.0 innings of work.
Following his playing retirement, Hartenstein coached for the Cleveland Indians (1979) and Milwaukee Brewers (1987–89).
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Toronto Blue Jays 1977 Inaugural Season Opening Day Lineup C Rick Cerone | 1B Doug Ault | 2B Pedro García | 3B Dave McKay | SS Héctor Torres | RF Steve Bowling | CF Gary Woods | LF John Scott | DH Otto Vélez | P Bill SingerBatters C Alan Ashby | C Ernie Whitt | C Phil Roof | 2B Steve Staggs | 3B Roy Howell | 3B/DH Doug Rader | DH/1B/OF Ron Fairly | OF/SS Bob Bailor | LF Al Woods | OF/DH Sam Ewing | SS Jim Mason | SS Tim NordbrookPitchers SP Jeff Byrd | SP Jim Clancy | SP Jerry Garvin | SP Steve Hargan | SP Jesse Jefferson | SP Dave Lemanczyk | RP Dennis DeBarr | RP Tom Murphy | RP Mike Willis | RP Jerry Johnson | RP Pete Vuckovich | RP Chuck Hartenstein | RP Tom Bruno | RP Mike DarrManager and Coaches Manager Roy Hartsfield | Hitting coach Bobby Doerr | Pitching coach Bob Miller | First base coach Don Leppert | Third base coach Jackie Moore | Bullpen coach Harry WarnerCategories:- Boston Red Sox players
- Chicago Cubs players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Toronto Blue Jays players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball pitching coaches
- University of Texas at Austin alumni
- Texas Longhorns baseball players
- Baseball players from Texas
- 1942 births
- People from Guadalupe County, Texas
- People from Seguin, Texas
- Living people
- Hawaii Islanders players
- Milwaukee Brewers coaches
- Cleveland Indians coaches
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