Chris Pittaro

Chris Pittaro
Infielder
Born: September 16, 1961 (1961-09-16) (age 50) Trenton, New Jersey
Batted: Switch	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 8, 1985 for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1987 for the Minnesota Twins
Career statistics
Batting Average	.221
Runs	16
Hits	21
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1985) Minnesota Twins (1986–1987)

Christopher Francis Pittaro (born September 16, 1961 in Trenton, New Jersey) is a retired Major League Baseball infielder. He played during three seasons at the major league level for the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins. He was drafted by the Tigers in the 6th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Pittaro played his first professional season with their Class A Macon Peaches in 1982, and his last with Minnesota's Triple-A affiliate, the Portland Beavers in 1988.

Pittaro attended Steinert High School in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.^[1]

Pittaro, a native of Hamilton Township, has been a scout and executive in the Oakland A's organization.^[2][3]

References

1. ^ Anthes, Rob. "All in the family: chatting with former Steinert baseball star and major leaguer Chris Pittaro", Hamilton Post, January 2, 2008. Accessed August 24, 2008. "The Post's Rob Anthes caught up with Chris Pittaro, Steinert graduate, former major league baseball player and scout for the Oakland Athletics professional baseball team since 1991."
2. ^ Staff. "Draft fulfills an officer's dream", Contra Costa Times, June 17, 2007. Accessed February 22, 2011. "Chris Pittaro, the A's national field coordinator, is a fellow native of Hamilton Township and has known of Johnston since his days in American Legion ball."
3. ^ Chris Pittaro: Director of Professional Scouting, Oakland A's. Accessed February 22, 2011.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Persondata
Name	Pittaro, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	September 16, 1961
Place of birth	Trenton, New Jersey
Date of death
Place of death