Pinky Pittenger

Infobox MLB retired
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bgcolor2=#003581
textcolor1=white
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name=Pinky Pittenger


position=Utility Player
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date|1899|2|24
city-state|Hudson|Michigan
deathdate=death date and age|1977|11|04|1898|2|24
city-state|Fort Lauderdale|Florida
debutdate=April 15
debutyear=1921
debutteam=Boston Red Sox
finaldate=September 22
finalyear=1929
finalteam=Cincinnati Reds
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.263
stat2label=HR
stat2value=1
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=83
teams=
*Boston Red Sox (by|1921-by|1923)
*Chicago Cubs (by|1925)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|1927-by|1929)

Clarke Alonzo (Pinky) Pittenger ["previously thought to be Pittinger"] (February 24, 1899 - November 4, 1977) was a reserve infielder/outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at shortstop for three different teams between the by|1921 and by|1929 seasons. Listed at 5' 10", 160 lb., Pittenger batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Hudson, Michigan.

A valuable utility man, Pittenger was 22 years old when he entered the majors in 1921 with the Boston Red Sox, playing for them through 1923 before joining the Chicago Cubs (1925) and Cincinnati Reds (1927-1929). His most productive season came with the 1929 Reds, when he posted career-numbers in games (77), runs (31) and RBI (27), while hitting a .295 batting average, also a career-high.

In a seven-season career, Pittenger was a .263 hitter (252-for-373) with one home run and 83 RBI in 373 games, including 118 runs, 32 doubles, three triples and 27 stolen bases. He made 284 infield appearances at shortstop (136), third base (77) and second (71), and also played 21 games at left field (18), center (4) and right (4) .

Pittenger died at the age of 78 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

External links

* [http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=120606 MLB] historical statistics
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/P/Ppittp101.htm Retrosheet]