Chuck Hartenstein

Charles Oscar Hartenstein
(Twiggy)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.
• School University of Texas at Austin
• High School Seguin (TX) High School
• Debut September 11, 1965
• Final Game July 26, 1977
• Born May 26, 1942 in Seguin, TX USA
• Died October 2, 2021 in Austin, TX USA

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Biographical Information

Chuck Hartenstein was a Texas high school star who led his team to the state High School Championship. He went on to star at the University of Texas and was key to the Longhorns winning the Southwest Conference title in 1962 and 1963. Signed by the Chicago Cubs, Chuck led the Texas League in ERA (2.19) pitching for the Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs in 1965.

Hartenstein appeared in one game for the Cubs late in the 1965 season, but as a pinch runner and not as a pitcher. He did not make his pitching debut until the 1966 season. Chuck was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates after the 1968 season, where he was reunited with another citizen of his hometown, Freddie Patek. After being out of the majors from 1971 to 1976, he ended his big league career with the expansion Toronto Blue Jays in 1977. He was one of a number of players who had played for Jays manager Roy Hartsfield with the Hawaii Islanders in AAA who ended up with Toronto (Bob Davis, Jerry Johnson, John Scott and Hector Torres were others).

Following his playing days, Hartenstein was a Cleveland Indians coach in 1979 and a member of the Milwaukee Brewers staff from 1987 to 1989.

Related Sites

• Chuck Hartenstein at the SABR Bio Project