Gaylen Pitts

Gaylen Richard Pitts

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 175 lb.
• High School Mountain Home High School
• Debut May 12, 1974
• Final Game September 25, 1975
• Born June 6, 1946 in Wichita, KS USA
• Died October 10, 2024 in Santa Fe, NM USA

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Biographical Information

Gaylen Pitts was a coach for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1991 to 1995. He was also the hitting coach of the Louisville Redbirds in 1982-1984 and Indianapolis Indians in 2003.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1978	Modesto A's	California League	61-79	6th	Oakland A's
1979	Modesto A's	California League	66-74	7th	Oakland A's
1981	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	52-80	8th	St. Louis Cardinals
1982	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	18-30	--	St. Louis Cardinals		replaced by Nick Leyva (50-38)
1985	Savannah Cardinals	South Atlantic League	57-78	8th	St. Louis Cardinals
1986	Springfield (IL) Cardinals	Midwest League	87-53	1st	St. Louis Cardinals	Lost in 1st round
1987	Springfield (IL) Cardinals	Midwest League	94-46	1st	St. Louis Cardinals	Lost League Finals
1988	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League		--	St. Louis Cardinals	--	replaced by Jorge Aranzamendi June 22
	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	35-30	5th	St. Louis Cardinals		replaced Darold Knowles (0-1) on June 22
1989	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	79-56	1st	St. Louis Cardinals	League Champs
1990	Louisville Redbirds	American Association	74-72	4th	St. Louis Cardinals
1997	Louisville Redbirds	American Association	58-85	8th	St. Louis Cardinals
1998	Memphis Redbirds	Pacific Coast League	74-70	9th (t)	St. Louis Cardinals
1999	Memphis Redbirds	Pacific Coast League	74-64	5th	St. Louis Cardinals
2000	Memphis Redbirds	Pacific Coast League	83-61	4th	St. Louis Cardinals	League Champs
2001	Memphis Redbirds	Pacific Coast League	62-81	15th	St. Louis Cardinals
2002	Memphis Redbirds	Pacific Coast League	71-71	10th	St. Louis Cardinals
2006	Staten Island Yankees	New York-Penn League	45-29	1st	New York Yankees	League Champs
2007	Palm Beach Cardinals	Florida State League	71-69	6th	St. Louis Cardinals
2008	Palm Beach Cardinals	Florida State League	75-62	4th	St. Louis Cardinals	Lost in 1st round
2009	Palm Beach Cardinals	Florida State League	61-77	10th	St. Louis Cardinals

Further Reading

• Gregory H. Wolf: "Gaylen Pitts", in Chip Greene, ed.: Mustaches and Mayhem, Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2015, pp. 531-536. ISBN 978-1-943816-07-1

Related Sites

• Gaylen Pitts at the SABR Bio Project