Pinky Pittenger

Clarke Alonzo Pittenger
(formerly known as Pittinger)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 160 lb.
• School University of Toledo, Ohio State University
• High School Waite High School
• Debut April 15, 1921
• Final Game September 22, 1929
• Born February 24, 1899 in Hudson, MI USA
• Died November 4, 1977 in Fort Lauderdale, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Pinky Pittenger played seven seasons in the majors as a middle infielder and occasional outfielder. Formerly known as "Pittinger", sources may spell his name that way.

Pittenger played basketball at the University of Toledo, where he was the leading point-getter for the team. He studied law during the winter, and was hoping to quit baseball when he passed the bar exam, per a 1922 newspaper article. [1]

Pittenger had played in 1920 for the London Tecumsehs, a team which went 86-32. He and Ernie Neitzke were picked up by the Boston Red Sox from that team. Pittenger had also played for London in 1919.

Pinky was in the majors from 1921-1923, then in 1925, and again from 1927-1929. In 1924 he played for the Salt Lake City Bees, hitting .319, and in 1926 he was with the Louisville Colonels, hitting .312. Tony Lazzeri and Lefty O'Doul were teammates at Salt Lake City, while Earl Webb, who would later break the major league single-season doubles record, was a teammate at Louisville.

Related Sites

• Pinky Pittenger at the SABR Bio Project