Skip Pitlock

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Skip Pitlock
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Lee Patrick Thomas "Skip" Pitlock (born November 6, 1947) is an American former

strikeouts in 19223 innings pitched.[1]
He was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg).

Early years

Pitlock was born in

to jump all the way to triple A for his sophomore season.

San Francisco Giants

Just about a year to the day after signing with the Giants, Pitlock earned his first call to the major leagues in June,

Phoenix Giants
, going 10–3 with a 2.46 ERA.

He spent the next two seasons with Phoenix, going a combined 15–21 with a 4.93 ERA. Originally a starter when he signed with the Giants, Pitlock began seeing more work in relief in 1971 and 1972. He was traded from the Giants to the Chicago White Sox for Chuck Hartenstein and Glenn Redmon on February 8, 1973.[4]

Chicago White Sox

Pitlock went 8–8 with a 4.05 ERA for the

Cleveland Indians.[5]
He also made five starts, going 1–1 with a 6.20 ERA.

Pitlock faced just one major league batter,

Billy Williams in 1975, and gave up an RBI single. He was 4–1 with a 3.91 ERA for the Denver Bears mostly in relief. He was dealt along with Stan Bahnsen from the White Sox to the Oakland Athletics for Dave Hamilton and Chet Lemon at the non-waiver trade deadline on June 15, 1975.[6]

Upon his acquisition by the A's, he was assigned to the Pacific Coast League's Tucson Toros, and converted back into a starter. He spent one more season as a minor leaguer before retiring.

Career stats

W
L ERA G GS CG SV IP H ER R HR BB K WP HBP Avg. Fld%
8 8 4.53 59 20 1 1 192.2 196 97 106 20 103 124 8 11 .080 .892

A below average fielder and hitter, Pitlock committed four

at-bats. His one career home run came on August 8, 1970 against Wade Blasingame of the Houston Astros.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Skip Pitlock Biography". baseballbiography.com.
  2. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals 4, San Francisco Giants 1". Baseball-Reference.com. June 12, 1970.
  3. ^ "San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2". Baseball-Reference.com. August 3, 1970.
  4. ^ "White Sox Obtain Pitlock," United Press International (UPI), Thursday, February 8, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2020
  5. ^ "Chicago White Sox 15, Cleveland Indians 4". Baseball-Reference.com. June 19, 1974.
  6. ^ "Oakland Gets Stan Bahnsen". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. June 17, 1975.
  7. ^ "San Francisco Giants 6, Houston Astros 5". Baseball-Reference.com. August 8, 1970.

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