Jake Pitler Stats

Jake Pitler was born on Sunday, April 22, 1894, in New York, New York. Pitler was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 30, 1917, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jake Pitler baseball stats page.

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"Jacob Albert Pitler: Hard-working Jake has been in the Brooklyn organization since it was called the Superbas. His playing career stretched from 1913 to 1933, all of it in the minor leagues except for 2 seasons with the Pirates. Jake has had 15 seasons of managing minor league teams, winning 2 pennants during that time. He's been the first base coach for the Dodgers since '48 under 3 different managers, (Leo) Durocher, (Burt) Shotton and (Chuck) Dressen. Jake was a playing-manager from '29 to '33." - Topps Baseball. Pitler, Jake. 1952.

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Birth Name:   Jacob Albert Pitler
Nickname:   Jake
Born On:   04-22-1894  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   New York, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-03-1968 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Binghamton, New York
Cemetery:   Temple Israel Riverside Cemetery, Conklin, New York
High School:   None Attended (Dropped Out After 8th Grade)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08   Player Weight Chart Weight:   150
First Game:   05-30-1917 (Age 23)
Last Game:   05-24-1918
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Jake Pitler Pitching Stats

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Jake Pitler Hitting Stats

1917 23 Pirates 109 382 39 89 8 5 0 0 23 30 0 24 20 0 5 8 .233 .297 .280
1918 24 Pirates 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000
2 Years 111 383 40 89 8 5 0 0 23 31 0 24 20 0 5 8 .232 .298 .279

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Jake Pitler Fielding Stats

1917 Pirates 2B 106 105 2,883 580 5.5 560 283 277 20 46 n/a n/a n/a .966 5.24
1917 Pirates LF 2 1 36 3 1.5 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1917 Pirates RF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1918 Pirates 2B 1 0 15 6 6.0 4 2 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 7.20
2B Totals 107 105 2,898 586 5.5 564 285 279 22 46 n/a n/a n/a .962 5.25
LF Totals 2 1 36 3 1.5 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
RF Totals 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2 Years 110 106 2,940 589 5.4 567 288 279 22 46 n/a n/a n/a .963 5.21

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Jake Pitler Miscellaneous Stats

1917 Pirates 6 13 .316 0 0 n/a 0.0 15.9 16.6 - - -
1918 Pirates 2 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
2 Years 8 13 .381 0 0 n/a 0.0 16.0 16.7 - - -

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Jake Pitler Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1917 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1918 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -

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Jacob Albert Pitler was a Major League Baseball player with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1917-1918). Did you know that Jake, his nickname, set a still-standing record for most putouts in a game by a second baseman on August 22, 1917?

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Jake Pitler served in the United States Army during World War I, then returned to baseball, playing in semi-professional leagues for several years. He began coaching in 1928, managing in the minors in 1929, then worked with the Brooklyn Dodgers in many coaching-related positions until he retired, in 1957.

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