Joe Pittman
American baseball player
Joseph Wayne Pittman (January 1, 1953 – June 13, 2014), nicknamed "Shoe" or "Shoes", was an American baseball player. He was backup infielder and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants in between the seasons of 1981 and 1984.
| Joe Pittman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Pittmann with the Nashville Sounds in 1985 | |||
| Infielder | |||
| Born: January 1, 1953 Houston, Texas, U.S. | |||
| Died: June 13, 2014 (aged 61) Lake Jackson, Texas, U.S. | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 25, 1981, for the Houston Astros | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 30, 1984, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .263 | ||
| On-base percentage | .309 | ||
| Slugging average | .302 | ||
| Games played | 139 | ||
| Teams | |||
Pittman was born in Houston, Texas. He was African American.
Pittman died after collapsing at a construction job on June 12, 2014 in Freeport, Texas. He was 61.[1]
References change
- ↑ Dean, Richard (June 14, 2014). "Former Astro Pittman passes away at age 60". Major League Baseball. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
Other websites change
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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