Charlie Petty
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Charles E. Petty
- Bats Unknown, Throws Right
[edit] Biographical Information
Charlie Petty pitched three seasons in the majors and was in the minors at least from 1888-97. He won 20+ games at least twice in the minors and in 1889 went 18-3.
Petty was born in Nashville, TN in 1866, and was the first major leaguer from Nashville to come to the majors. He was the fourth player from Tennessee. He was up in 1889 for 5 games and then came back in 1893-94 for 29 more appearances. With the 1893 Giants he was five years older than fellow pitcher Amos Rusie.
In the minors Charlie pitched a lot in the South but also in other parts of the country: at various times he was with teams such as Toledo, Seattle, Minneapolis and Norfolk.
His place and time of death are unknown. As of around 1920 he was living in Cairo, IL.
