Clarke Pittenger

Name Note: Name presented as Pinky Pittenger in some sources

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: February 24, 1899 in Hudson, MI us

Died: November 4, 1977 in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Waite HS (Toledo, OH)

Schools: University of Toledo (Toledo, OH), The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

Debut: April 15, 1921 (Age 22-050d, 5,239th in major league history)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 22, 1929 (Age 30-210d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1921 season

Full Name: Clarke Alonzo Pittenger

Nicknames: Pinky

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.5

959

252

.263

118

RBI

OBP

.294

SLG

.306

OPS

.600

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	29-47 / in Starts: 25-31
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	61 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 227 PAs	26
Actual Runners on Base	137 (65-37-35) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 227 PAs	28
Avg. Runners on Base	153 (76-47-29)

Most Driven In
E Allen	12
G Kelly	7
C Walker	5
P Purdy	1
B Zitzmann	0
H Ford	0
J Stripp	0

Most Driven In By
J Gooch	6
C Sukeforth	4
R Lucas	4
H Ford	3
P Donohue	2
D Luque	1
J Stripp	1
P Purdy	1

1929 Batting Game Log

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1929 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	299	1	Apr 16	CIN		STL	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.99	-0.095	2.40	-0.14%	-0.90	3B
2	300	2	Apr 17	CIN		STL	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.87	-0.086	2.03	-0.12%	-1.88	3B
3	301	3	Apr 18	CIN		STL	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	6	1.19	0.001	2.93	0.00%	0.17	3B
4	302	4	Apr 19	CIN		STL	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.357	.357	.714	6	1.31	0.141	2.96	0.19%	1.04	3B
5	303	5	Apr 20	CIN		PIT	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	1	.278	.278	.278	.556	6	1.29	-0.045	2.58	-0.05%	-0.21	3B
6	304	6	Apr 22	CIN		PIT	W,9-4	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.318	.348	.318	.666	6	.85	0.023	1.47	0.02%	0.67	3B
7	305	7	Apr 26	CIN	@	STL	L,2-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.333	.308	.641	6	.71	-0.004	1.45	-0.01%	0.01	3B
8	306	11 (3)	Apr 29	CIN		CHC	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.333	.308	.641	6	5.40	0.108	11.06	0.13%	0.24	PR
9	307	12	Apr 30	CIN		CHC	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.333	.308	.641	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	308	13	May 1	CIN		CHC	T,4-4	12-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.333	.308	.641	3						PR
11	309	16 (2)	May 6	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-12	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.310	.286	.596	7	.03	-0.001	.05	0.00%	-0.47	SS
12	310	17	May 7	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.310	.286	.596	4						PR
13	311	18	May 8	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.310	.286	.596	8						PR
14	312	21 (2)	May 11	CIN	@	BSN	L,7-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.310	.286	.596	8						PR
15	313	26 (4)	May 18	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.310	.286	.596	4						PR
16	314	32 (5)	May 25	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.310	.286	.596	8						PR
17	315	34 (1)	May 27	CIN		CHC	W,8-5	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.310	.286	.596	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
18	316	36 (1)	May 29 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,2-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.310	.286	.596	8						PR
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	317	40 (3)	Jun 1	CIN		BSN	W,3-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.310	.286	.596	6						PR
20	318	49 (8)	Jun 11	CIN		NYG	L,0-9	5-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.313	.290	.603	7	.20	-0.021	.06	0.00%	-0.36	SS
21	319	50	Jun 13	CIN		BRO	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.257	.278	.257	.535	7	1.42	-0.097	.28	-0.01%	-0.36	SS
22	320	51	Jun 14	CIN		BRO	L,4-5	CG(11)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		1		0	0	.256	.275	.256	.531	7	2.37	0.018	.34	0.00%	0.31	SS
23	321	52	Jun 15	CIN		BRO	L,7-8	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.244	.227	.472	7	1.47	-0.200	.15	-0.01%	-1.60	SS
24	322	53	Jun 16 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,3-8	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.217	.250	.217	.467	7	.85	-0.042	.07	0.00%	-0.26	SS
25	323	54	Jun 16 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,8-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0		2	0	.224	.269	.224	.494	7	.53	0.019	.03	0.00%	1.28	SS
26	324	55	Jun 17	CIN		PIT	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.273	.231	.503	7	1.82	-0.165	.14	-0.01%	-0.77	SS
27	325	65 (9)	Jun 30	CIN		PIT	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.273	.231	.503	4						PR
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
28	326	66	Jul 2	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-5	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.273	.231	.503	5						2B
29	327	67	Jul 3	CIN	@	CHC	L,5-7	GS-9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.276	.222	.498	6	1.06	-0.037	.02	0.00%	-0.39	2B
30	328	68	Jul 4 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-8	CG(8)	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0	0	.224	.274	.224	.498	6						2B
31	329	69	Jul 4 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,5-10	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.210	.258	.210	.467	6	1.07	-0.200	.03	0.00%	-3.26	2B
32	330	72 (2)	Jul 7 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,7-8	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.254	.206	.460	6	2.18	-0.059	.01	0.00%	-0.28	3B
33	331	75 (2)	Jul 10	CIN	@	BSN	W,10-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.191	.236	.191	.427	6	.21	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-2.89	SS
34	332	76	Jul 11	CIN	@	BSN	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.263	.236	.499	6	.61	0.079	.00	0.00%	0.96	SS
35	333	77	Jul 12	CIN	@	BSN	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.253	.227	.480	6	1.22	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-0.91	SS
36	334	78	Jul 13	CIN	@	BSN	L,6-7	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.218	.256	.231	.487	6	.66	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.23	SS
37	335	79	Jul 14	CIN	@	BRO	W,12-3	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.241	.276	.253	.529	6	.52	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.41	SS
38	336	80	Jul 15	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.241	.275	.253	.528	6	1.27	-0.016	.00	0.00%	0.11	SS
39	337	81	Jul 16 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,5-3	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		2	0	.253	.284	.275	.559	6	1.65	0.294	.00	0.00%	1.08	SS
40	338	82	Jul 16 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.253	.283	.284	.567	6	1.06	0.117	.00	0.00%	1.66	SS
41	339	83	Jul 17	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-10	CG	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.291	.313	.604	6	.70	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.03	SS
42	340	84	Jul 18	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.299	.314	.613	6	1.20	0.081	.00	0.00%	1.10	SS
43	341	85	Jul 20 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.274	.306	.321	.627	6	.41	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.15	SS
44	342	86	Jul 20 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.266	.298	.312	.610	6	1.56	-0.112	.00	0.00%	-0.97	SS
45	343	87	Jul 21	CIN		PHI	W,8-5	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.274	.305	.327	.633	6	.93	0.123	.00	0.00%	0.79	SS
46	344	88	Jul 23 (1)	CIN		BSN	W,9-5	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.282	.311	.342	.653	6	.65	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.82	SS
47	345	89	Jul 23 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.289	.317	.347	.665	6	.50	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.41	SS
48	346	90	Jul 24	CIN		BSN	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.308	.336	.644	6	1.11	-0.133	.00	0.00%	-1.31	SS
49	347	91	Jul 25	CIN		BSN	W,14-2	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.306	.341	.647	6	.34	-0.026	.00	0.00%	0.33	SS
50	348	92	Jul 26	CIN		BRO	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.297	.331	.628	6	.53	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-1.41	SS
51	349	93	Jul 27	CIN		BRO	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.272	.298	.331	.629	6	.77	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.39	SS
52	350	94	Jul 28 (1)	CIN		BRO	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.266	.292	.324	.615	6	.81	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.80	SS
53	351	95	Jul 28 (2)	CIN		BRO	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.266	.291	.322	.612	6	.79	0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.55	SS
54	352	96	Jul 29	CIN		BRO	L,2-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.289	.320	.609	6	.48	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.56	SS
55	353	97	Jul 30	CIN		NYG	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.260	.284	.313	.597	6	1.46	-0.145	.00	0.00%	-1.33	SS
56	354	98	Jul 31	CIN		NYG	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.255	.278	.307	.586	6	1.12	-0.086	.00	0.00%	-1.08	SS
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
57	355	99	Aug 1	CIN		NYG	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.255	.278	.306	.584	6	.36	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.11	SS
58	356	100	Aug 2	CIN		NYG	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.252	.274	.302	.576	6	1.05	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-1.01	SS
59	357	101	Aug 3	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.245	.268	.294	.562	6	1.44	-0.155	.00	0.00%	-1.19	SS
60	358	102	Aug 4	CIN		PHI	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.251	.273	.299	.573	6	.54	-0.029	.00	0.00%	0.82	SS
61	359	103	Aug 5	CIN		PHI	L,6-7	CG	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.263	.284	.310	.594	6	.78	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.25	SS
62	360	104	Aug 9	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.264	.285	.316	.601	6	.63	0.051	.00	0.00%	0.49	SS
63	361	105	Aug 10	CIN	@	NYG	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.275	.295	.331	.627	6	.45	0.096	.00	0.00%	1.36	SS
64	362	106	Aug 11	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.299	.341	.640	6	.26	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.53	SS
65	363	107	Aug 12	CIN	@	NYG	W,5-2	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.285	.304	.344	.648	6	1.76	0.091	.00	0.00%	0.38	SS
66	364	108	Aug 13	CIN	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	1	.286	.304	.344	.648	6	1.07	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-1.71	SS
67	365	109	Aug 14	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG(7)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.281	.299	.339	.638	6	1.40	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.41	SS
68	366	110	Aug 15	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.278	.300	.335	.635	6	1.05	-0.115	.00	0.00%	-1.14	SS
69	367	111	Aug 16	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.283	.307	.338	.646	6	.85	0.059	.00	0.00%	0.43	SS
70	368	112	Aug 17 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-8	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.287	.311	.342	.653	6	1.31	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.72	SS
71	369	114 (1)	Aug 18	CIN	@	BSN	L,9-10	8-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.310	.340	.649	7	5.22	-0.160	.00	0.00%	-0.61	PR SS
72	370	123 (8)	Aug 26	CIN	@	CHC	L,5-9	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.310	.340	.650	7	.74	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.52	SS
73	371	124	Aug 27	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.315	.344	.659	7	1.38	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.41	SS
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
74	372	126 (1)	Sep 1	CIN		PIT	L,7-9	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.315	.344	.659	8						PR
75	373	130 (3)	Sep 5	CIN		PIT	L,5-10	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.315	.344	.659	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
76	374	132 (1)	Sep 9 (2)	CIN		NYG	L,4-10	5-GF(5)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.315	.344	.659	2		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
77	375	144 (11)	Sep 22	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.295	.318	.348	.666	7	5.36	0.161	.00	0.00%	1.00	SS
							29-47		227	210	31	62	11	0	0	26	5	0	4	2	6		4		8	7	.295	.318	.348	.666		1.00	-1.065	.34	-0.01%	-13.22

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