Gerry Pirtle
Gerald Eugene Pirtle
Born: December 3, 1947
Tulsa, OK US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 26 (1966 June Amateur Draft, Washington Senators)
Draft: Round 7 (1967 January Secondary Draft, Atlanta Braves)
Draft: Round 7 (1967 June Secondary Draft, New York Yankees)
School: Hale HS (Tulsa, OK)
Bacone College
Career: 1967-1979
Major League Statistics
Gerry Pirtle compiled a career record of 88 wins and 91 losses, with 39 saves, and a 3.50 ERA in his 489-game pitching career with the Johnson City Yankees, Fort Lauderdale Yankees, Kinston Eagles, Manchester Yankees, Syracuse Chiefs, West Haven Yankees, Wichita Aeros, Denver Bears and Rochester Red Wings. He began playing during the 1967 season and last took the field during the 1979 campaign.
 Fort Lauderdale Yankees |
 Kinston Eagles |
 Manchester Yankees |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
 West Haven Yankees |
 Wichita Aeros |
 Denver Bears |
 Rochester Red Wings |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | APPY | Johnson City Yankees | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.95 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 58.0 | 37 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.09 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 172.0 | 139 | 51 | 40 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 141 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1969 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 11 | 11 | .500 | 2.72 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 182.0 | 170 | 70 | 55 | 16 | 44 | 1 | 144 | 4 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1970 | AA | EL | Manchester Yankees | 10 | 14 | .417 | 4.02 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 179.0 | 166 | 89 | 80 | 14 | 69 | 5 | 114 | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5.23 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 86.0 | 107 | 60 | 50 | 8 | 44 | 5 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1971 | AA | EL | Manchester Yankees | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.66 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.33 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 127.0 | 126 | 58 | 47 | 10 | 49 | 4 | 97 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1973 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4.83 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 95.0 | 103 | 60 | 51 | 7 | 43 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1974 | AA | EL | West Haven Yankees | 6 | 10 | .375 | 2.68 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 114.0 | 103 | 46 | 34 | 5 | 47 | 6 | 131 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.70 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 100.0 | 93 | 38 | 30 | 4 | 39 | 5 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.71 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 80.0 | 77 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.22 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 98.0 | 106 | 50 | 46 | 7 | 44 | 5 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 8 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | 13 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2 | 9 | .182 | 4.89 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 105.0 | 121 | 69 | 57 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Totals | 88 | 91 | .492 | 3.50 | 489 | 124 | 0 | 55 | 13 | 39 | 1428.0 | 1378 | 671 | 555 | 99 | 505 | 54 | 1123 | 32 | 6 | 53 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | APPY | Johnson City Yankees | 8 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .235 | .350 | .235 | .585 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | 24 | 62 | 56 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .125 | .169 | .125 | .294 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 29 | 70 | 62 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .113 | .127 | .129 | .256 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AA | EL | Manchester Yankees | 34 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 27 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .050 | .050 | .050 | .100 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AA | EL | Manchester Yankees | 5 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 47 | 43 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .184 | .244 | .184 | .428 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | AA | EL | West Haven Yankees | 58 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .125 | .176 | .125 | .301 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 61 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .188 | .188 | .250 | .438 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 50 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .214 | .267 | .214 | .481 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 53 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .059 | .158 | .059 | .217 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 396 | 316 | 275 | 23 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 67 | .138 | .183 | .145 | .328 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | APPY | Johnson City Yankees | P | 8 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 2.000 |
| 1968 | A | FLOR | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | P | 24 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 2 | .929 | 1.625 |
| 1969 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | P | 27 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 2 | .951 | 1.444 |
| 1970 | AA | EL | Manchester Yankees | P | 27 | 26 | 27 | 4 | 2 | .930 | 1.963 |
| 1971 | AA | EL | Manchester Yankees | P | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 |
| 1971 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 27 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .955 | .778 |
| 1972 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 36 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | .857 | .667 |
| 1973 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 43 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 1 | .909 | .698 |
| 1974 | AA | EL | West Haven Yankees | P | 58 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 2 | .929 | .448 |
| 1975 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 61 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 | .958 | .377 |
| 1976 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | P | 50 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .938 | .300 |
| 1977 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | P | 53 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0 | .923 | .453 |
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1978 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Bears | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| 1979 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 49 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .950 | .388 |
| Totals | 489 | 112 | 226 | 25 | 18 | .931 | .691 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | Appalachian League | Johnson City Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1968 | A | Florida State League | Fort Lauderdale Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1969 | A | Carolina League | Kinston Eagles | NYA | ||
| 1970 | AA | Eastern League | Manchester Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1971 | AA | Eastern League | Manchester Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1971 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1972 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1973 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1974 | AA | Eastern League | West Haven Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1975 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1976 | AAA | American Association 2 | Wichita Aeros | CHN | ||
| 1977 | AAA | American Association 2 | Wichita Aeros | CHN | ||
| 1978 | AAA | American Association 2 | Wichita Aeros | CHN | ||
| 1978 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Bears | MON | ||
| 1979 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL |
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