Gaylen Pitts
Gaylen Richard Pitts
Born: June 6, 1946
Wichita, KS US
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
Career: 1964-1977
Major League Statistics
Gaylen Pitts compiled a career batting average of .249 with 79 home runs and 414 RBI in his 1136-game career with the Cardinals, Cedar Rapids Cardinals, St. Petersburg Cardinals, Modesto Reds, Arkansas Travelers, Tulsa Oilers, Iowa Oaks, Tucson Toros, San Jose Missions and Wichita Aeros. He began playing during the 1964 season and last took the field during the 1977 campaign.
![]() Cedar Rapids Cardinals |
![]() St. Petersburg Cardinals |
![]() Modesto Reds |
![]() Arkansas Travelers |
![]() Tulsa Oilers |
![]() Iowa Oaks |
![]() Tucson Toros |
![]() Wichita Aeros |
![]() San Jose Missions |
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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 |
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1964 | R | GULF | Cardinals | 56 | 199 | 176 | 21 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 34 | .227 | .303 | .261 | .564 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
1965 | A | MIDW | Cedar Rapids Cardinals | 98 | 410 | 358 | 44 | 87 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 64 | .243 | .325 | .313 | .638 | 112 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
1966 | A | MIDW | Cedar Rapids Cardinals | 15 | 68 | 56 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | .232 | .368 | .357 | .725 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1968 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 17 | 70 | 62 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | .226 | .314 | .242 | .556 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
1968 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | 119 | 443 | 398 | 49 | 103 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 82 | .259 | .325 | .352 | .677 | 140 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ||
1969 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 122 | 472 | 422 | 56 | 110 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 60 | .261 | .332 | .396 | .728 | 167 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||
1970 | AAA | AA2 | Tulsa Oilers | 115 | 420 | 364 | 51 | 86 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 71 | .236 | .328 | .365 | .693 | 133 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||
1971 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Tulsa Oilers | 83 | 285 | 251 | 28 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 55 | .231 | .306 | .335 | .641 | 84 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
1971 | AAA | AA2 | (+) Iowa Oaks | 83 | 285 | 251 | 28 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 55 | .231 | .306 | .335 | .641 | 84 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
1972 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 114 | 418 | 373 | 43 | 82 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 64 | .220 | .292 | .338 | .630 | 126 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
1973 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 75 | 237 | 202 | 34 | 58 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 27 | .287 | .371 | .431 | .801 | 87 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
1974 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 67 | 275 | 236 | 28 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 46 | .246 | .338 | .347 | .686 | 82 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
1975 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 135 | 565 | 482 | 74 | 129 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 58 | 11 | 5 | 74 | 76 | .268 | .362 | .392 | .754 | 189 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
1976 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 106 | 381 | 310 | 56 | 81 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 66 | 65 | .261 | .389 | .423 | .812 | 131 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
1977 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 5 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .167 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1977 | AAA | PCL | San Jose Missions | 92 | 370 | 304 | 42 | 72 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 51 | .237 | .356 | .365 | .721 | 111 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Totals | 1136 | 4343 | 3755 | 520 | 935 | 145 | 23 | 79 | 414 | 77 | 30 | 495 | 659 | .249 | .339 | .363 | .702 | 1363 | 0 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
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1964 | R | GULF | Cardinals | SS | 56 | 81 | 92 | 13 | 10 | .930 | 3.089 |
1965 | A | MIDW | Cedar Rapids Cardinals | SS | 98 | 147 | 237 | 49 | 47 | .887 | 3.918 |
1966 | A | MIDW | Cedar Rapids Cardinals | SS | 15 | 20 | 40 | 4 | 5 | .938 | 4.000 |
1968 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | SS | 87 | 102 | 225 | 41 | 37 | .889 | 3.759 |
1968 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | OF | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.600 |
1968 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | 2B | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 4.500 |
1968 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | 3B | 17 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 2 | .917 | 1.941 |
1968 | A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Cardinals | SS | 15 | 29 | 40 | 7 | 9 | .908 | 4.600 |
1968 | A | CALL | Modesto Reds | 2B | 10 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.600 |
1969 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 3B | 83 | 77 | 164 | 21 | 18 | .920 | 2.904 |
1969 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | 2B | 6 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .960 | 4.000 |
1969 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | SS | 25 | 49 | 45 | 6 | 12 | .940 | 3.760 |
1969 | AA | TL | Arkansas Travelers | OF | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.467 |
1970 | AAA | AA2 | Tulsa Oilers | 3B | 72 | 60 | 120 | 7 | 8 | .963 | 2.500 |
1970 | AAA | AA2 | Tulsa Oilers | SS | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 2.400 |
1970 | AAA | AA2 | Tulsa Oilers | 2B | 41 | 64 | 106 | 4 | 20 | .977 | 4.146 |
1970 | AAA | AA2 | Tulsa Oilers | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
1971 | AAA | AA2 | Tulsa Oilers | 2B | 10 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 3 | .927 | 3.800 |
1971 | AAA | AA2 | Tulsa Oilers | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
1972 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | SS | 88 | 116 | 249 | 22 | 29 | .943 | 4.148 |
1972 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | OF | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 1.000 |
1972 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 3B | 10 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .923 | 2.400 |
1973 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 3B | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 1.857 |
1973 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | SS | 43 | 57 | 133 | 15 | 32 | .927 | 4.419 |
1973 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | OF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 |
1973 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 2B | 15 | 23 | 32 | 2 | 9 | .965 | 3.667 |
1974 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 3B | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .900 | 1.286 |
1974 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | SS | 59 | 112 | 145 | 19 | 33 | .931 | 4.356 |
1974 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 2B | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
1975 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 3B | 56 | 45 | 118 | 6 | 10 | .964 | 2.911 |
1975 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | SS | 31 | 55 | 76 | 7 | 23 | .949 | 4.226 |
1975 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 2B | 20 | 51 | 38 | 6 | 13 | .937 | 4.450 |
1975 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 1B | 12 | 89 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .989 | 7.833 |
1976 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 3B | 58 | 47 | 106 | 13 | 8 | .922 | 2.638 |
1976 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | SS | 5 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.800 |
1976 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 2B | 34 | 70 | 100 | 5 | 20 | .971 | 5.000 |
1977 | AAA | PCL | San Jose Missions | 2B | 8 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 4 | .914 | 4.000 |
1977 | AAA | PCL | San Jose Missions | 3B | 43 | 33 | 65 | 17 | 11 | .852 | 2.279 |
1977 | AAA | PCL | San Jose Missions | 1B | 30 | 231 | 19 | 6 | 31 | .977 | 8.333 |
1977 | AAA | PCL | San Jose Missions | OF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
1977 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 3B | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 3.000 |
1977 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 |
Totals | 1113 | 1699 | 2328 | 295 | 411 | .932 | 3.618 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1964 | R | Sarasota Rookie League | Cardinals | SLN | ||
1965 | A | Midwest League | Cedar Rapids Cardinals | SLN | ||
1966 | A | Midwest League | Cedar Rapids Cardinals | SLN | ||
1968 | A | California League | Modesto Reds | SLN | ||
1968 | A | Florida State League | St. Petersburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
1969 | AA | Texas League | Arkansas Travelers | SLN | ||
1970 | AAA | American Association 2 | Tulsa Oilers | SLN | ||
1971 | AAA | American Association 2 | Tulsa Oilers | SLN | ||
1971 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Oaks | OAK | ||
1972 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Oaks | OAK | ||
1973 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | OAK | ||
1974 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | OAK | ||
1975 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | OAK | ||
1976 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | OAK | ||
1977 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Jose Missions | OAK | ||
1977 | AAA | American Association 2 | Wichita Aeros | CHN |
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