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Jumbo Brown League
10-27-2128
Joe Pitko Relief Pitcher
Retired (1986, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.87 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 124-95 Status Deceased (2019) Option Years 0  
SV 37 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 07-14-1951
K 1379 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(1973)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(89 games)
IP 1842.2
WHIP 1.27
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L F  Endurance C+   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity C    Mentor Val C-
Speed A  Bunt F  Control A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range F  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm D+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year H/A W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1974 Away 1 6 31 4 0 0 10 1 57.0 70 38 33 0 22 24 1.61 5.21
1974 Home 2 6 39 1 0 0 7 2 49.0 67 33 28 0 17 25 1.71 5.14
1975 Away 1 7 33 0 0 0 5 5 37.0 61 34 34 0 18 25 2.14 8.27
1975 Home 6 3 42 0 0 0 4 1 47.0 49 25 25 0 16 25 1.38 4.79
1976 Away 4 3 33 4 0 0 1 4 62.1 62 33 33 0 18 43 1.28 4.76
1976 Home 6 3 30 2 0 0 2 0 57.1 51 25 22 0 10 39 1.06 3.45
1977 Away 3 4 33 0 0 0 0 1 66.1 77 41 39 0 11 56 1.33 5.29
1977 Home 2 3 30 0 0 0 3 2 76.1 77 45 40 0 26 48 1.35 4.72
1978 Away 2 8 14 7 0 0 0 0 59.2 66 33 31 0 14 52 1.34 4.68
1978 Home 1 4 13 2 0 0 3 1 29.1 30 13 10 0 7 23 1.26 3.07
1979 Away 0 4 49 4 0 0 0 3 75.1 77 39 37 0 23 67 1.33 4.42
1979 Home 5 4 55 0 0 0 0 1 57.2 77 40 32 0 14 38 1.58 4.99
1980 Away 3 3 31 5 0 0 0 0 67.2 69 35 33 0 23 49 1.36 4.39
1980 Home 6 1 24 3 0 0 0 0 55.0 54 23 23 0 12 36 1.20 3.76
1981 Away 7 6 21 21 0 0 0 0 111.2 110 60 56 0 34 76 1.29 4.51
1981 Home 9 1 15 15 0 0 0 0 88.1 67 20 17 0 21 65 1.00 1.73
1982 Away 7 7 17 17 0 0 0 0 96.0 102 51 47 0 19 90 1.26 4.41
1982 Home 9 2 19 19 0 0 0 0 109.0 93 38 37 0 28 97 1.11 3.06
1983 Away 6 3 15 15 0 0 0 0 90.2 78 28 26 0 23 69 1.11 2.58
1983 Home 7 3 18 18 0 0 0 0 109.0 95 37 37 0 20 79 1.06 3.06
1984 Away 8 7 22 22 0 0 0 0 125.2 127 66 64 0 34 96 1.28 4.58
1984 Home 11 1 14 14 0 0 0 0 85.2 65 19 16 0 15 68 0.93 1.68
1985 Away 8 4 17 17 0 0 0 0 97.0 103 29 29 0 27 84 1.34 2.69
1985 Home 10 0 19 19 0 0 0 0 115.0 88 37 32 0 28 89 1.01 2.50
1986 Away 0 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 7.2 12 3 3 0 4 9 2.09 3.52
1986 Home 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 10.0 17 9 9 0 4 7 2.10 8.10
2128 Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2128 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total Away 50 62 321 117 0 0 18 14 954.0 1014 490 465 0 270 740 1.35 4.39
Total Home 74 33 322 95 0 0 19 7 888.2 830 364 328 0 218 639 1.18 3.32
Total
124
 95
643
212
0
0
37
 21
1842.2
 1844 854 793 0 488
1379
1.27
3.87
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Joe Pitko has retired from the San Francisco Shock
1980-07-13Trade #1372531 has been completed between the Minnesota PULSE and the San Francisco Shock. The San Francisco Shock receive Joe Pitko, Herman Hill, Sadao Kitahara, Joe Ayrault, Dave Ploffe, Draft Pick 1981 Round 1 SD (Katsuhito Takahashi) from the Minnesota PULSE in exchange for Stretch Radford, Kevin Kuiper, Lou Martin, Blackjack Scoffic, Rupe Rowland.
1980-07-04Joe Pitko of the Minnesota PULSE is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1980-05-07Joe Pitko of the Minnesota PULSE is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1979-04-01The Minnesota PULSE have promoted Joe Pitko to the major league team.
1978-10-22The Minnesota PULSE have sent Joe Pitko to the minors.
1978-10-02The Minnesota PULSE have promoted Joe Pitko to the major league team.
1978-07-20The Minnesota PULSE have demoted Joe Pitko to the minor leagues.
1978-06-29Trade #1362299 has been completed between the Seattle Night Rangers and the Minnesota PULSE. The Minnesota PULSE receive Joe Pitko, Shane Holden, Greenbriar Stout, Ross Cortazzo from the Seattle Night Rangers in exchange for HYATT HILTON, Timmie McKale, David Anderson, GERMAINE DUPRIX, Cy Bono, Draft Pick 1980 Round 2 MIN (Black Bart), Draft Pick 1981 Round 1 MIN (Mysterious Mather), Draft Pick 1981 Round 2 MIN (Fred Orsulak).
1976-04-01The Seattle Night Rangers have promoted Johnny Johnson to the major league team. The Seattle Night Rangers have promoted Joe Pitko to the major league team. The Seattle Night Rangers have promoted T.P. Lewis to the major league team. The Seattle Night Rangers have designated Dutch Shea for assignment. The Seattle Night Rangers have designated Donnie Dipshit for assignment. The Seattle Night Rangers have sent Don Pruiett to the minors.
1976-03-25The Seattle Night Rangers have sent Lefty Gionfriddo to the minors. The Seattle Night Rangers have sent Bobby Taveras to the minors. The Seattle Night Rangers have sent T.P. Lewis to the minors. The Seattle Night Rangers have sent Rich Lang to the minors. The Seattle Night Rangers have sent Joe Pitko to the minors. The Seattle Night Rangers have sent Johnny Johnson to the minors. The Seattle Night Rangers have sent Gene Richards to the minors.
1974-04-01The Seattle Night Rangers have promoted Shane Holden to the major league team. The Seattle Night Rangers have promoted Joe Pitko to the major league team. The Seattle Night Rangers have promoted Mike Lewis to the major league team. The Seattle Night Rangers have sent Harry Gajkowski to the minors. The Seattle Night Rangers have sent Tyson Blastcap to the minors.