Gerald Eugene Pirtle (born December 3, 1947) is an

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former

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who played briefly for the

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in their 1978 season. Listed at , , he batted and threw right handed.

Career

Born in

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he attended

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. Pirtle then attended Bacone College in

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. He was originally selected by the

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in the seventh round of the

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, playing for them in nine Minor League seasons spanning 1967–75. He later pitched in the

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minors system from 1976 to 1978, before signing as a

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with Montreal in the 1978 midseason. In 19 relief appearances for the Expos, Pirtle posted a 5.96

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with 2 losses, giving up 24 runs (17 earned) on 33

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and 23 walks, while

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14 in 25 innings of work. In between, Pirtle went 91–92 with a 3.48 ERA in 489 minor league games, and also played winter ball with the Navegantes del Magallanes club of the Venezuelan League in its 1972–73 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pirtle, Gerry 1947 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Bacone College alumni Bacone Warriors baseball players Denver Bears players Florida Instructional League Yankees players Fort Lauderdale Yankees players Johnson City Yankees players Kinston Eagles players Major League Baseball pitchers Manchester Yankees players Montreal Expos players Navegantes del Magallanes players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Orlando Juice players Rochester Red Wings players Baseball players from Tulsa, Oklahoma Syracuse Chiefs players West Haven Yankees players Wichita Aeros players Nathan Hale High School alumni