Herman Pitz

Herman Pitz (July 18, 1865 – September 3, 1924) was a 19th-century Major League Baseball player. Primarily a catcher, he also played third base and outfield with the Syracuse Stars and Brooklyn Gladiators of the American Association in 1890. He remained active in minor league baseball through 1895.

Herman Pitz
Catcher
Born: July 18, 1865 Brooklyn, New York
Died: September 3, 1924(1924-09-03) (aged 59) Far Rockaway, New York
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
April 18, 1890, for the Brooklyn Gladiators
Last MLB appearance
October 12, 1890, for the Syracuse Stars
MLB statistics
Batting average	.165
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	9
Teams
Brooklyn Gladiators (1890) Syracuse Stars (1890)

While playing minor league baseball in the Southern Tier of New York, Pitz helped get young John McGraw and Wee Willie Keeler into baseball.^[1]