Jay Pettibone

Harry Jonathan Pettibone (born June 21, 1957) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the 1983 Minnesota Twins. He batted and threw right-handed.

Pettibone was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 25th round (743rd overall) of the 1979 Major League Baseball draft.

After the Rangers released Pettibone following the  season, he subsequently signed with the Twins during Spring Training .

Pettibone made his big league debut on September 11, 1983, a complete game loss in which he allowed only 3 runs. In his brief 4-game career, he posted a win–loss record of 0–4, with a 5.33 earned run average (ERA), and 10 strikeouts, while hurling 27 innings.

Following Pettibone’s trade to the St. Louis Cardinals in December , he retired from professional baseball.

Pettibone's son, Jonathan, played MLB for the 2013–14 Philadelphia Phillies.

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