Pitlock was coming off of a 1974 season that had him appear in 40 games for the Chicago White Sox after spending the previous three years in the Minor Leagues.
In 1974 he went 3-3 with a 4.43 earned run average over 105.2 innings, starting five of those games and collecting one save.
When the season opened in 1975 he was a member of the White Sox staff, and appeared in a game on April 10th, relieving Stan Bahnsen against the Oakland A’s.
He faced Billy Williams, with Williams knocking in a run on a single, and was promptly taken out in favor of future Hall of Famer Rich Gossage.
Turns out that would be it for the lefty, as he would go on to spend the rest of the season, and the 1976 season in the Minor Leagues for the Oakland and California Angels organizations, appearing in a combined 43 games before retiring as an active player for good.
Overall, Pitlock finished 8-8 in his Major league career, posting an ERA of 4.53 over 59 appearances, 20 of them starts, with a complete game and a save over 192.2 innings pitched.
