Alexander Pitko, 97; Was MLB OFer, Phillies, Senators

[Bill Schenley]

<Note: He was the oldest living Philadelphia Phillies baseball player.>

Alexander Pitko

Photo: http://tinyurl.com/6kepkax

FROM: The Arizona Republic ~
(Death notice)

Alexander Pitko, 97, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away on August 1, 2011.

Alexander was a veteran of the US Army Air Corps.

Services will be held at a later date in Eureka, Kansas.

Arrangements entrusted to Mariposa Gardens

MLB stats:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pitkoal01.shtml

Thanks to Rod Nelson from SABR for this obit.

[Corby Gilmore]

"Bill Schenley" (stra...@neo.rr.com) writes:
> <Note: He was the oldest living Philadelphia Phillies baseball player.>
>
> Alexander Pitko
>
> Photo: http://tinyurl.com/6kepkax
>
> FROM: The Arizona Republic ~
> (Death notice)
>
> Alexander Pitko, 97, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away on August 1, 2011.

At the time of his passing, Alex Pitko was #3 on the list of
oldest-living former Major Leaguers, behind only Connie Marrero (born May
1, 1911 age 100) and Ace Parker (born May 7, 1912 age 99).

With the death of Alex Pitko there are now unofficially only 7 players
still living who played in a regular season game prior to January 1, 1940.

[roderi...@gmail.com]

On Nov 6, 4:53 pm, ai...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Corby Gilmore) wrote:

Correction: Conrado Eugenio (Ramos) Marrero was born April 25, 1911 in
Sagua La Grande, Cuba
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/M/Pmarrc101.htm.

And with regard to the year 1940, this just in from the US Census
Bureau (synchronize watches), 1940 census data will be available on
April 2, 2012,
Class is in session at: http://youtu.be/OwZk6rASC8k

Thank you, Mrs. Magee.

Rod Nelson

[David Carson]

On Mon, 7 Nov 2011 04:02:08 -0800 (PST), "roderi...@gmail.com"
<roderi...@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Nov 6, 4:53 pm, ai...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Corby Gilmore) wrote:
>>   At the time of his passing, Alex Pitko was #3 on the list of
>> oldest-living former Major Leaguers, behind only Connie Marrero (born May
>> 1, 1911 age 100) and Ace Parker (born May 7, 1912 age 99).
>>
>>   With the death of Alex Pitko there are now unofficially only 7 players
>> still living who played in a regular season game prior to January 1, 1940.
>
>Correction: Conrado Eugenio (Ramos) Marrero was born April 25, 1911 in
>Sagua La Grande, Cuba
>http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/M/Pmarrc101.htm.

And Ace Parker was born on 17 May 1912.

David Carson
--
"Death is a part of baseball."
"Oh, yeah ... It's the main part."
- heard on The Simpsons

[Corby Gilmore]

"roderi...@gmail.com" (roderi...@gmail.com) writes:
>>
>> =A0 At the time of his passing, Alex Pitko was #3 on the list of

>> oldest-living former Major Leaguers, behind only Connie Marrero (born May
>> 1, 1911 age 100) and Ace Parker (born May 7, 1912 age 99).
>>

>> =A0 With the death of Alex Pitko there are now unofficially only 7 player=
> s
>> still living who played in a regular season game prior to January 1, 1940=

> .
>
> Correction: Conrado Eugenio (Ramos) Marrero was born April 25, 1911 in
> Sagua La Grande, Cuba
> http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/M/Pmarrc101.htm.
>

Correction noted and confirmed; records amended. Thank you.

[Corby Gilmore]

David Carson (da...@neosoft.com) writes:
>
>>On Nov 6, 4:53 pm, ai...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Corby Gilmore) wrote:
>>>   At the time of his passing, Alex Pitko was #3 on the list of
>>> oldest-living former Major Leaguers, behind only Connie Marrero (born May
>>> 1, 1911 age 100) and Ace Parker (born May 7, 1912 age 99).
>>>
>>>   With the death of Alex Pitko there are now unofficially only 7 players
>>> still living who played in a regular season game prior to January 1, 1940.
>>
>

> And Ace Parker was born on 17 May 1912.
>
> David Carson

correction noted and confirmed; records amended. Thank you.