Professional baseball player and manager. Pettus starred as one of the best hitters of the pre-Negro league era, playing professionally from 1906 to 1923. Beginning his career as a catcher with teams in Albuquerque and Santa Fe before joining the Kansas City Giants in 1909. Pettus caught for the Chicago Giants in 1910 and 1911, managing the team the later year, before transitioning to first base with Habana in the Cuban League and the New York Lincoln Giants in 1912. After spending the 1913 season with the Brooklyn Royal Giants, he moved to the New York Lincoln Giants the following year as player-manager. He began a five-year stretch with the Lincoln Giants from 1916 to 1920, while also playing for several other clubs in between, including the Hilldale Club, Chicago Giants, and the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants. He played for Atlantic City in 1921, the Richmond Giants in 1922 and the Harrisburgh Giants in 1923. Pettus never played in the Negro major leagues, as he contracted tuberculosis and died in 1924. Across more than 400 documented games during his 15-year career, he had a .317 batting average and a .382 on-base percentage.
Professional baseball player and manager. Pettus starred as one of the best hitters of the pre-Negro league era, playing professionally from 1906 to 1923. Beginning his career as a catcher with teams in Albuquerque and Santa Fe before joining the Kansas City Giants in 1909. Pettus caught for the Chicago Giants in 1910 and 1911, managing the team the later year, before transitioning to first base with Habana in the Cuban League and the New York Lincoln Giants in 1912. After spending the 1913 season with the Brooklyn Royal Giants, he moved to the New York Lincoln Giants the following year as player-manager. He began a five-year stretch with the Lincoln Giants from 1916 to 1920, while also playing for several other clubs in between, including the Hilldale Club, Chicago Giants, and the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants. He played for Atlantic City in 1921, the Richmond Giants in 1922 and the Harrisburgh Giants in 1923. Pettus never played in the Negro major leagues, as he contracted tuberculosis and died in 1924. Across more than 400 documented games during his 15-year career, he had a .317 batting average and a .382 on-base percentage.
Bio by: Adam Penale
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