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Jake Pitler

Collection
Jewish Criterion
Source
Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project
Family
The Pitler Family
Date
May 10, 1935

Jake Pitler, the oldest son of Fred and Yetta Pitler, was a star baseball player in the 1910s. He spent several seasons playing second base for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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