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# Kuniščak

Kuniščak is a torrential stream in Zagreb, Croatia. It emerges on the foothills of Medvednica Mountain and flows south through the city into the River Sava. Earlier in Zagreb's history, Kuniščak was the location of flour mills, which came under control of Zagreb millers' and bakers' corporation (Croatian: ceh) in early 19th century. In mid-20th century, most of the stream was placed underground, covered by streets and walkways, including Kuniščak street, Krapinska Street, Trešnjevka Square [hr] and Yuri Gagarin Promenade. Kuniščak used to drain into Sava through the Savica meander in the area of modern-day Trnjanska Savica and Folnegovićevo naselje until the construction of the embankments following the 1964 Zagreb flood, when Savica was artificially cut off from the river, becoming an oxbow lake.
Part of Zagreb's flood defences, the upper course is channelled through the Kuniščak retention basin, which retards torrential flow downstream during rainstorms, while the lower course of Kuniščak collects water from many other Zagreb streams, ending in a dammed outlet into Sava which was constructed some time after 1977. During the 2020 Zagreb flash flood, the Kuniščak dam was unstaffed and closed, causing storm water to pool in the city. Residents of nearby houses broke into the dam control building to open the dam themselves, releasing floodwaters into Sava. A controversy ensued over who was responsible for this failure of flood defences.
# Pat Hannivan

Patrick James Hannivan (April 20, 1866 – November 5, 1908) was a Canadian professional baseball player. He played part of the 1897 season in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. He appeared in three games as an outfielder and two games as a second baseman.
# Richard Howell (comics)

Richard Howell (born November 16, 1955) is an American comics artist best known as the co-founder and editor of Claypool Comics.

## Career

Richard Howell entered the comics industry in 1977 with his self-published series Portia Prinz of the Glamazons.
Beginning in 1980, he and his partner Carol Kalish co-edited the New Media/Irjax line of magazines. They also ran the New Media/Irjax-owned Boston-area distributor Solar Spice and Liquors, named after a fictional corporation created by science fiction writer Poul Anderson. Howell replaced Peter B. Gillis as editorial director of New Media/Irjax in June 1981.
Howell began working for Marvel Comics in 1982 and DC Comics in 1983. Writer Tony Isabella and Howell produced The Shadow War of Hawkman limited series in 1985 and an ongoing Hawkman series the following year. Howell and writer Steve Englehart crafted a twelve-issue The Vision and the Scarlet Witch limited series in 1985-1986, wherein the Scarlet Witch became pregnant.
With co-editor Jesse Reyes, he relaunched the Vampirella character at Harris Comics and co-founded Claypool Comics with Ed Via in 1993. Howell served as editor of Claypool's line throughout its existence.
Claypool announced in July 2006 that the print end of its published line would cease, as Diamond Comic Distributors, the industry's major distribution arm, would no longer carry it. Deadbeats continues as a webcomic at the Claypool Comics website.

## Personal life

Howell and Kalish were longtime residents of Leonia, New Jersey.
# Tje

The Cyrillic script :
Slavic letters :
| А | А̀ | А̂ | А̄ | Ӑ | Ӓ | Б | В |
| Г | Ґ | Д | Ђ | Ѓ | Е | Ѐ | Е̂ |
| Е̄ | Ё | Є | Є́ | Ж | З | З́ | Ѕ |
| И | І | І́ | Ї | Ꙇ | Ѝ | И̂ | Ӣ |
| Й | Ӥ | Ј | К | Л | Љ | М | Н |
| Њ | О | О̀ | О̂ | О̄ | Ӧ | П | Р |
| С | С́ | Т | Ћ | Ќ | У | У̀ | У̂ |
| Ӯ | Ў | Ӱ | Ф | Х | Ц | Ч | Џ |
| Ш | Щ | Ꙏ | Ъ | Ъ̀ | Ы | Ь | Ѣ |
| Э | Ю | Ю̀ | Я | Я̀ | ʼ | ˮ | |
Non-Slavic letters :
| А̊ | А̃ | Ӓ̄ | Ӕ | Ә | Ә́ | Ә̃ | Ӛ |
| В̌ | Ԝ | Г̑ | Г̇ | Г̣ | Г̌ | Г̂ | Г̆ |
| Г̈ | Г̊ | Ҕ | Ғ | | Ӻ | Ғ̌ | Ғ̊ |
| Ӷ | Г̡ | Д́ | Д̌ | Д̈ | Д̣ | Д̆ | Ӗ |
| Е̃ | Ё̄ | Є̈ | Ԑ | Ԑ̈ | Җ | Ӝ | Ӂ |
| Ж̣ | Ҙ | Ӟ | З̌ | З̣ | З̆ | Ӡ | И̃ |
| И̇ | Ҋ | Қ | Ӄ | Ҡ | Ҟ | Ҝ | К̣ |
| К̊ | Қ̊ | Ԛ | ᴫ | Л́ | Ӆ | Ԯ | Ԓ |
| Л̈ | Ӎ | ᵸ | Н́ | Ӊ | Ң | Ԩ | Ӈ |
| Ҥ | О̆ | О̃ | Ӧ̄ | Ө | Ө̄ | Ө́ | Ө̆ |
| Ӫ | Ԥ | П̈ | Р̌ | Ҏ | С̌ | Ҫ | С̣ |
| С̱ | Т́ | Т̈ | Т̌ | Т̇ | Т̣ | Ҭ | Ᲊ |
| У̃ | У̌ | Ӳ | У̊ | Ӱ̄ | Ұ | Ү | Ү́ |
| Х̣ | Х̱ | Х̮ | Х̑ | Х̌ | Ҳ | Ӽ | Х̊ |
| Ӿ | Ӿ̊ | Һ | Һ̈ | Ԧ | Ц̌ | Ц̈ | Ҵ |
| Ҷ | Ҷ̣ | Ӵ | Ӌ | | Ҹ | Ч̇ | Ч̣ |
| Ҽ | Ҿ | Ш̣ | ꚜ | Ы̆ | Ы̄ | Ӹ | ꚝ |
| Ҍ | Ҩ | Э̆ | Э̄ | Э̇ | Ӭ | Ӭ́ | Ӭ̄ |
| Ю̆ | Ю̈ | Ю̄ | Я̆ | Я̄ | Я̈ | Ӏ | |
Archaic or unused letters :
А̨Б̀Б̣Б̱В̀Г̀Г̧Г̄Г̓Г̆Ҕ̀Ҕ̆ԀД̓Д̀Д̨ԂꚀꙢЕ̇Е̨Ж̀Ж̑ꙂꙄЏ̆ꚄꚄ̆ꙀЗ̀З̑ԄԆꚈԪꚂꚔІ̂І̣І̨Ј̵Ј̃ꙈК̓К̀К̆Ӄ̆К̑К̇К̈К̄ԞК̂Л̀ԠꙤԈЛ̑Л̇ԔМ̀М̃ꙦН̀Н̄Н̧Н̃ԊԢН̡ѺꙨꙪꙬꙮꚘꚚП̓П̀П́ҦП̧П̑ҀԚ̆Р́Р̀Р̃ԖС̀С̈ԌҪ̓Т̓Т̀ԎТ̑ꚊТ̧ꚌꚌ̆ѸꙊУ̇У̨ꙋ́Ф̑Ф̓Х́Х̀Х̆Х̇Х̧Х̾Х̓һ̱ѠꙌѼѾꙠЦ̀Ц́Ц̓ꚎꚎ̆ꚐЧ́Ч̀Ч̆Ч̑Ч̓ԬꚒꚆꚆ̆Ҽ̆Ш̀Ш̆Ш̑Щ̆ꚖꚖ̆Ъ̄Ъ̈Ъ̈̄ꙐЫ̂Ы̃Ѣ́Ѣ̈Ѣ̆ꙒЭ̨Э̂ꙔЮ̂ꙖЯ̈Я̂Я̨ԘѤѦꙘѪꙚѨꙜѬѮѰѲѴѶꙞ :
List of Cyrillic letters
List of Cyrillic multigraphs :
vte :
Tje (Ᲊ ᲊ; italics: Ᲊ ᲊ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It comes from a ligature of Te (Т т) and soft sign (Ь ь). The letter has been used in Eastern Khanty and Northern Khanty since 2013, where it represents the palatalized voiceless alveolar plosive /tʲ/, like the pronunciation of the t in "tube" in British English.

## Computing codes

Tje was added to Unicode with version 16.0:
Character information :
| Preview | Ᲊ | Ᲊ | ᲊ | ᲊ |
| Unicode name | CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER TJE | CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER TJE | CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER TJE | CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER TJE |
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 7305 | U+1C89 | 7306 | U+1C8A |
| UTF-8 | 225 178 137 | E1 B2 89 | 225 178 138 | E1 B2 8A |
| Numeric character reference | &#7305; | &#x1C89; | &#7306; | &#x1C8A; |

## Related letters and other similar characters

* Љ љ - Cyrillic letter Lje
* Њ њ - Cyrillic letter Nje
* Ԏ ԏ - Cyrillic letter Komi Tje
* Ћ ћ - Cyrillic letter Tshe
# Chad Rintoul

Chad Rintoul (born 31 July 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

## Adelaide Crows

The midfielder was drafted by the Adelaide Crows in the 1996 AFL Draft from East Fremantle (WAFL) as a mature age recruit. He played 23 games for the Crows, 11 in 1997 including the premiership game, playing as a small forward for most of the year. In 1998 he played 12 games and although he played in the preliminary final, he was dropped the following week so that the Crows could bring in another ruckman and missed out on a second premiership medal. At the end of 1998 he was traded back to Western Australia by the West Coast Eagles for pick 80 which Adelaide used on 26-year-old Brodie Atkinson.

## West Coast Eagles

During his first season with the Eagles he played all 24 games including a 36 possession game vs Adelaide. Rintoul couldn't find consistency in 2000 and coach Ken Judge sent Rinoul back to East Fremantle which resulted in him getting delisted.

## Collingwood

Rintoul went to Collingwood in the 2001 pre season draft where he was reunited with his former coach Mick Malthouse. Chad was plagued with migraines in 2002 after many concussions and was forced to retire.

## Statistics

| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Averages (per game) | Averages (per game) | Averages (per game) | Averages (per game) | Averages (per game) | Averages (per game) | Averages (per game) |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T |
| 1997† | Adelaide | 42 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 89 | 27 | 116 | 39 | 9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| 1998 | Adelaide | 42 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 99 | 45 | 144 | 37 | 12 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 12.0 | 3.1 | 1.0 |
| 1999 | West Coast | 42 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 216 | 133 | 349 | 77 | 23 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 14.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 |
| 2000 | West Coast | 42 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 136 | 84 | 220 | 54 | 16 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 9.1 | 5.6 | 14.7 | 3.6 | 1.1 |
| 2001 | Collingwood | 38 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 94 | 46 | 140 | 46 | 11 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 12.7 | 4.2 | 1.0 |
| 2002 | Collingwood | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 11.7 | 4.0 | 15.7 | 4.7 | 1.7 |
| Career | Career | Career | 76 | 31 | 37 | 669 | 347 | 1016 | 267 | 76 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 13.4 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
# A. A. Krishnaswami Ayyangar

A. A. Krishnaswami Ayyangar (1892–1953) was an Indian mathematician. He received his M.A. in Mathematics at the age of 18 from Pachaiyappa's College, and subsequently taught mathematics there. In 1918, he joined the mathematics department of the University of Mysore and retired from there in 1947. He was born in a Tamil Brahmin family. He died in June 1953. He was the father of the Kannada poet and scholar A. K. Ramanujan.

## Works

Ayyangar had a number of publications, including an article on the Chakravala method where he showed how the method differed from the method of continued fractions. He pointed out that this point was missed by André Weil, who thought that the Chakravala method was only an "experimental fact" to the Indians and attributed general proofs to Pierre de Fermat and Joseph-Louis Lagrange.
Professor Subhash Kak of Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge first noted that Ayyangar's presentations of the work of other Indian mathematicians was unique, and was instrumental in bringing it to the notice of the scientific community.
# Newington High School

Newington High School is a public high school located in Newington, Connecticut, on Route 173/Willard Avenue. Its address is 605 Willard Avenue. All students in the town of Newington seeking a public high school education attend Newington High School.

## Notable alumni

* Bill Rodgers (Class of 1966) U.S. Olympian and 4-Time Boston Marathon and 4-Time New York City Marathon champion.
# Taki Government College

Taki Government College is a public undergraduate college with about 6,000(Regular) & 3000 (Casual) students located in Taki, West Bengal, India. The full-time professors of the college are appointed by the Government of West Bengal according to the recommendation specified by the University Grants Commission (India).

## Courses Offered
### Arts

* Bengali
* English
* Sanskrit
* Philosophy
* History
* Political Science
* Economics

### Science

* Mathematics
* Chemistry
* Physics
* Botany
* Zoology
* Economics
* Geography

### Post Graduate Courses

* Bengali
* English

## Affiliation

The college was initially affiliated under the University of Calcutta but from the academic session of 2008-2009 it has been affiliated with the newly formed West Bengal State University.
# Carl Ahues

Carl Oscar Ahues (26 December 1883, Bremen – 31 December 1968, Hamburg) was a German chess International Master.

## Chess career

He was Berlin champion in 1910 and shared 3rd place at the strong Berlin tournament of 1926 (Efim Bogoljubow won). He was German Champion in 1929 winning the 26th DSB Congress in Duisburg. In 1930, he took 6th in San Remo (Alexander Alekhine won), tied for 4–5th in Scarborough (Edgar Colle won), and tied for 3–5th in Liège (Savielly Tartakower won). In 1931, he tied for 2nd-4th in Berlin (Herman Steiner won), and tied for 4–6th in Swinemünde (27th DSB Congress; Efim Bogoljubow and Ludwig Roedl won).
Ahues represented Germany thrice in Chess Olympiads.
* In 1930, at first board in 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg (+4 –3 =7), team bronze;
* In 1931, at second board in 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague (+3 –2 =8);
* In 1936, at second board in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in Munich (+4 –1 =12), team bronze.
In 1933, he took 10th in Bad Pyrmont (1st GER-ch; Bogoljubow won). In 1934, he took 3rd in Bad Niendorf (Gideon Ståhlberg won). In 1935, he took 4th in Bad Aachen (3rd GER-ch; Kurt Richter won). In 1935, he won in Hamburg. In 1935, he tied for 5–6th in Bad Nauheim (Bogoljubow won). In 1936, he took 3rd, behind Alexander Alekhine and Paul Keres, in Bad Nauheim. In 1939, he took 4th in Bad Harzburg (Erich Eliskases won).
In 1940, he tied for 6–9th in Bad Oeynhausen (7th GER-ch; Georg Kieninger won). In 1940, he tied for 5–8th in Kraków/Bad Krynica/Warsaw (1st GG-ch; Anton Kohler and Bogoljubow won). In 1941, he tied for 9–11th in Trentschin-Teplitz (Jan Foltys won). In 1942, he took 10th in Munich (EUR-ch, Wertungsturnier – Qualification Tournament; Gösta Danielsson won). In 1942, he won in Berlin (BSG). In 1944, he tied for 2nd-3rd, behind Elsas, in Luxembourg.
In 1946, he won in Bad Harzburg. In 1947, he tied for 2nd-3rd, behind Ludwig Rellstab, in Stuttgart. In 1953, he tied for 7–9th in Leipzig (GER-ch; Wolfgang Unzicker won).
Awarded the IM title in 1950.

## Personal life

After World War II, Ahues lived in West Germany.
His son, Herbert Ahues, was a famous chess composer.
# Narendra Singh Yadav

Narendra Singh Yadav (born 7 July 1950) is a prominent Indian politician, statesman, and philanthropist hailing from the state of Uttar Pradesh. He is the son of the distinguished Indian politician and statesman, Mr. Rajendra Singh Yadav, one of the founding members of Praja Socialist Party, who served as a minister and was elected as an MLA seven times from the Shamshabad and Mohammadabad assembly constituencies in the Farrukhabad District.

## Political career

Mr. Narendra Singh Yadav's political journey is marked by his remarkable contributions and leadership. He has been elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) six times and has held the position of a cabinet minister in the government led by Mulayam Singh Yadav, and was Minister of Home guard, Technical and Higher Education during Akhilesh Yadav government, making significant policy and administrative contributions.
Narendra Singh Yadav's political career began in 1985 when he won the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections as a candidate from the Indian National Congress, defeating the opposition candidate by an extraordinary margin of 61,950 votes. He garnered 71,267 votes, while his closest rival, Kunwar Amarjeet Singh, secured only 9,317 votes.
In 1989, Mr. Yadav faced a closely contested election, narrowly losing to a candidate from the Janta Dal Party, Mr. Suresh Chander Singh Yadav, by a margin of 404 votes. Following the formation of the Samajwadi Party and his close association with Mulayam Singh Yadav, Narendra Singh Yadav joined the party. He went on to be elected as an MLA in 1991, 1996, 1997, 2002, and 2012, representing the Mohammadabad constituency initially and later becoming the first MLA from the Amritpur Assembly constituency.
Notably, in 2014, Mr. Yadav was relieved of his ministerial position in the Uttar Pradesh Government due to his son, Sachin Singh Yadav, contesting as an independent candidate in the Farrukhabad Lok Sabha Constituency, challenging the Samajwadi Party candidate.
As of the most recent developments, Narendra Singh Yadav is currently affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), signifying a significant political transition in his career. His influence extends beyond party lines, as he is widely recognized as the foremost grassroots leader in the Farrukhabad region and the neighboring Potato Belt. He held the pivotal role of distributing Samajwadi Party election tickets in the Farrukhabad district at one point, underlining his importance in regional politics.

## Awards

Notably, during his illustrious political career, Narendra Singh Yadav achieved recognition for his exceptional service to the people of Uttar Pradesh. He was awarded the prestigious title of the "Best MLA" by the Honorable Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly and the Uttar Pradesh Government during the tenure from 2012 to 2017.

## Education

Mr. Yadav is a graduate in L.L.B. from Lucknow University.
# Jeff Cross (baseball)

Joffre James "Jeff" Cross (August 28, 1918 – July 23, 1997) was an American professional baseball infielder who appeared in 119 games over all or parts of four seasons (1942 and 1946–1948) in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg).
Cross played college baseball for the Oklahoma Sooners. Cross's professional career began in 1938 in the Cardinals' farm system. His first MLB game came on the last day of the 1942 National League season. He started at shortstop in the second game of a doubleheader for the World Series-bound Cardinals after they had clinched the league pennant with a victory in the opening game of that day's twin bill. Cross collected one hit in four at bats against the Cubs' Claude Passeau and played errorless ball in the field, as St. Louis won, 4–1, to increase the Redbirds' final margin to two full games ahead of the Brooklyn Dodgers. He then served in the United States Navy during World War II, missing three baseball seasons (1943–1945). Cross then spent all of the 1946 and 1947 campaigns on the Cardinals' roster, appearing in an even 100 games as a utility infielder, starting 14 games at shortstop, eight at second base, and four at third base. He batted only .217 and .102 respectively, and did not play in the 1946 World Series, won by the Cardinals in seven games over the Boston Red Sox. After two appearances as a pinch runner with the Cardinals in 1948, his contract was sold to the Cubs, for whom he collected only two hits in 20 at bats through June 8. He spent the balance of the year with the Double-A Shreveport Sports before retiring from baseball.
Altogether, Cross was credited with 23 hits (including four doubles) and ten runs batted in in the major leagues, batting .162 lifetime.
After his retirement from professional baseball, Cross managed the Houston Little League team to the 1950 Little League World Series championship.
# Love Expresso

Love Espresso (Spanish: Café solo... o con ellas) is a 2007 Spanish comedy film directed and written by Álvaro Díaz Lorenzo. The cast features Alejo Sauras, Lucía Jiménez, Asier Etxeandia, Elena Ballesteros, Diego Paris, Javier Godino, Inma Cuesta and Terele Pávez.

## Plot

The plot concerns the dating experiences of a group of emotionally incompetent males close to their 30s.

## Cast

* Alejo Sauras as Pedro
* Lucía Jiménez as Bea
* Asier Etxeandia as Javi
* Elena Ballesteros as Alma
* Diego Paris [es] as Hugo
* Javier Godino as Dani
* Inma Cuesta as Sonia
* Terele Pávez as Paca
* Pilar Abella [gl] as Ana
* Marta Nieto

## Production

The film was produced by Drive Cine and Estudios Picasso and it had the participation of Telecinco.

## Release

The film screened in March 2014 at the 10th Málaga Film Festival, where it clinched the Audience Award. It was theatrically released in Spain on 29 June 2007. It performed well at the domestic box office, grossing over €2 million upon the first month of its theatrical run and becoming the highest-grossing Spanish release of the year up to that point.

## Reception

Jordi Costa of El País found the film worrying in terms of its status as a debut feature (insofar it was lacking in any sort of fresh look), presenting instead "four stale sitcom archetypes" crossing paths in a "microcosm inhabited by female clichés and extras in need of motivation".
Jonathan Holland of Variety presented the film as a sort of translation to Spain of American film American Pie, featuring "a couple decent comic scenes and two good perfs" rising "above the pop soundtrack, navel-gazing and scatology".
# Monte Cassino School (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

Monte Cassino School is a Catholic elementary and middle school located in midtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school also included a girls' junior college until 1945 and a high school until 1986.

## History

It was founded in 1926 by the Benedictine Sisters as a girls' school and junior college. In the early 1960s, Monte Cassino terminated its boarding school, and its residence hall became the new home for the sisters of the St. Joseph Monastery.
When the high school closed a preschool opened and the educational institute adopted co-education for its middle school. At the same time, the neighboring Catholic boys' school, Cascia Hall Preparatory School, began admitting girls in middle school and high school, effectively absorbing Monte Cassino's role as a girls' high school. (The two schools had shared some classes in previous years.)

## Notable alumni

* Actress Jennifer Jones attended Monte Cassino and graduated from the junior college in 1936 before continuing her education at Northwestern University.
* Actress, model, and former Miss USA titleholder Olivia Jordan attended Monte Cassino and graduated from the middle school in 2003.

## Cultural references

The school provides a frequent location for the House of Night book series by P.C. and Kristin Cast.
# Samuel J. Burlock

Samuel James Burlock (March 25, 1876 – August 18, 1941) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1921 to 1925 as member of the United Farmers. He died in 1941.
# Paul Pettit

George William Paul Pettit (November 29, 1931 – September 24, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1951 and 1953.

## Early life

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Pettit graduated from Narbonne H.S. in Harbor City, California. He was known as the "Wizard of Whiff." As an amateur—in high school, for the semipro Signal Oilers—he pitched six no-hitters, three of them in a row, and struck out 945 batters in 549 innings. In one 12-inning high school game, he struck out 27 batters.
In 1949, movie producer Frederick Stephani was looking to make a baseball movie but could not afford the story of an established star. Instead, Stephani scouted high school athletes with major league prospects, and eventually signed Pettit for $85,000. Upon his graduation in 1950, Pettit was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates, who bought his contract from Stephani (though Stephani retained film rights), plus an additional $15,000. This $100,000 sum (equivalent to $1,307,000 in 2024) was a new record, and made Pettit baseball's first six-figure bonus baby.

## Professional career

Pettit started his career in New Orleans with very high prospects, spending the remainder of the 1950 season with the Pelicans with the clear expectation that he would be brought up to the Pirates the following season.
Sent up to the Pirates in 1951, Pettit pitched 2.2 innings with a 3.38 ERA, with no decisions. Although his performance was disappointing, it is not considered to have been the result of a lack of talent or an error on the part of the scouts, but was mainly due to an arm injury.
In 1952, playing for the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League, Pettit was 15–8 with an ERA of 3.70. He also batted .320. Pettit returned to the Pirates in 1953; in 28 innings, he was 1–2, with an ERA of 7.71. As a hitter, Pettit was 2 for 8 for a batting average of .250.
At the start of the 1954 season, the arm injury became impossible to ignore. Pettit was eventually forced to give up pitching and was sent down to the Salinas Packers of the California League, where he played outfield. In 1954, he hit .324 with 20 home runs and 102 RBIs. In 1955, playing for the Azules de Veracruz of the Mexican League, he hit .382.
In 1957, Pettit returned to the Hollywood Stars, replacing future Pirate Slugger Dick Stuart. Pettit hit .284 with 20 home runs and 102 RBIs. On September 12, 1957, he had 10 RBIs against the Seattle Rainiers. By 1958, Pettit's arm problems had become so bad that he was moved to first base.
Pettit retired in 1961.

## Personal life

Pettit married Shirley Joan Jennings in January 1951. The couple had six children: Paul, Mark, Tim, Michael, Stephanie, and Cindy.
Pettit attended college during his baseball career, and by the time he stopped playing, earned a degree in Physical Education from Cal State Long Beach. He began teaching and coaching high school baseball in 1962. He managed the minor league Dubuque Royals in 1968, after which he returned to coaching high school baseball in Lawndale, California.
Pettit died on September 24, 2020, at the age of 88.