Pettigrew made his professional baseball debut in 1905, playing for the Guthrie Senators of the Western Association.

He played for several teams in the Association until 1909, when he moved to the Topeka Jayhawks of the Western League.

[2] As manager of the Cushing Refiners in 1923, Pettigrew gave a tryout to 20 year old Carl Hubbell, who hadn't pitched since high school.

Pettigrew signed Hubbell, who went on to a Baseball Hall of Fame career.

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