1942
Born February 8, 1942
Chicago, IL, USA
Fritz Peterson Notable
Fritz Peterson played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1966 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1976.
He went 133 and 131 with a 3.30 earned run average, pitching 2,218.3 innings in 355 games. He struck out 1,015, completed 90 of his 330 starts and threw 20 shutouts. Across 355 games he batted .159, with 82 hits and 31 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 15 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1970.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on February 8, 1942, and died on October 19, 2023. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1970 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NYY | 34 | 67 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .224 |
| 1967 | NYY | 36 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .146 |
| 1968 | NYY | 36 | 63 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .079 |
| 1969 | NYY | 37 | 80 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 0 | .113 |
| 1970 | NYY | 39 | 90 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | .222 |
| 1971 | NYY | 37 | 85 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .082 |
| 1972 | NYY | 35 | 82 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .232 |
| 1973 | NYY | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | CLE/NYY | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | CLE | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | CLE/TEX | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 355 | 515 | 31 | 82 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 24 | 144 | 0 | .159 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NYY | 12 | 11 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 215.0 | 196 | 79 | 40 | 96 | 3.31 |
| 1967 | NYY | 8 | 14 | 36 | 30 | 0 | 181.1 | 179 | 70 | 43 | 102 | 3.47 |
| 1968 | NYY | 12 | 11 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 212.1 | 187 | 62 | 29 | 115 | 2.63 |
| 1969 | NYY | 17 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 272.0 | 228 | 77 | 43 | 150 | 2.55 |
| 1970 | NYY | 20 | 11 | 39 | 37 | 0 | 260.1 | 247 | 84 | 40 | 127 | 2.90 |
| 1971 | NYY | 15 | 13 | 37 | 35 | 1 | 274.0 | 269 | 93 | 42 | 139 | 3.05 |
| 1972 | NYY | 17 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 250.1 | 270 | 90 | 44 | 100 | 3.24 |
| 1973 | NYY | 8 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 184.1 | 207 | 81 | 49 | 59 | 3.95 |
| 1974 | CLE/NYY | 9 | 14 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 160.1 | 200 | 78 | 39 | 57 | 4.38 |
| 1975 | CLE | 14 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 146.1 | 154 | 64 | 40 | 47 | 3.94 |
| 1976 | CLE/TEX | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 62.0 | 80 | 35 | 17 | 23 | 5.08 |
| Career | — | 133 | 131 | 355 | 330 | 1 | 2218.1 | 2217 | 813 | 426 | 1015 | 3.30 |
On this day & linked events
2023
Died October 19, 2023
1966
Major-league debut: Fritz Peterson
Fritz Peterson made a major-league debut on April 15, 1966.
1976
Final major-league game: Fritz Peterson
Fritz Peterson played a final major-league game on June 19, 1976.
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