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John Peters

John Peters Notable

b. July 14, 1893 · Detroit Tigers 1915, Cleveland Indians 1918, Philadelphia Phillies 1921–1922

John Peters played for three clubs across eight seasons as a catcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1915 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1922.

Across 112 games he batted .265, with 80 hits and 22 runs. He finished with 7 home runs, 13 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He played 85 games behind the plate, with 243 putouts and 21 errors. He turned 3 double plays.

He was born in Kansas City, KS, USA on July 14, 1893, and died on February 21, 1932. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1915 DET 1300 000 0010 .000
1918 CLE 1100 000 0110 .000
1921 PHI 55155745 403 236131 .290
1922 PHI 551431535 914 249180 .245
Career 1123022280 1317 4716331 .265

On this day & linked events

1893

Born July 14, 1893

Kansas City, KS, USA

1932

Died February 21, 1932

Image: Bain News Service, public domain