Kent Peterson Notable

b. December 21, 1925 · Cincinnati Reds 1944, 1947–1951, Philadelphia Phillies 1952–1953

Kent Peterson divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Cincinnati Reds from 1944, then the Philadelphia Phillies through 1953.

He went 13 and 38 with a 4.95 earned run average, pitching 420.3 innings in 147 games. He struck out 208 and threw 1 shutout. Across 147 games he batted .091, with 10 hits and 3 runs.

He was born in Goshen, UT, USA on December 21, 1925, and died on April 27, 1995. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1944	CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1947	CIN	37	44	0	3	2	2	13	.068
1948	CIN	43	36	0	5	0	0	7	.139
1949	CIN	30	18	1	1	1	0	8	.056
1950	CIN	9	3	1	1	0	0	0	.333
1951	CIN	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1952	PHI	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1953	PHI	15	7	1	0	0	0	2	.000
Career	—	147	110	3	10	3	2	31	.091

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1944	CIN	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00
1947	CIN	6	13	37	17	2	152.1	156	72	62	78	4.25
1948	CIN	2	15	43	17	1	137.0	146	70	59	64	4.60
1949	CIN	4	5	30	7	0	66.1	66	46	46	28	6.24
1950	CIN	0	3	9	2	0	20.0	25	16	17	6	7.20
1951	CIN	1	1	9	0	0	9.2	13	7	8	5	6.52
1952	PHI	0	0	3	0	2	7.0	2	0	2	7	0.00
1953	PHI	0	1	15	0	0	27.0	26	20	21	20	6.67
Career	—	13	38	147	43	5	420.1	434	231	215	208	4.95

On this day & linked events

1925

Born December 21, 1925

Goshen, UT, USA

1995

Died April 27, 1995

1944

Major-league debut: Kent Peterson

Kent Peterson made a major-league debut on July 15, 1944.

1953

Final major-league game: Kent Peterson

Kent Peterson played a final major-league game on July 18, 1953.