Pete Washington Notable

b. June 25, 1903 · Washington Potomacs 1924, Wilmington Potomacs 1925, New York Lincoln Giants 1925, Baltimore Black Sox 1927–1932, Philadelphia Stars 1933–1935, New York Black Yankees 1935

Pete Washington played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Washington Potomacs in 1924 and closing with the New York Black Yankees in 1935. His longest stay was with the Baltimore Black Sox, from 1927 to 1932.

Across 578 games he batted .269, with 537 hits and 296 runs. He finished with 50 home runs, 79 doubles and 34 stolen bases.

He played 584 games in the outfield, with 1,160 putouts and 26 errors.

He was born in Albany, GA, USA on June 25, 1903, and died on September 4, 1962. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1924	WP	56	207	26	58	6	2	4	33	12	1	1	.280
1925	NLG/WMP	54	190	19	51	8	4	3	24	22	0	5	.268
1927	BBS	65	229	45	66	10	4	10	45	24	0	5	.288
1928	BBS	60	210	37	59	13	0	6	33	32	3	12	.281
1929	BBS	77	272	48	86	9	4	10	55	30	1	4	.316
1930*	BBS	33	106	21	27	4	1	5	24	11	4	1	.255
1931*	BBS	54	187	26	47	8	3	0	19	15	3	1	.251
1932	BBS	59	201	38	59	9	1	4	30	15	2	1	.294
1933*	PS	30	101	8	19	3	1	2	11	9	0	0	.188
1934	PS	71	236	22	53	7	2	6	34	20	1	3	.225
1935	NBY/PS	19	59	6	12	2	0	0	5	6	1	1	.203
Major leagues	—	461	1604	241	444	64	17	43	259	161	9	32	.277
All seasons	—	578	1998	296	537	79	22	50	313	196	16	34	.269

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Pete Washington, that is 1930–1933. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1903

Born June 25, 1903

Albany, GA, USA

1962

Pete Washington Notable

Batting, season by season

On this day & linked events

Born June 25, 1903

Died September 4, 1962