Rusty Peters Notable

b. December 14, 1914 · Philadelphia Athletics 1936–1938, Cleveland Indians 1940–1944, 1946, St. Louis Browns 1947

Rusty Peters played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1936 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1947. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 1940 to 1944.

Across 471 games he batted .236, with 289 hits and 123 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 53 doubles and 9 stolen bases.

He played 166 games at second base, with 411 assists and 27 errors. He turned 97 double plays. He also played 117 games at shortstop and 111 games at third base.

He was born in Roanoke, VA, USA on December 14, 1914, and died on February 21, 2003. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1936	PHA	45	119	12	26	3	2	3	16	4	28	1	.218
1937	PHA	116	339	39	88	17	6	3	43	41	59	4	.260
1938	PHA	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1940	CLE	30	71	5	17	3	2	0	7	4	14	1	.239
1941	CLE	29	63	6	13	2	0	0	2	7	10	0	.206
1942	CLE	34	58	6	13	5	1	0	2	2	14	0	.224
1943	CLE	79	215	22	47	6	2	1	19	18	29	1	.219
1944	CLE	88	282	23	63	13	3	1	24	15	35	2	.223
1946	CLE	9	21	0	6	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	.286
1947	SLB	39	47	10	16	4	0	0	2	6	8	0	.340
Career	—	471	1222	123	289	53	16	8	117	98	199	9	.236

On this day & linked events

1914

Born December 14, 1914

Roanoke, VA, USA

2003

Died February 21, 2003

1936

Major-league debut: Rusty Peters

Rusty Peters made a major-league debut on April 14, 1936.

1947

Final major-league game: Rusty Peters

Rusty Peters played a final major-league game on September 28, 1947.