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Birdie Peterson Center Field
Retired (1982, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .278 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .773 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 1772 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 04-23-1946
HR 138 Drafted Round 2, Pick 26
(1966)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(54 games)
RBI 683
SB 209
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR B+
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health A- LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF A+ (98.7%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1966 Minors 20 45.00 5 / 6 4 / 6 3 / 7 2 / 3 3 / 6 11 / 11 6 / 6 34 / 45
1967 Minors 21 68.00 6 / 10 9 / 13 2 / 7 6 / 11 7 / 9 8 / 9 9 / 9 47 / 68
1968 Minors 22 51.00 6 / 11 7 / 10 5 / 8 2 / 6 5 / 8 2 / 4 4 / 4 31 / 51
1968 Pos (LF) 22 30.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 20 / 30
1968 Pos (RF) 22 17.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 9 / 17
1969 Minors 23 20.00 1 / 3 0 / 2 1 / 4 2 / 4 0 / 1 2 / 2 4 / 4 10 / 20
1969 Majors 23 25.98 79 29 0 1 / 3 5 / 5 0 / 3 2 / 4 1 / 5 3 / 4 1 / 1 13 / 25
1969 Pos (RF) 23 14.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 8 / 14
1970 Majors 24 69.29 162 153 0 4 / 8 2 / 8 0 / 16 3 / 4 4 / 8 9 / 12 8 / 13 30 / 69
1971 Majors 25 69.22 162 153 0 2 / 4 6 / 17 0 / 7 3 / 12 3 / 13 5 / 7 5 / 9 24 / 69
1972 Majors 26 65.46 162 153 0 2 / 8 4 / 14 0 / 8 2 / 9 3 / 9 3 / 8 3 / 9 17 / 65
1973 Majors 27 63.43 162 153 0 0 / 11 2 / 13 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 4 3 / 10 1 / 6 6 / 63
1974 Majors 28 48.11 124 119 38 1 / 6 1 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 5 1 / 8 2 / 9 5 / 48
1975 Majors 29 64.42 162 153 0 0 / 5 1 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 7 2 / 10 4 / 17 1 / 9 8 / 64
1976 Majors 30 64.21 162 153 0 0 / 8 2 / 13 0 / 9 0 / 7 2 / 8 0 / 9 1 / 10 5 / 64
1977 Majors 31 64.78 162 153 0 0 / 14 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 13 0 / 64
1978 Majors 32 59.96 162 135 0 0 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 59
1979 Majors 33 41.62 162 46 0 0 / 7 0 / 3 0 / 8 0 / 2 0 / 6 0 / 6 1 / 9 1 / 41
1980 Majors 34 42.79 162 48 0 -1 / 3 -2 / 5 -2 / 8 -3 / 7 -7 / 7 -3 / 6 -2 / 6 -20 / 42
1981 Majors 35 41.08 162 55 0 -1 / 9 -1 / 3 -2 / 4 -7 / 6 -3 / 6 0 / 5 -1 / 8 -15 / 41
1982 Majors 36 28.90 162 30 0 -5 / 3 -4 / 3 -3 / 5 -3 / 5 -4 / 4 -2 / 6 -1 / 2 -22 / 28
Total 2147 1533 38 21 / 129 36 / 143 4 / 137 9 / 119 16 / 122 46 / 141 42 / 135 211 / 987
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1982-11-01Birdie Peterson has retired from the Milwaukee Crullers
1974-06-04Birdie Peterson of the Milwaukee Crullers is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1974-04-29Birdie Peterson of the Milwaukee Crullers is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1970-04-01The Milwaukee Crullers have promoted Birdie Peterson to the major league team.
1969-10-03The Milwaukee Crullers have sent Birdie Peterson to the minors. The Milwaukee Crullers have sent Lou Welch to the minors. The Milwaukee Crullers have sent Charlie McCormick to the minors.
1969-09-19The Milwaukee Crullers have promoted Birdie Peterson to the major league team.
1969-07-22The Milwaukee Crullers have sent Birdie Peterson to the minors.
1969-06-21The Milwaukee Crullers have promoted Birdie Peterson to the major league team.
1969-06-17The Milwaukee Crullers have sent Birdie Peterson to the minors.
1969-05-01The Milwaukee Crullers have promoted Birdie Peterson to the major league team.
1965-04-01A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Crullers and the Texas Gamblers. The Texas Gamblers receive Woody Driscoll from the Milwaukee Crullers in exchange for Draft Pick 1966 Round 2 TEX (Birdie Peterson). Protest This Trade.