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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1969 LHP 27 67 15 2 1 1 8 6 8 .612 .284 .328 .104 .224
1969 RHP 24 46 14 2 0 2 9 5 3 .851 .373 .478 .174 .304
1970 LHP 89 252 63 15 0 4 19 31 46 .692 .335 .357 .107 .250
1970 RHP 127 386 109 18 6 9 51 36 64 .776 .346 .430 .148 .282
1971 LHP 91 254 58 9 4 5 19 30 39 .667 .312 .354 .126 .228
1971 RHP 123 379 106 15 2 10 50 48 79 .769 .360 .409 .129 .280
1972 LHP 79 206 61 7 4 6 18 33 26 .852 .396 .456 .160 .296
1972 RHP 135 442 122 22 1 10 43 48 73 .744 .346 .398 .122 .276
1973 LHP 65 171 47 8 2 2 9 25 18 .747 .367 .380 .105 .275
1973 RHP 139 466 126 19 6 7 40 40 85 .710 .328 .382 .112 .270
1974 LHP 49 145 37 6 1 0 11 11 18 .622 .312 .310 .055 .255
1974 RHP 101 324 94 19 2 7 36 52 57 .818 .392 .426 .136 .290
1975 LHP 60 157 50 6 4 4 19 14 17 .858 .374 .484 .166 .318
1975 RHP 144 475 128 27 7 9 42 73 87 .779 .367 .413 .143 .269
1976 LHP 61 152 48 4 2 4 21 15 24 .825 .377 .447 .132 .316
1976 RHP 140 481 141 28 6 9 50 72 72 .819 .387 .432 .139 .293
1977 LHP 53 145 37 6 1 2 10 19 24 .693 .341 .352 .097 .255
1977 RHP 139 485 146 28 6 13 71 76 88 .860 .396 .464 .163 .301
1978 LHP 52 139 40 5 0 3 14 16 26 .762 .373 .388 .101 .288
1978 RHP 130 437 114 18 3 12 47 48 67 .733 .335 .398 .137 .261
1979 LHP 20 40 11 3 0 1 4 6 5 .795 .370 .425 .150 .275
1979 RHP 107 177 47 7 2 2 11 26 29 .727 .366 .362 .096 .266
1980 LHP 17 39 9 0 0 2 5 3 2 .670 .286 .385 .154 .231
1980 RHP 105 178 64 10 0 6 33 28 23 .967 .450 .517 .157 .360
1981 LHP 15 35 15 3 2 3 12 5 6 1.398 .512 .886 .457 .429
1981 RHP 70 173 41 6 4 3 12 32 29 .727 .357 .370 .133 .237
1982 LHP 16 29 6 0 0 0 2 3 2 .488 .281 .207 .000 .207
1982 RHP 35 84 23 4 0 2 17 16 11 .789 .396 .393 .119 .274
Total LHP 694 1831 497 74 21 37 171 217 261 .746 .351 .395 .124 .271
Total RHP 1519 4533 1275 223 45 101 512 600 767 .784 .366 .417 .136 .281
Total 1714 6364 1772 297 66 138 683 817 1028 .773 .362 .411 .132 .278
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.