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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 Contact vs. L A+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R 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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1969 Away 15 51 8 15 3 1 3 14 8 8 0 0 0 .952 .383 .569 .275 .294
1969 Home 22 62 5 14 1 0 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 .503 .262 .242 .016 .226
1970 Away 76 323 49 87 16 5 9 35 32 60 4 3 2 .772 .339 .433 .164 .269
1970 Home 77 315 50 85 17 1 4 35 35 50 7 5 2 .712 .344 .368 .098 .270
1971 Away 78 334 43 84 6 4 8 33 36 65 13 3 2 .690 .324 .365 .114 .251
1971 Home 75 299 43 80 18 2 7 36 42 53 10 4 1 .770 .359 .411 .144 .268
1972 Away 78 336 60 99 13 0 10 33 48 51 18 3 2 .807 .384 .423 .128 .295
1972 Home 75 312 49 84 16 5 6 28 33 48 5 5 1 .747 .337 .410 .141 .269
1973 Away 77 330 46 81 13 4 7 21 31 58 12 8 3 .683 .310 .373 .127 .245
1973 Home 76 307 42 92 14 4 2 28 34 45 12 0 1 .760 .370 .391 .091 .300
1974 Away 55 219 47 65 14 2 3 23 34 34 11 3 2 .817 .397 .420 .123 .297
1974 Home 64 250 40 66 11 1 4 24 29 41 15 3 2 .707 .343 .364 .100 .264
1975 Away 77 321 47 86 20 5 4 31 48 64 9 6 1 .763 .364 .399 .131 .268
1975 Home 76 311 48 92 13 6 9 30 39 40 12 2 5 .836 .373 .463 .167 .296
1976 Away 79 328 51 97 13 4 8 37 50 48 13 6 2 .823 .390 .433 .137 .296
1976 Home 74 305 49 92 19 4 5 34 37 48 6 7 2 .818 .379 .439 .138 .302
1977 Away 72 314 64 98 20 5 9 41 40 53 8 3 2 .882 .389 .494 .182 .312
1977 Home 81 316 54 85 14 2 6 40 55 59 10 5 1 .763 .380 .383 .114 .269
1978 Away 73 293 41 88 16 1 5 26 33 38 16 5 1 .786 .373 .413 .113 .300
1978 Home 70 283 51 66 7 2 10 35 31 55 4 4 3 .693 .314 .378 .145 .233
1979 Away 58 109 16 24 6 0 3 8 12 19 3 0 1 .661 .303 .358 .138 .220
1979 Home 58 108 9 34 4 2 0 7 20 15 5 1 0 .815 .426 .389 .074 .315
1980 Away 56 111 22 32 5 0 4 21 14 12 2 2 3 .816 .375 .441 .153 .288
1980 Home 57 106 20 41 5 0 4 17 17 13 5 1 0 1.019 .472 .547 .160 .387
1981 Away 44 126 18 36 7 5 4 17 19 19 5 1 1 .893 .377 .516 .230 .286
1981 Home 29 82 12 20 2 1 2 7 18 16 0 2 1 .758 .392 .366 .122 .244
1982 Away 20 61 10 16 1 0 2 9 4 9 1 0 0 .685 .308 .377 .115 .262
1982 Home 22 52 7 13 3 0 0 10 15 4 2 0 0 .734 .426 .308 .058 .250
Total Away 858 3256 522 908 153 36 79 349 409 538 115 43 22 .782 .361 .421 .142 .279
Total Home 856 3108 479 864 144 30 59 334 408 490 94 39 19 .764 .363 .401 .123 .278
Total 1714 6364 1001 1772 297 66 138 683 817 1028 209 82 41 .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.