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Name Team Age
Jerry Petersen Retired (1965, Age 34) Died (2008, Age 78)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 28, Pick 433
(1950)		 LF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jimmy Wynn League 0 6 years (84 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C+ A- A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C- C+ C-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ B- C 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C- D 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ B+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B+ 0 11/6/1930
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
A- (79.5 %) D+ (24.9 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1951 BOS 3 9 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .778 .333 .444 .333
1953 BOS 6 21 4 6 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 1 .714 .286 .429 .286
1954 BOS 28 30 4 6 0 0 1 2 4 3 0 0 0 .586 .286 .300 .200
1955 BOS 35 16 5 6 2 0 1 4 2 3 0 0 0 1.132 .444 .688 .375
1956 BOS 27 16 1 3 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 .562 .188 .375 .188
1960 CIN 61 120 7 26 3 1 0 7 10 27 1 0 1 .533 .275 .258 .217
1961 CIN 44 75 5 16 2 0 0 4 2 14 0 0 0 .481 .241 .240 .213
1962 CIN 27 59 8 16 2 0 2 6 4 13 0 1 1 .730 .323 .407 .271
1963 CIN-WAS 8 20 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 7 0 0 0 .286 .136 .150 .100
1964 WAS 30 127 17 36 3 0 5 14 8 27 0 0 7 .756 .331 .425 .283
1965 WAS 27 80 11 17 3 0 2 7 11 18 0 1 6 .640 .315 .325 .212
Total 296 573 65 137 17 1 13 53 42 124 1 2 16 .634 .293 .340 .239
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Jerry Petersen has retired from the Washington Nationals
1963-09-01The Washington Nationals have promoted Theodore Gibson to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have promoted Jerry Petersen to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have designated John Link for assignment. The Washington Nationals have designated Dave Manuel for assignment.
1963-09-01The Washington Nationals have acquired Jerry Petersen from the waiver wire. The Washington Nationals have waived Bill Collier.
1963-07-15The Cincinnati Red Stockings have waived Jerry Petersen.
1963-05-27The Cincinnati Red Stockings have promoted Rufus Chris to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Stockings have promoted Ed Harris to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Stockings have promoted Max Clark to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Stockings have sent Lou Thornton to the minors. The Cincinnati Red Stockings have designated Windy McCall for assignment. The Cincinnati Red Stockings have designated Jerry Petersen for assignment.
1960-04-01The Cincinnati Red Stockings have promoted Jerry Petersen to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Stockings have promoted Jay Leppert to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Stockings have designated George Scott for assignment. The Cincinnati Red Stockings have designated Aaron Flores for assignment.
1957-04-22The Cincinnati Red Stockings have acquired Jerry Petersen from the waiver wire.
1957-04-18The Boston Red Sox have waived Jerry Petersen.
1957-04-08The Boston Red Sox have promoted Eddie Lewis to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Jerry Petersen for assignment.
1954-07-20The Boston Red Sox have promoted Jerry Petersen to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Kevin Farnsworth to the minors.
1954-06-28The Boston Red Sox have sent Jerry Petersen down to the minors.
1954-05-02The Boston Red Sox have promoted Jerry Petersen to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Mike Boehling to the minors.
1954-04-30The Boston Red Sox have promoted Hack Stapleton to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Jerry Petersen to the minors.
1954-04-01The Boston Red Sox have promoted Sadie Ward to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Jerry Petersen to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Tony Edmondson to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Merv Moriarity to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Doug Guth to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Chet Lock to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Roy Jay to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Mike Booker to the minors.
1953-07-30The Boston Red Sox have promoted Sadie Ward to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Jerry Petersen to the minors.
1953-07-17The Boston Red Sox have promoted Jim Glaiser to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Jerry Petersen to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Roy Jay to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Chris Allen to the minors.
1952-09-13The Boston Red Sox have promoted John Scott to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Jerry Petersen to the minors.
1952-09-08The Boston Red Sox have promoted Jerry Petersen to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Hack Stapleton to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Ben Leftwich to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Bud Armbruster to the minors.
1951-05-17The Boston Red Sox have promoted Gary Cole to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Jerry Petersen to the minors.
1951-05-08The Boston Red Sox have promoted Jerry Petersen to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Bud Armbruster to the minors.