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Name	Team	Age
John Peters	Retired (1988, Age 35)	Died (2025, Age 72)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9 (1976)	RF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ted Williams League	0	7 years (59 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	A-	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C+	C	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A+	A	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	8/27/1953
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	2	4
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (3B)
A+ (99.0 %)	A  (89.2 %)	C+ (49.0 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1981	TEX	115	106	21	28	6	1	3	19	10	25	0	2	0	.749	.325	.425	.264
1982	TEX	125	327	46	101	15	4	16	73	20	54	11	7	1	.865	.339	.526	.309
1983	TEX-WAS	112	434	44	102	15	6	16	66	25	91	15	8	18	.684	.276	.408	.235
1984	WAS	100	289	38	71	10	4	14	43	13	64	7	1	4	.738	.284	.453	.246
1985	WAS	127	412	63	112	20	3	18	58	28	77	6	3	7	.783	.317	.466	.272
1986	WAS	127	414	44	101	13	3	16	59	29	111	6	6	6	.698	.292	.406	.244
1987	WAS	107	360	56	94	12	3	16	71	30	81	7	3	1	.761	.317	.444	.261
1988	WAS	50	46	7	9	1	1	1	5	4	10	1	0	0	.586	.260	.326	.196
Total		863	2388	319	618	92	25	100	394	159	513	53	30	37	.748	.304	.444	.259

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1988-11-01	John Peters has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1988-10-23	The Washington Nationals have designated Roger Bertell for assignment. The Washington Nationals have designated John Peters for assignment. The Washington Nationals have designated Jim Kelly for assignment.
1988-09-03	The Washington Nationals have promoted John Peters to the major league team.
1988-08-30	The Washington Nationals have acquired John Peters from the waiver wire.
1988-07-27	The Washington Nationals have waived John Peters.
1988-06-19	The Washington Nationals have promoted Bert Kress to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have designated John Peters for assignment.
1988-04-30	The Washington Nationals have re-claimed John Peters from the waiver wire.
1988-04-20	The Washington Nationals have promoted Jim Kelly to the major league team. The Washington Nationals have designated John Peters for assignment.
1987-05-07	John Peters of the Washington Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1983-10-23	A trade has been completed between the Washington Nationals and the Texas Outlaws. The Texas Outlaws receive Draft Pick 1984 Round 1 WAS (Vern Lansford) from the Washington Nationals in exchange for John Peters, Harvey Shoupe.
1983-07-20	John Peters of the Texas Outlaws is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1981-04-13	The Texas Outlaws have promoted John Peters to the major league team. The Texas Outlaws have sent Dave Travers to the minors.