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Name	Team	Age
Lou Peterson	Retired (1962, Age 34)	Died (1998, Age 70)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 58 (1951)	RP	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Richie Ashburn League	0	6 years (14 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	A-	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	F	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D-	D-	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
D	C+	B
Leadership	Mentor Value
D-	C-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	5/30/1928
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1951	D	C-	B-
1952	D	C	B-
1953	D	C	B-
1954	D	C	B
1955	D	C	B
1956	D	C	B
1957	D	C+	B
1958	D	C+	B
1959	D	C+	B
1960	D	C+	B
1961	D	C+	B
1962	D	C+	B

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1962-11-01	Lou Peterson has retired from the Detroit Tigers
1961-07-25	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Shane Dorn to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Dave Hermsen to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Lou Peterson for assignment. The Detroit Tigers have sent Danny Ouimette to the minors.
1961-07-10	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Lou Peterson to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Billy Cook to the minors.
1961-05-01	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Billy Cook to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Lou Peterson for assignment.
1960-08-03	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Lou Peterson to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Dave Hermsen for assignment.
1960-04-18	The Detroit Tigers have designated Lou Peterson for assignment.
1958-08-22	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Lou Peterson to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Phil King to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Kirk MacCaskill to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Tom Gordon for assignment. The Detroit Tigers have designated Sal Homes for assignment. The Detroit Tigers have sent Mike Broda to the minors.
1958-06-17	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Roy Hilton to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Lou Peterson for assignment.
1955-06-13	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Lou Peterson to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Jim Miller to the minors.
1955-05-07	The Detroit Tigers have sent Lou Peterson to the minors.
1954-04-08	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Lou Peterson to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Jim Miller to the minors.
1953-08-17	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Jim Miller to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Dave Hermsen to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Lou Peterson to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Terry Smith to the minors.
1953-05-06	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Lou Peterson to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Eddy Feigner to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Jim Miller to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Clemente McConnell to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Hal Perez to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Henry Carl to the minors.
1952-06-03	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Jim Miller to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Lou Peterson to the minors.
1952-05-27	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Lou Peterson to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Jim Miller to the minors.
1952-05-23	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Jim Miller to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Lou Peterson to the minors.
1952-04-26	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Lou Peterson to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Bud MacDonald to the minors.
1952-03-01	The Detroit Tigers have renamed Lou Proeser to Lou Peterson.
1951-06-27	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Terry Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Lou Proeser to the minors.
1951-05-30	The Detroit Tigers have promoted Barry McCartney to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Don Neitzke to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Chet Baichley to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Lou Proeser to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Terry Smith to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Eddy Feigner to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Billy DeGurse to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Pat Donnelly to the minors.