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Name	Team	Age
Birdie Peterson	Retired (1982, Age 36)	Died (2026, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 26 (1966)	CF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mike Piazza League	0	13 years (54 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B+	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	A+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	C+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	B+	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	4/23/1946
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	3
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %)	A+ (98.7 %)	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
1969	MIL	37	113	13	29	4	1	3	17	11	11	1	0	0	.709	.320	.389	.257
1970	MIL	153	638	99	172	33	6	13	70	67	110	11	8	4	.743	.341	.401	.270
1971	MIL	153	633	86	164	24	6	15	69	78	118	23	7	3	.728	.341	.387	.259
1972	MIL	153	648	109	183	29	5	16	61	81	99	23	8	3	.779	.362	.417	.282
1973	MIL	153	637	88	173	27	8	9	49	65	103	24	8	4	.721	.339	.381	.272
1974	MIL	119	469	87	131	25	3	7	47	63	75	26	6	4	.759	.369	.390	.279
1975	MIL	153	632	95	178	33	11	13	61	87	104	21	8	6	.799	.368	.430	.282
1976	MIL	153	633	100	189	32	8	13	71	87	96	19	13	4	.821	.385	.436	.299
1977	MIL	153	630	118	183	34	7	15	81	95	112	18	8	3	.822	.384	.438	.290
1978	MIL	143	576	92	154	23	3	15	61	64	93	20	9	4	.740	.344	.396	.267
1979	MIL	116	217	25	58	10	2	3	15	32	34	8	1	1	.740	.367	.373	.267
1980	MIL	113	217	42	73	10	0	8	38	31	25	7	3	3	.915	.422	.493	.336
1981	MIL	73	208	30	56	9	6	6	24	37	35	5	3	2	.840	.383	.457	.269
1982	MIL	42	113	17	29	4	0	2	19	19	13	3	0	0	.714	.368	.345	.257
Total		1714	6364	1001	1772	297	66	138	683	817	1028	209	82	41	.773	.362	.411	.278

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1982-11-01	Birdie Peterson has retired from the Milwaukee Crullers
1974-06-04	Birdie Peterson of the Milwaukee Crullers is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1974-04-29	Birdie Peterson of the Milwaukee Crullers is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1970-04-01	The Milwaukee Crullers have promoted Birdie Peterson to the major league team.
1969-10-03	The 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.
1969-09-19	The Milwaukee Crullers have promoted Birdie Peterson to the major league team.
1969-07-22	The Milwaukee Crullers have sent Birdie Peterson to the minors.
1969-06-21	The Milwaukee Crullers have promoted Birdie Peterson to the major league team.
1969-06-17	The Milwaukee Crullers have sent Birdie Peterson to the minors.
1969-05-01	The Milwaukee Crullers have promoted Birdie Peterson to the major league team.
1965-04-01	A 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.