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Fritz Peterson

American baseball pitcher

Died when: 81 years 253 days (980 months)
Star Sign: Aquarius

 

Fritz Peterson

Fred Ingels Peterson (born February 8, 1942) was an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player who played for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, and Texas Rangers from 1966 to 1976.

Peterson was a southpaw starting pitcher who enjoyed his best success in 1970 with the Yankees when he went 20–11 and pitched in the All-Star game.

He is widely known for trading families with teammate Mike Kekich in the early 1970s.He had a career record of 133–131.

Fritz Peterson has the lowest ratio of base on balls per innings pitched for any left-handed pitcher to pitch in the major leagues since the 1920s.


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