Cap Peterson
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Charles Andrew "Cap" Peterson (August 15, 1942 — May 16, 1980) was an American
Major League Baseball
player. An outfielder
who appeared in eight MLB seasons, he played with the San Francisco Giants
from 1962 to 1966, the Washington Senators
from 1967 to 1968, and the Cleveland Indians
in 1969. He split time between left field and right field over the course of his career. He was known as "Cap" from the initials of his name. Born in Tacoma, Washington
, Peterson batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 in 2 in (1.88 m) and weighed 195 pounds (88.5 kg).
Peterson first came to the Giants in September 1962 after a stalwart season with the El Paso Sun Kings
of the Double-A Texas League
, batting
.335 with 29 home runs, 130 runs batted in and an OPS
of 1.013. But he never won a regular job with San Francisco and was traded to the Senators in December 1966 in a multi-player transaction that sent future National League
Cy Young Award
winner Mike McCormick
back to the Giants. Peterson appeared in a career-high 122 games for the 1967 Senators
, but he batted only .240 with eight home runs and 46 RBI in 405 at bats.
Overall, he appeared in 536 MLB games, and batted .230, with 269 hits
in 1,170 at bats.
Peterson played three years of Triple-A baseball
after his MLB career ended, retiring after the 1972 season to join his family's construction business. He died in Bellevue, Washington
, at age 37 after suffering from kidney disease.
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Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player. An outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
who appeared in eight MLB seasons, he played with the San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
from 1962 to 1966, the Washington Senators
Texas Rangers (baseball)
The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
from 1967 to 1968, and the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
in 1969. He split time between left field and right field over the course of his career. He was known as "Cap" from the initials of his name. Born in Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
, Peterson batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 in 2 in (1.88 m) and weighed 195 pounds (88.5 kg).
Peterson first came to the Giants in September 1962 after a stalwart season with the El Paso Sun Kings
El Paso Diablos
The El Paso Diablos are a professional baseball team based in El Paso, Texas, in the United States. The Diablos are a member of the South Division of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. Since the 2005 season to the...
of the Double-A Texas League
Texas League
The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The league was founded in 1888 and ran through 1892...
, batting
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
.335 with 29 home runs, 130 runs batted in and an OPS
On-base plus slugging
On-base plus slugging is a sabermetric baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's on-base percentage and slugging percentage. The ability of a player to both get on base and to hit for power, two important hitting skills, are represented. An OPS of .900 or higher in Major League...
of 1.013. But he never won a regular job with San Francisco and was traded to the Senators in December 1966 in a multi-player transaction that sent future National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
Cy Young Award
Cy Young Award
The Cy Young Award is an honor given annually in baseball to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball , one each for the American League and National League . The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955...
winner Mike McCormick
Mike McCormick (pitcher)
Michael Francis McCormick is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the New York Giants from 1956 to 1958, then the San Francisco Giants from 1958 to 1970...
back to the Giants. Peterson appeared in a career-high 122 games for the 1967 Senators
1967 Washington Senators season
The Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 76 wins and 85 losses.-Offseason:* November 30, 1966: Don Lock was traded by the Senators to the Philadelphia Phillies for Darold Knowles and cash....
, but he batted only .240 with eight home runs and 46 RBI in 405 at bats.
Overall, he appeared in 536 MLB games, and batted .230, with 269 hits
Hit (baseball)
In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....
in 1,170 at bats.
Peterson played three years of Triple-A baseball
Minor league baseball
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after his MLB career ended, retiring after the 1972 season to join his family's construction business. He died in Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle, it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. The population was 122,363 at the 2010 census.Downtown Bellevue is...
, at age 37 after suffering from kidney disease.