Harding Peterson
American baseball player (1929–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people named Pete Peterson, see Pete Peterson (disambiguation).
Harding William "Pete" Peterson (October 17, 1929 – April 16, 2019) was an American professional baseball player and general manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1955 to 1959. During his playing days, he was more commonly known as Hardy Peterson.
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Hardy Peterson | |
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Catcher | |
Born: (1929-10-17)October 17, 1929 Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Died: April 16, 2019(2019-04-16) (aged 89) Palm Harbor, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 5, 1955, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 8, 1959, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .273 |
Home runs | 3 |
Runs batted in | 21 |
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