Gary Peters (baseball)


Gary Charles Peters is an American former professional baseball player. He was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played on two major league teams for 14 seasons, from 1959 through 1972. He was one of the best-hitting pitchers of his era.

Major league baseball

The Chicago White Sox signed Peters as an amateur free agent in after he graduated from Grove City College. After four brief call-ups, he got a pitching job on the White Sox in, winning 19 games and the American League Rookie of the Year Award. A left-handed pitcher, he led the American League in earned run average in 1963 and 1966, with the most wins in 1964, and led in fielding average as a pitcher in 1968. He stayed in the White Sox organization through the season and was traded to the Boston Red Sox, where he spent the last three years of his playing career.
Peters was named to the American League All-Star roster in 1964 and 1967, and finished in the top 10 in the Most Valuable Player voting in 1963, 1964, and 1967. He had a.222 lifetime batting average and hit 19 home runs and 102 RBI. He was frequently used as a pinch-hitter, once winning a game with a pinch-hit home run. On May 5, 1968, Peters hit a grand slam in Comiskey Park, helping the White Sox to a 5-1 victory over the New York Yankees. He was also used as a pinch-runner.

Chicago White Sox All-Century Team

On September 30, 2000, the Chicago White Sox announced that Gary Peters and 26 other former and active White Sox players were members of the Chicago White Sox All-Century Team.

Major League stats


YearsGamesWLShOIPCGRERSOERAFld%
143591241032320817984775114203.25.966

MLB awards