| Cap Peterson | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born:(1942-08-15)August 15, 1942 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | |
| Died: May 16, 1980(1980-05-16) (aged 37) Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 12, 1962, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 1969, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .230 |
| Home runs | 19 |
| Runs batted in | 122 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Charles Andrew "Cap" Peterson (August 15, 1942 – May 16, 1980) was an AmericanMajor League Baseball player. He was known as "Cap" from the initials of his name.
Anoutfielder who appeared in eight MLB seasons, he played with theSan Francisco Giants from 1962 to 1966, theWashington Senators from 1967 to 1968, and theCleveland Indians in 1969. He split time betweenleft field andright field over the course of his career. Peterson batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg).
Peterson was born inTacoma, Washington, and was a graduate ofClover Park High School,[1]
Peterson first came to the Giants in September 1962 after a stalwart season with theEl Paso Sun Kings of the Double-ATexas League,batting .335 with 29home runs, 130runs batted in and anOPS 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 future1967National LeagueCy Young Award winnerMike McCormick back to the Giants.[2] Peterson appeared in a career-high 122 games for the1967 Senators, but he batted only .240 with eight home runs and 46 RBI in 405at bats. During the 1969 season with the Indians, Peterson was reunited withAlvin Dark, the former Giantsmanager, and he served as a reserve outfielder and pinch-hitter.
Overall, he appeared in 536 MLB games, and batted .230, with 269hits in 1,170 at bats.[3]
After his professional baseball playing days were finished, Peterson was president of his family's construction business. He died in Tacoma at age 37 after a long bout withkidney disease.[4]