| Pete Redfern | |||||||||||||||
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| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: (1954-08-25)August 25, 1954 (age 70) Glendale, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| May 15, 1976, for the Minnesota Twins | |||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| September 5, 1982, for the Minnesota Twins | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 42–48 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.54 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 426 | ||||||||||||||
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Peter Irvine Redfern (born August 25, 1954) is a formerMajor League Baseballpitcher. He had a seven-season career in the majors, from1976 until1982, all with theMinnesota Twins.
Redfern was the Twins' first-round pick, and the first pick overall in the secondary phase of the1976 draft. After pitching in just four games in theminor leagues with theTacoma Twins, he made his major league debut on May 15 against theCalifornia Angels. Although he gave up four runs in five innings, he was the winning pitcher (beatingSid Monge) in a 15–5 Twins victory.[1]
On April 6, 1982, Redfern was the starting pitcher in the first Twins game at theHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome onOpening Day, facing theSeattle Mariners. He lost the game toFloyd Bannister.[2] That season would be his last with the Twins, as he was released at the end on March 25, 1983. Shortly afterwards, Redfern came into dispute with Minnesota Twins over how much money he was owed. A released player in 1983 would get $26,000 severance pay but Redfern and his lawyers said x-rays showed he had an elbow injury and therefore the Twins owed him $160,000.[3] He signed with theLos Angeles Dodgers, but appeared in just six games for their top farm team, theAlbuquerque Dukes that season.
In October 1983, Redfern was almost killed in a diving accident atNewport Beach, California, which left himparalyzed[4] and ended his playing career. He uses awheelchair but is able to walk short distances with awalker.[5] His son, Chad, was a minor league pitcher.[6]
