Fritz Peterson

Fritz Peterson
Peterson in 1970
Pitcher
Born: (1942-02-08)February 8, 1942 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: October 19, 2023(2023-10-19) (aged 81) Winona, Minnesota, U.S.
Batted: Switch Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 15, 1966, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
June 19, 1976, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	133–131
Earned run average	3.30
Strikeouts	1,015
Teams
New York Yankees (1966–1974) Cleveland Indians (1974–1976) Texas Rangers (1976)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1970)

Fred Ingels Peterson (February 8, 1942 – October 19, 2023) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, and Texas Rangers from 1966 to 1976.

Peterson was a southpaw starting pitcher who enjoyed his best success in 1970 with the Yankees when he went 20–11 and pitched in the All-Star game. He was widely known for trading families with teammate Mike Kekich in the early 1970s. He had a career record of 133–131. Peterson had the lowest ratio of base on balls per innings pitched for any left-handed pitcher to pitch in the major leagues since the 1920s.^[1]