Rick Peters
[edit] Biography
Rick Peters (Richard Devin Peters) was born on November 21, 1955 in Lynwood, California. He made his Major League debut on September 8, 1979 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1980, his rookie year, he hit .291 with 2 home runs and 42 RBI. Peters played for the Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that Rick Peters's best season was 1980, when he hit for a .291 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1979
| DET
| A
| 12
| 19
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .263
| .417
| .263
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| 133
| 477
| 79
| 139
| 2
| 42
| .291
| .369
| .373
| 19
| 7
| 54
| 48
| 6
| 7
| 13
| 2
| 17
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| 63
| 207
| 26
| 53
| 0
| 15
| .256
| .351
| .319
| 7
| 3
| 29
| 28
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 8
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| 55
| 178
| 20
| 51
| 0
| 20
| .287
| .327
| .326
| 7
| 0
| 12
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| 44
| 38
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .184
| .311
| .211
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 307
| 919
| 135
| 255
| 2
| 80
| .277
| .356
| .343
| 34
| 10
| 107
| 107
| 9
| 15
| 20
| 5
| 29
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1979
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| CF
| 97
| 92
| 832
| 277
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| RF
| 5
| 5
| 42.2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| DH
| 11
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| OF
| 109
| 102
| 921
| 296
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| LF
| 8
| 5
| 46.1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| DH
| 19
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| OF
| 38
| 36
| 299.1
| 103
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| LF
| 5
| 4
| 35
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| CF
| 33
| 32
| 264.1
| 96
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 47
| 42
| 367.2
| 141
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 30
| 22
| 214.2
| 91
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 7
| 6
| 46
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 16
| 14
| 107
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 19
| 3
| 72
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 7
| 1
| 18.1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 27
| 4
| 92.1
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 3
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 40
| 18
| 204.1
| 67
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 167
| 147
| 1329.1
| 469
| 5
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 222
| 184
| 1685.1
| 571
| 7
| 10
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 45
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 22
| 19
| 151.2
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 18th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1973).
- Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 12th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 8, 1976).
- Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 7th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1977).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (October 8, 1982).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (February 2, 1983).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (July 27, 1986).
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