Robert Andrew Peterson (June 16, 1884November 27, 1962) was a
utility player
In sports, a utility player is one who can play several positions competently. Sports in which the term is often used include association football, American football, baseball, rugby union, rugby league, softball, ice hockey, and water polo.
The ...
in
Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a
catcher for the
Boston Americans from
1906
Events
January–February
* January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...
through
1907
Events
January
* January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000.
February
* February 11 – The French warship ''Jean Bart'' sinks off the coast of Morocco. ...
. Listed at , 160lb., Peterson batted and threw
right-handed. He was born in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
In a two-season career, Peterson was a .191 hitter (25-for-131) with two
home runs and nine
RBI in 43 games, including 11
runs, one
double
A double is a look-alike or doppelgänger; one person or being that resembles another.
Double, The Double or Dubble may also refer to:
Film and television
* Double (filmmaking), someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character
* Th ...
, one
triple
Triple is used in several contexts to mean "threefold" or a "treble":
Sports
* Triple (baseball), a three-base hit
* A basketball three-point field goal
* A figure skating jump with three rotations
* In bowling terms, three strikes in a row
* In ...
, and one
stolen base
In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a runner advances to a base to which they are not entitled and the official scorer rules that the advance should be credited to the action of the runner. The umpires determine whether the runner is safe or ...
. He made 40 appearances as a catcher (34),
second baseman (3),
first baseman (2) and
left fielder (1).
Peterson died in
Evesham Township, New Jersey on
See also
*
1906 Boston Americans season
The 1906 Boston Americans season was the sixth season for the professional baseball franchise that later became known as the Boston Red Sox. The Americans finished last in the eight-team American League (AL) with a record of 49 wins and 105 loss ...
*
1907 Boston Americans season
The 1907 Boston Americans season was the seventh season for the professional baseball franchise that later became known as the Boston Red Sox. The Americans finished seventh in the American League (AL) with a record of 59 wins and 90 losses, gam ...
External links
Retrosheet
1884 births
1962 deaths
Baseball players from Philadelphia
Major League Baseball catchers
Boston Americans players
Fall River Indians players
Providence Grays (minor league) players
Scranton Miners players
Binghamton Bingoes players
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