Maurice Peatros
Appearance
Maurice Peatros | |
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First baseman | |
Born: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | May 22, 1927|
Died: June 25, 2017 San Jacinto, California | (aged 90)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1947, for the Homestead Grays | |
Last appearance | |
1947, for the Homestead Grays | |
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Maurice Trueheart Peatros (May 22, 1927 – June 25, 2017) was an American Negro league first baseman.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Peatros attended Westinghouse High School. In 1947, he played for the Homestead Grays. He went on to play minor league baseball into the 1950s with such clubs as the Geneva Robins, Erie Sailors, and Magic Valley Cowboys.[1][2] Peatros died in San Jacinto, California in 2017 at age 90.
References
[edit]- ^ "Maurice Peatros". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Maurice Peatros". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
Categories:
- 1927 births
- 2017 deaths
- Homestead Grays players
- Baseball first basemen
- Baseball players from Pittsburgh
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Farnham Pirates players
- Geneva Robins players
- Fargo-Moorhead Twins players
- Erie Sailors players
- Magic Valley Cowboys players
- Drummondville Royals players
- Negro league baseball infielder stubs