Rushed to the majors by the wartime Reds as an 18-year-old, Peterson retired all
three men he faced in the one inning he worked. As a regular starter, he was 6-13
in 1947 and 2-15 in 1948.
(MC)
FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»May 23, 1952:
The Phillies send P Bubba Church, 15–11 last year, to Cincinnati for OF Johnny Wyrostek, an all-star the past two years, and P Kent Peterson.