Rube Peters Stats

Rube Peters was born on Sunday, March 15, 1885, in Grantfork, Illinois. Peters was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 13, 1912, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rube Peters baseball stats page.

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Rube Peters



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Birth Name:   Otto Casper Peters
Nickname:   Rube
Born On:   03-15-1885  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Grantfork, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-07-1965 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Cemetery:   Bay View Cemetery, Jersey City, New Jersey
High School:   None Attended (Dropped Out After 5th Grade)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   04-13-1912 (Age 27)
Last Game:   09-21-1914
Draft:   Not Applicable

Rube Peters

Rube Peters Pitching Stats

1912 27 White Sox 28 11 12 5 6 .455 4.14 4 0 0 108.2 473 134 50 72 2 33 - 39 2 6 1 -
1914 29 Tip-Tops 11 3 6 2 2 .500 3.82 1 0 0 37.2 0 52 16 27 1 16 - 13 1 0 0 -
2 Years 39 14 18 7 8 .467 4.06 5 0 0 146.1 473 186 66 99 3 49 - 52 3 6 1 -

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Rube Peters Hitting Stats

1912 27 White Sox 28 31 1 6 1 0 0 0 2 1 - - 2 - 0 - .194 .219 .226
1914 29 Tip-Tops 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 0 1 - 0 - .091 .167 .091
2 Years 39 42 2 7 1 0 0 0 3 2 - 0 3 - 0 - .167 .205 .190

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Rube Peters Fielding Stats

1912 White Sox P 28 11 326 61 2.2 58 6 52 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .951 4.80
1914 Tip-Tops P 11 3 113 15 1.4 14 2 12 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .933 3.35
P Totals 39 14 439 76 1.9 72 8 64 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .947 4.43
2 Years 39 14 439 76 1.9 72 8 64 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .947 4.43

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Rube Peters Miscellaneous Stats

1912 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 15.5 1.18 3.23 2.73
1914 Tip-Tops 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 11.0 0.81 3.11 3.82
2 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 14.0 1.06 3.20 3.01

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Rube Peters Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1912 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1914 Brooklyn Tip-Tops n/a Undetermined n/a -

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