W. S. Peters


W. S. Peters | |||
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First baseman / Baseball manager / Owner | |||
Born: William S. Peters May 1867 Kentucky | |||
Died: April 2, 1933(1933-04-02) (aged 65) Chicago, Illinois | |||
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debut | |||
1887, for the Unions | |||
Teams | |||
"As Player"
"As Manager"
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William S. Peters (May 1867 – April 2, 1933) was an African-American baseball, player, manager, and owner. Peters played first base and managed the Chicago Unions from 1887 to 1900.[1] After owner Frank Leland moved many of the team's players to the Chicago Union Giants, Peters formed his owned team, the Peters Union Giants. He ran the club until 1923.[2]
In 1917, he is listed to have attended the annual Chicago Baseball League meeting with fellow team managers Jimmy Keown and Louis Gertenrich.[3]
References
^ abc "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
^ "Chicago Baseball League Meeting Notes" The Day Book, Late Edition, Chicago, IL, Monday, February 26, 1917, Page 11, Columns 1 and 2
External links
- Baseball-Reference
- Chicago Union Giants history
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