Chris Petersen (baseball)
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| Chris Petersen | |
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| Infielder | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 25, 1999 for the Colorado Rockies | |
| Final game | |
| June 4, 1999 for the Colorado Rockies | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .154 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| RBI | 2 |
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Christopher Ronald Petersen (Born: November 6, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Colorado Rockies in 1999. He attended Southington High School in Southington, Connecticut and then Georgia Southern University. He was 5'11" tall and he weighed 175 pounds. He was a righthander.
Drafted in the 9th round of the 1992 draft (247th overall) by the Chicago Cubs, Petersen spent a few years in the minors before making his Major League debut. Although he was no more than mediocre during his time in the minors (his batting average was constantly around the Mendoza Line) he still managed a trip to the Majors at the age of 28 during the 1999 season. He made his debut on May 25 of that year for the Rockies (who picked him up as a free-agent), going one for four at the plate in his first game. The rest of his season did not fair him so well-he collected only one more hit in nine additional at-bats. He finished the season (which would end up being his career) with a .154 batting average, 2 RBI and one run in 13 career at-bats (seven games). He had a .966 career fielding percentage. He played his final big league game on June 4, 1999.
After the Majors, he bounced around in the minors in the Cubs and Atlanta Braves systems. He even spent 2003 and 2004 with the independent Nashua Pride of the Atlantic League.
[edit] Major transactions
- Was traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Bry Nelson on July 11, 2001. He never played in either of those teams farm systems.
[edit] Fast facts
- Participated in the 1990 College World Series tournament.
- He was teammates with Pedro Valdes for six seasons professionally, which was longer than any other teammate.
- He earned $200,000 in 1999.
- He wore number 2 as his uniform number.
- Has pitched a few games professionally, but his ERA is well over 10.00.
- He lives in Altamonte Springs, Florida.
