John Peters (baseball catcher)

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John William Peters (July 14, 1893 - February 21, 1932) was a reserve catcher in Major League Baseball who played in parts of four seasons for the Detroit Tigers (1915), Cleveland Indians (1918) and Philadelphia Phillies (1921-1922). Peters batted and threw right handed. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri.

In 112 games, Peters was a .265 hitter (80-for-132) with seven home runs, 22 runs, and 47 RBI.

Peters died in his homeland of Kansas City at the age of 48.

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