About Gary Peters (baseball)
Gary Charles Peters was an American professional baseball player. He was a left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played on two major league teams for 14 seasons, from 1959 through 1972. He was one of the best-hitting pitchers of his era. In 1964, Peters had an American League leading 20 wins (20-8 record), with a 2.50 ERA. As a pitcher, Peters had 10-5 win-loss record and 2.81 earned run average (ERA), striking out 142 batters in 128 innings. After four brief call-ups (1959-1962), Peters played his first full season with the White Sox in 1963, pitching in 41 games and starting 30 games. Peters won 19 games with only eight losses (including 11 consecutive wins), with a league leading 2.33 ERA.
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