Maurice Peatros | |
Position: | First baseman |
Birth Date: | May 22, 1927 |
Birth Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Death Place: | San Jacinto, California |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1947 |
Debutteam: | Homestead Grays |
Finalyear: | 1947 |
Finalteam: | Homestead Grays |
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Maurice Trueheart Peatros (May 22, 1927 – June 25, 2017) was an American Negro league first baseman.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Peatros attended Westinghouse High School. In 1947, he played for the Homestead Grays. He went on to play minor league baseball into the 1950s with such clubs as the Geneva Robins, Erie Sailors, and Magic Valley Cowboys.[1] [2] Peatros died in San Jacinto, California in 2017 at age 90.
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