Peter Suder (April 16, 1916 – November 14, 2006), nicknamed "Pecky", was an American professional baseball player, a utility infielder for the Philadelphia / Kansas City Athletics (1941–43, 1946–55).
| Pete Suder | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: April 16, 1916 Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: November 14, 2006 (aged 90) Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 15, 1941, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 30, 1955, for the Kansas City Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .249 |
| Home runs | 49 |
| Runs batted in | 541 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).
Biography
editBorn in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania on April 16, 1916, Suder's twenty-year career in baseball began in 1935. He led the American League in grounding into double plays (23) in 1941 before his career was interrupted in 1944 and 1945 by his World War II service in the United States Army in the European Theater of Operations.[1]
After completing his military service, Suder returned home, resumed his baseball career, and became the Athletics' all-time leader in grounding into double plays (158). In the field, Suder was a member of the 1949 Philadelphia Athletics team that set a Major League team record of 217 double plays, a record which still stood as of 2010.[2][3] He participated in 94 double plays that year, 85 as a second baseman (where he platooned with future Baseball Hall of Famer Nellie Fox) and nine at third base.[4]
In 13 seasons, he played in 1,421 games, had 5,085 at bats, 469 runs, 1,268 hits, 210 doubles, 44 triples, 49 home runs, 541 runs batted in, 19 stolen bases, 288 bases on balls, a .249 batting average, .290 on-base percentage, .337 slugging percentage, 1,713 total bases and 92 sacrifice hits.
Death
editSuder died in Aliquippa on November 14, 2006. He was ninety years old.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Baseball in Wartime.com
- ^ Macht, Norman (December 1989). "Old A's Were Masters of the Double Play". Baseball Digest. p. 68. Retrieved April 24, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "A Record with Legs: Most Double Plays Turned in a Season". philadelphiaathletics.org. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ "The 1949 Philadelphia Athletics Regular Season Roster", Retrosheet
- ^ "Baseball Notable". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 15, 2006. p. D7.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
- Bio at Baseball Almanac
- Pete Suder at Find a Grave
- Pete Suder at SABR Bio Project