Name: Fred "Fritz" Peterson
Position: Starting pitcher
Born: February 8, 1942 (Chicago, IL)
Yankee Years: 1966-74
Primary number: 19
Yankee statistics: 109-106, 3.10 ERA, 3.10 FIP, 265 GS, 1,857 1/3 IP, 893 K, 81 CG, 18 SHO, 95 ERA-, 90 FIP-, 19.6 rWAR, 29.3 fWAR
Biography
There is a good chance that despite only ranking 66th on the Top 100 Yankees, Fritz Peterson is probably one of the most well-known names on the list, particularly to casual baseball fans. This notoriety came from what he and teammate Mike Kekich did in early 1973 sent shockwaves through the American cultural landscape, and there is even a movie about in the works starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.