W. S. Peters

W. S. Peters
First baseman / Baseball manager / Owner
Born: William S. Peters
May 1867
Kentucky
Died: April 2, 1933(1933-04-02) (aged 65)
Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
debut
1887, for the Unions
Teams
"As Player"

"As Manager"

William Stitt Peters (May 1867 – April 2, 1933) was an American baseball, player, manager, and owner who played in predecessor teams to the Negro leagues. Peters played first base and managed the Chicago Unions from 1887 to 1900.[1] After owner Frank Leland moved many of the team's players to the Chicago Union Giants, Peters eventually formed his own team which he also called the Union Giants. In 1905, when Leland changed the name of his team to the Leland Giants, Peters took the name Chicago Union Giants. Over the years, his team was also known as Peters' Union Giants. He ran the club until his death in 1933.

In 1917, he is listed to have attended the annual Chicago Baseball League meeting with fellow team managers Jimmy Keown and Louis Gertenrich.[2] Peters was the father of fellow Negro leaguer Frank Peters.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
  2. ^ "Chicago Baseball League Meeting Notes" The Day Book, Late Edition, Chicago, IL, Monday, February 26, 1917, Page 11, Columns 1 and 2
  3. ^ "W. S. Peters". seamheads.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
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