Gary Peters was in a class by himself.
When the news arrived of the passing of former White Sox pitcher Gary Peters, I immediately thought back to the times when I watched Sox games on WFLD, Channel-32 with Jack Drees at the microphone or listened on WMAQ to Bob Elson and Red Rush.
He was such a good hitter that on May 26, 1968, Sox manager Eddie Stanky batted Peters sixth in the lineup against New York. That year, Peters became the last Sox pitcher to hit a grand slam, off Al Downing in a 5-1 victory over the Yankees on May 5. Peters was key to the Sox pennant pushes of 1964 and 1967 -- the Sox fell short of the AL crown by only one game in '64 and were tied for first on Sept. 6 in '67.
He had brief call-ups in 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1962, but couldn't stick with the big club.
The breakthrough on May 6, 1963, when starter Juan Pizarro, scheduled to pitch against Kansas City, came down with the flu. That year, he completed 13 games, struck out 189 batters in 243 innings, while allowing only 68 walks. He also threw four shutouts, including a near perfect game against the Orioles on July 15. The only blemish in the 4-0 one-hit victory was a single by Baltimore starter Robin Roberts.
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