W. S. Peters

W. S. Peters
W. S. Peters
	First baseman / Baseball manager / Owner
	Born: William S. Peters; May 1867; Kentucky
	Died: April 2, 1933 (aged 65); Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Unknown	Threw: Unknown
debut
	1887, for the Unions
Teams
	"As Player"; Unions (1887); Chicago Unions (1888–1900) [1]; "As Manager"; Chicago Unions (1890–1900) [1]; Chicago Union Giants (1906–1917);

William S. Peters (May 1867 – April 2, 1933) was an African-American baseball, player, manager, and owner. 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 formed his owned team, the Peters Union Giants. He ran the club until 1923.^[2]

In 1917, he is listed to have attended the annual Chicago Baseball League meeting with fellow team managers Jimmy Keown and Louis Gertenrich.^[3]

References

1 2 3 "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910
↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
↑ "Chicago Baseball League Meeting Notes" The Day Book, Late Edition, Chicago, IL, Monday, February 26, 1917, Page 11, Columns 1 and 2

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[leland1910-1] 1 2 3 "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910

[Riley-2] Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

[1917meeting-3] "Chicago Baseball League Meeting Notes" The Day Book, Late Edition, Chicago, IL, Monday, February 26, 1917, Page 11, Columns 1 and 2