Fritz Peterson, a former Yankees pitcher and 1970 All-Star, has passed away at the age of 82. Known for his skills on the field, Peterson was also famous for exchanging wives and children with his teammate Mike Kekich. He battled Alzheimer's disease and previously overcame prostate cancer. Peterson had an impressive career, leading the American League in walks per nine innings and achieving the best WHIP and K/BB in certain years. He retired with a career ERA of 3.30.
Ex- Yankees pitcher and 1970 All-Star , Fritz Peterson , has died at the age of 82. Peterson spent 11 seasons in the big leagues, nine of them with New York. He was known as a top-notch starting pitcher in pinstripes.He was also best known for exchanging wives and children with his teammate Mike Kekich.In 2018, he told The Post that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease after previously overcoming prostate cancer .
As the New York Post notes, the families were hanging out at former baseball writer Maury Allen's house on July 15, 1972. Apparently, that's when the teammates began to fall in love with the other's wife."We did that, and we had so much fun together, Susanne and I and Mike and Marilyn, that we decided, ‘Hey, this is fun, let’s do it again,'" Peterson told the Palm Beach Post in 2013. "We did it the next night. We went out to the Steak and Ale in Fort Lee.
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