Chris Peters

{{Infobox baseball biography

|image=chris-peters%20pirates%20bradenton%2003-1998.jpg

|width=270px

|caption=Peters with the Pirates in 1998

|name=Chris Peters

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1972|1|28}}

|birth_place=Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=July 19

|debutyear=1996

|debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 28

|finalyear=2001

|finalteam=Montreal Expos

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=19–25

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.81

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=224

|teams=

Pittsburgh Pirates ({{mlby|1996}}–{{mlby|2000}})
Montreal Expos ({{mlby|2001}})

|highlights=

}}

Christopher Michael Peters (born January 28, 1972) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during six seasons at the major league level for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos. He also played for the Carmichaels Copperheads in the FCBL.

Career

He was drafted by the Pirates in the 37th round of the {{By|1993}} amateur draft. Peters played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season) Welland Pirates in {{By|1993}}, and his last season with the independent Atlantic League's Pennsylvania Road Warriors, Newark Bears, and Camden Riversharks in {{By|2003}}. He played his last affiliated season in {{By|2002}} for the Detroit Tigers' Double-A Erie SeaWolves. He also played for the Carmichaels Copperheads in the FCBL where he gave up a home run to coal

Miner Andy Mazur.