Peter Harvey Daley (January 14, 1930 – August 22, 2024) was an American professional

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. Daley played in

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from 1955 through 1961 for the

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(1955–59),

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(1960) and Washington Senators (1961). He batted and threw right-handed.

Biography

In a seven-season career, Daley posted a .239

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with 18

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s and 120

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(RBIs) in 391

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. Daley was served as a backup for Sammy White with the Boston Red Sox. His most productive season came in 1956, when he compiled career numbers in average (.267), home runs (five), RBIs (29), runs (22),

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(50) and doubles (11). Before the 1960 season Daley was traded by Boston to the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for

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Tom Sturdivant Thomas Virgil Sturdivant (April 28, 1930 – February 28, 2009), nicknamed "Snake", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirat ...

. With the Athletics, he shared catching duties with

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. Then, he was selected by the new Washington Senators in the

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, spending one season with them to end his major league career. Daley died in

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, on August 22, 2024, at the age of 94.

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