Fritz Peterson pitched for the New York Yankees from 1966-1974 and ended up with the lowest earned run average in the history of Old Yankee Stadium, 2.52. Whitey Ford was second with a 2.58 era.
Fritz was also involved in the most highly publized trade in sports history when he and a teammate traded wives in 1972.
Fritz was also known as the best prankster in baseball during his career with the Yankees.
This 20 game winner was also an All Star for the American League in 1970 and is in the top 10 in many pitching categories for the most famous baseball franchise in the world, the New York Yankees.
Fritz has 2 post graduate degrees in Education from Northern Illinois University and wrires his books with no co-authors or ghost writers. It is pure Fritz as he combines sports stories with historical facts unknown even to Yankee fans throughout the world. Readers can't put the books down once they start and are good reads. His latest book, "When the Yankees Were on the Fritz" is available in print form from Createspace.com and in the Ebook format at Amazon.com.
He has 2 books on the table right now, "Pinstripe Pranks," and "Fritz's Fans Speak Out."