# Ted Peterson

ted peterson MBE (6 May 1916 – 19 December 2005) was a baseball (British/Welsh) player, whose unparalleled achievements in the sport earned him the title ‘Mr Baseball’.A formidable bowler, his international appearances for Wales stretched from the 1930s to the 1960s, and when his playing days were over, he devoted his energies to administration. == Life and playing career == === Early years === Born in Canton, Cardiff in 1916, Peterson played for school and church teams before breaking into the Penylan side in 1934 – a club he would remain with throughout his career. He spent most of that first season with the second team, but on one first-team appearance, against Splott University Settlement he recorded impressive figures of 8 (men out) for 24 (runs).