Pete Filson

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Pete Filson
position=Pitcher
bats=Switch
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1958|9|28
debutdate=May 15
debutyear=by|1982
debutteam=Minnesota Twins
finaldate=August 11
finalyear=by|1990
finalteam=Kansas City Royals
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=15-18
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.18
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=187
teams=
*Minnesota Twins (by|1982–by|1986)
*Chicago White Sox (by|1986)
*New York Yankees (by|1987)
*Kansas City Royals (by|1990)
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William Peter Filson (born September 28, 1958 in Darby, Pennsylvania) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during seven seasons at the major league level for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, and Kansas City Royals. He was drafted by the Yankees in the 9th round of the by|1979 amateur draft. Filson played his first professional season with their Rookie league Paintsville Yankees and Class-A (Short Season) Oneonta Yankees in by|1979, and split his last between Kansas City and their Triple-A Omaha Royals in by|1990.

Filson can be seen delivering a single pitch as a Royal in the Ken Burns documentary Baseball, at the beginning of the section entitled "Extra Innings."

References

* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/F/Pete-Filson.shtml "Pete Filson Statistics".] "The Baseball Cube". 18 January 2008.
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/filsope01.shtml "Pete Filson Statistics".] "Baseball-Reference". 18 January 2008.