Dan Peltier

Who is Dan Peltier?

Daniel Edward Peltier is a former professional baseball player. A left-handed outfielder who also played some first base, he played in Major League Baseball in 1992 and 1993 for the Texas Rangers and 1996 for the San Francisco Giants. He was listed as being 6 ft 1 in tall and weighing 200 pounds.

Prior to playing professionally, Peltier attended the University of Notre Dame. He was drafted by the Rangers in the third round of the 1989 amateur draft, and he began his professional career that year with the rookie league Butte Copper Kings. With them, he hit .402 with seven home runs, 28 RBI, 10 stolen bases and 25 walks in 33 games. He jumped to Double-A in 1990, playing in 117 games for the Tulsa Drillers. His average slipped to .279, however he hit 11 home runs, stole ten 10 bases again and drove in 57 runs.

His average slipped again in 1991, playing for the Triple-A Oklahoma City 89ers - he hit only .229 with three home runs and 32 RBI in 94 games. In 1992, he spent most of the season with the 89ers, hitting .296 with seven home runs and 53 RBI. On June 26, 1992, he made his big league debut, against the Detroit Tigers. He went 0-for-4 in his first game, and he began his career 0-for-13 before collecting his first hit - a single off of Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Juan Guzman. Overall, he appeared in 12 big league games in 1992, hitting .167 in 24 at-bats.