Meet Your Hall of Famer: Pete Pryor

 

Bio:   Pete Pryor was born in Blaine, MN (Pop. 57,186, North part of Minneapolis metro area.)  He attended St. Louis Park High School (Nickname: Orioles) where he led the Orioles to back-to-back high school finals, in which they won the Championship his Senior year.  He was also an All-Class Super Stater as a Senior.

Draft: Was the 24^th pick in the first round in Season 32 by Louisville (xmasjjm).  

Scout Ken Post- “He was a tremendous defensive CF and at 6-3 we knew he would his bat would continue to get better.  And oh yeah he had 6.7 speed in the 60-yard dash.”

Manger (mike1184)-  "After working through bouts of inconsistency when Pete first arrived in the Major Leagues, his gold glove defense and well-rounded offensive game while patrolling Center Field helped him become an anchor for 2 San Juan World Series victories.”  As far as the San Juan Expos are concerned, his jersey number has been retired since Pryor hung up his cleats, and the club has plans to mummify and display his body after 'ol Pete kicks the bucket.

Career: Pryor was drafted in Season 32 by Louisville, then was traded in Season 33 to San Juan where he spent 11 MLB season after breaking in during Season 35.  He finished his MLB career with 4 seasons in New York.  During his time, he helped win back-to-back World Series rings for San Juan in 36 and 37.  He also accumulated 8 All-Star appearances, 4 CF Gold Gloves (36, 41, 42, 43), and 1 CF Silver Slugger award (40).  His best season was Season 40 when he hit .303, .883 OPS, 104 R, 32 2B, 31 HR, 86 RBI and stole 29 bases.   He used that season to accumulate career stats of .279 Ave, .812 OPS, 1229 R, 2278 H, 482 2B, 83 3B, 311 HR, 1140 RBI, and 293 SB.  He still holds the record for triples in a season (11) and in his career (62) for San Juan. He also holds the career mark of 348 doubles for San Juan.

Speech Highlight- “I grew up going to Twins games and always dreamt of playing in the big leagues.  My parents help completely supported me when I chose to chase my dream out of high school.  I owe a great deal to them.  I also a big thank you to the San Juan organization and city for taking a chance on me.”