Christopher Ronald Petersen is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who played 7 games for the Colorado Rockies in 1999. He attended Southington High School in Southington, Connecticut and then Georgia Southern University, where he appeared in the 1990 College World Series. He is 5'11" tall and he weighed 175 pounds. He was a right-hander. Selected in the 9th round of the 1992 draft by the Chicago Cubs, Petersen spent several years in the minors before making his major league debut. Although he was no more than mediocre during his time in the minors he still managed a trip to the majors at the age of 28 during the 1999 season. He made his debut on May 25 of that year for the Rockies, going one for four at the plate in his first game. In the rest of his season he did not fare so well, as he collected only one more hit in nine additional at bats. He finished his only season with a .154 batting average, 2 RBI and one run in 13 career at bats. He had a .966 career fielding percentage. He played his final big league game on June 4. 

November 6th, 1970 in Boston (Age 54)