Peltier was the Pirates' 1st pick in the 1972 draft, 16 picks after the Reds took Larry Payne. The infielder from Servite H.S. in Anaheim was taken over early 2nd-round picks like Tom Underwood, Ellis Valentine and Bruce Bochte.
Peltier did not play professionally in the summer of 1972, but attended Spring Training in 1973, anyway. (The first two pictures below; notice the Roberto Clemente memorial black armband on the uniform in the second picture.) It took him three years to get out of A-Ball, but a .781 OPS with Salem in 1975 led to his getting bumped up to Shreveport (AA) the next season…where he bombed miserably and was released, at age 22.
He did, however, make at least one other Spring Training Roster. I'm guessing the latter two pics are from 1974, but that's just because those sideburns had a short shelf-life, I'm thinking.
Peltier is not the father of 1990s outfielder Dan Peltier (he was 14 when Dan was born), but they might be related in some way. I don't know for sure.
