Peter Johannesen
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Peter Johannesen
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Born October 30, 1984
Peter Johannesen followed his brother Björn Johannesen onto the Swedish national team. Peter went 1 for 8 with a double for the Leksand Lumberjacks in the 2003 Elitserien. In 2004, he batted .299/.420/.358 as the regular left fielder for Leksand. Johannesen hit .351/.431/.513 in limited action in '05, while lacking a set position.
In 2006, Peter batted .333/.415/.500 for Stockholm, primarily as a third baseman. During the '07 campaign, he hit .311/.401/.451 with Stockholm, alternating betwee ncenter field and third base. In the 2007 European Championship, he was Sweden's big star, hitting .381/.435/.571, outperforming former minor leaguers like Tony Dermendziev and Adam Sorgi as well as players like his brother who were bigger stars in the Elitserien. He played primarily center field and third base.
In 2008, Peter hit .388/.473/.694 with 48 runs and 39 RBI. He made no errors and had four assists in 27 games in center field, his main position. He was 2nd in the league in runs, third in hits (52), second in doubles (19), 4th in slugging, 6th in average, tied for 4th in OBP and tied for third in home runs (5).
