Daniel Joseph Petry (/ˈpiːtriː/ PEE-tree;[1] born November 13, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1979–87 and 1990–91), California Angels (1988–89), Atlanta Braves (1991) and Boston Red Sox (1991).
Petry pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings to close out a wild 9-8 Red Sox victory over the Brewers.
In 2012, Petry served as a substitute color analyst for the Detroit Tigers Radio Network, teaming with play-by-play announcer Dan Dickerson for several road games while regular analyst Jim Price recuperated from health problems.
[4] Petry and his wife, Christine have two sons, Matt, who was the head coach of the Orchard Lake St. Mary’s baseball team, who have won three Michigan High School Athletic Association championships under Petry, and Jeff, who currently is a defenseman for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.
Petry attended El Dorado High School in Placentia, California, where he was a CIF championship winning pitcher.