Peter Gahan

{{short description|Australian baseball player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Peter Gahan''' (born 9 September 1956 in Lismore, New South Wales) is a baseball player from who played 45 games for the Australian team between 1979-1987.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Baxter |first1=Robert |title=Gahan's career full of highlightst |url=https://www.pressreader.com/australia/the-northern-star/20151112/281685433734487 |website=The Northern Star |accessdate=21 July 2019 |language=en |date=13 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Baseball dynasty produces some diamonds |url=https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/keeping-baseball-in-the-family/3114736/ |website=The Northern Star |accessdate=21 July 2019 |language=en |date=23 November 2016}}</ref>

He also played for the Queensland Rams from 1978-1982 and 1984-1987; and for the New South Wales Patriots in 1983.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

Gahan was the Far North Coast Baseball Association (FNCBA) MVP a record five-times, and is the only player from the FNCBA to have their player number retired (#17).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Baxter |first1=Rob |title=BASEBALL HISTORY: 15 more don green and gold |url=https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/baseball-history-15-more-don-green-and-gold/3120036/ |website=The Northern Star |accessdate=21 July 2019 |language=en |date=7 December 2016}}</ref>

One highlight of Gahan's career was being named in the World All Star team at the World Games in Santa Clara in 1981.

He was the winner of the Northern New South Wales Sports Star of the Year in 1982, the same year as the ''Southern'' New South Wales Sports Star of the Year Mick Cronin.

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