He signed his first professional contract in 1944 with the Pittsburgh Crawfords. In 1946, he served briefly in the U.S. Army Air Force as a physical training instructor at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Upon returning from the Academy "Pete/Baby Face” was recruited by the Homestead Grays and was relief for Buck Leonard. When the Negro League disbanded Maurice went on to play baseball in Quebec, Canada in 1948 as well as pro-football and hockey for over two years. Pete also played baseball in Mexico and for the Brooklyn Dodgers Organization. He retired in 1954 to start a business in Pittsburgh and began the next chapter in his life as husband and dad.
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