Hank Peters, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hank Peters

American baseball executive

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1924

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 04-Jan-2015

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Hank Peters

  • Henry John Peters (September 16, 1924 – January 4, 2015) was an American professional baseball executive who held senior management positions for the Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball between 1965 and 1991.
  • During his dozen years as general manager of the Orioles (1976–87), Baltimore won two American League pennants (in 1979 and 1983) and the 1983 World Series championship.
  • Peters was named The Sporting News Executive of the Year after both pennant-winning seasons. In addition, as president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (1972–75), Peters was the chief executive of minor league baseball and helped it survive one of the worst crises in its history.The native of St.
  • Louis, Missouri, spent more than 40 years in organized baseball.

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