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=Frank Peters (Baseball Manager)= Francis Joseph Peters, better known as Frank Peters, (Born March 25, 1944), was manager and player for the Portland Mavericks, an independent team, during 1974 and 1975. He is best known for his unorthodox style of coaching and his personal life outside of baseball.

Early Life
Francis Joseph Peters, also known as Frank Peters, was born on March 25, 1944 in Corvallis, Oregon. He was the son of Norman Peters, who played the positions of right end and as a kicker for the Oregon State football team that defeated Duke University during the 1942 Rose Bowl. Peters uncle was also the quarterback of Oregon State. The Rose Bowl was moved from Pasadena, California to North Carolina because of the fear of an imminent from the Japanese military.

College Athletic Career
Franks Peters played for Oregon State. He played basketball during the 1962-1963 season. His team managed to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. He also played with future NBA player Mel Counts; 1962 Heisman Trophy winner, Terry Baker, and multi sport athlete, Steve Pauly, who is a member of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. In his junior year, Peters dropped out of Oregon State, to play with the Baltimore Orioles. Out of the ten seasons he played in the minor leagues, five of them were in the triple A- division.

Professional Career
Peters initially stared his career in the Baltimore Oriole chain. In 1964, he switched between the Stockton Ports (.304), and the Elmira Pioneers (.234). In 1965, Peters batted an average of .323 with 16 home runs earned for the Stockton Ports and was .167/.259/.184 for the Elmira Pioneers. In 1965, he played the entirety of his season for Elmira, hitting .258/.356/.381 with 78 walks and 83 runs. He also was a leader in the Eastern League third baseman in the fielding percentage with an average (.952), assists (308), putouts (88), errors (20), and double plays (22). He was also just four runs short of leading in the league. In 1967, Peters moved up to the AAA division and would remain there until he would act as a player manager for the Portland Mavericks. While playing for the Rochester Red Wings in 1967 he would hit .241/.310,.382. As a utility infielder, Peters was .004 away from setting an International League in fielding record, with a .974 mark and with .971 he would have set the record for third baseman if he had been eligible. In 1968, Peters batted .247,/.309/,.362 for the Rochester Red Wings, mostly playing second base. In Baltimore at that time, there were many major league infielders including Davey Johnson, Mark Belanger, Brooks Robinson, and Boog Powell, so there wasn’t a huge request for Peters in fielding capabilities. In 1969, Peters moved back to Rochester and hit .282 in the first 36 games he played before he ended the year playing for the Vancouver Mounties, (.278/,.333/,.323 in 95 G). In 1970 Peters went to the Milwaukee Brewers chain, where he began a three year period, where played for different organizations every year, all under the Portland Beavers for all three. With his .990 fielding percentage he would have been leading in the Pacific Coast League second sackers, because of his .249/,.306/,.339/ he earned in 1970 In 1971, Peters batted .317./,.359./,.425/, which was his best season average, however he was shy of PCL’s top average batting 10 by .010. His last year while playing for Portland in 1972, his average batting score was .245/,.309/,.303./, and managed to throw an inning without a score.

Miscellaneous Information
In 1972, during the offense season Peters worked in bars. His first bar that he was employed at was Peter’s Inn. In Peters’ own words, “I got $2.85 an hour, and I was wildly overpaid,”.

Employment with Portland Mavericks
In 1974, Bing Russell, owner of the Portland Mavericks, sought Peters for employment as manager after the original manager, Hank Robinson, was suspended for assaulting an umpire. He is remembered for his unique approach of discipline and enforcing ethics among his players. On August 31, 1974, he used the strategy of having his players play each position for an inning against the Tri-City Ports, which Portland won. He also played in 1974, with an average of .283/., 358/,.425/ while going 1-1 with a save and an average of 5.63 ERA on the mound. After the Mavericks were bought out by the major leagues in 1978, Peters shortly left as manager.

Personal Life
Outside of baseball Peters is known for his criminal record and personal life. In 1979, he ran to be governor of Oregon in 1982. In January of 1989, Peters was arrested for possessing 800 marijuana plants, supposedly worth $1 million. He was also found guilty of four counts of third degree rape he committed on a 15 year old. The prosecuting judge Steven Gallagher sentenced Peters to 10 years in prison, but only served 2 years due to a prison program for those convicted of sexual offenses. Peters has since managed to find employment as a coach for an amateur basketball league and the film documentary, The Battered Dirty Bastards of Baseball highlights the years that Peters served as manager for the Portland Mavericks.