Hank Peters helped build championship baseball in Baltimore and revive the sport in Cleveland. A longtime executive who began his career after serving in World War II, Peters died on Sunday of complications from a recent stroke. He was 90. The Indians said in a statement that Peters passed away in Boca Raton, Florida. Peters served as the club's general manager and president from 1987-91, his second stint with the franchise. Before coming to Cleveland, Peters spent 12 seasons with the Orioles, who had 10 consecutive winning seasons and won their third World Series in 1983 when he was there. Orioles owner Peter Angelos was saddened to learn of Peters' death. Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/12119736/former-cleveland-indians-gm-president-hank-peters-dies
