Steven Bradley Peters (born November 14, 1962) is an American former

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pitcher. Peters started playing

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at age 6 with his older brother Kenny, who would later go on to play

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at Seminole State College and

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. Peters attended Moore High School where in 1981 he was named ''

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s State Player of the Year as a

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and

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. He began his college career at Seminole before transferring to the

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. At Oklahoma, he set a school record by winning 14 games in 1985. This record stood until it was tied in 1994 and broken in 1995 by

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. Peters pitched in 56 games in and for the

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. One highlight of Peters' brief major league career occurred on October 2, 1987 when he picked up his only save.

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