pˈiːɾɚz, ˈeɪ ,  ɹˈaɪthˈændɚ bˈɔːɹn ɪn bˈʌfəlˌoʊ, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk, ɐtˈɛndᵻd hˈɑːɹvɚd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, wˌɛɹ hiː plˈeɪd kˈɑːlɪdʒ bˈeɪsbɔːl fɚðə kɹˈɪmsən fɔːɹ tˈuː sˈiːzənz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən sˈɪksti ˈeɪt.
Peters, a ,  right-hander born in Buffalo, New York, attended Harvard University, where he played college baseball for the Crimson for two seasons (1967–68).