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Roy Sievers
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Birthdate: 11/18/1926    
Height / Weight: 6' 1" / 195 lbs. Place of Birth: St. Louis, MO, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Voted Rookie of the Year in 1949, Roy Sievers is the only St. Louis Brown to capture that honor. Shifted to centerfield for the Browns, he batted and fielded with headline brilliance, Sievers had a smooth swinging batting style that produced 292 career doubles along with 318 home runs. He had four seasons with 100 or more RBI's while playing for the last place Washington Senators from 1954-1959. In 1957, Roy Sievers led the AL with 42 HR's and 114 RBI's. In 1960, Sievers now playing for the Chicago White Sox pounded 28 HR's along with 93 RBI's and collected a 21 game hitting streak. Sievers was one of only three players in baseball history to pinch hit grand-slams in both leagues. Roy Sievers retired with a home run ratio of one HR per/20/atbats. Sievers had a career .267 BA with 1703 hits. Thanks for always finding time for your many fans with your pleasant style - we still cherish your autographed photo. baseballhistorian.com


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
18 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1949 SLB (AL) 140 471 84 144 28 1 16 91 70 75 1 5 0 2 2 0 .306 .398 SLG
1950 SLB (AL) 113 370 46 88 20 4 10 57 34 42 1 3 0 2 2 0 .238 .305 SLG
1951 SLB (AL) 31 89 10 20 2 1 1 11 9 21 0 0 0 1 0 0 .225 .303 SLG
1952 SLB (AL) 11 30 3 6 3 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .226 SLG
1953 SLB (AL) 92 285 37 77 15 0 8 35 32 47 0 1 0 0 6 0 .270 .344 SLG
1954 WSH (AL) 145 514 75 119 26 6 24 102 80 77 2 1 0 2 2 11 .232 .331 SLG
1955 WSH (AL) 144 509 74 138 20 8 25 106 73 66 1 2 3 4 0 5 .271 .364 SLG
1956 WSH (AL) 152 550 92 139 27 2 29 95 100 88 0 0 10 5 0 4 .253 .370 SLG
1957 WSH (AL) 152 572 99 172 23 5 42 114 76 55 1 1 11 7 0 2 .301 .388 SLG
1958 WSH (AL) 148 550 85 162 18 1 39 108 53 63 3 1 2 4 0 7 .295 .357 SLG
1959 WSH (AL) 115 385 55 93 19 0 21 49 53 62 1 1 6 2 0 4 .242 .333 SLG
1960 CHW (AL) 127 444 87 131 22 0 28 93 74 69 1 1 8 3 0 4 .295 .396 SLG
1961 CHW (AL) 141 492 76 145 26 6 27 92 61 62 1 0 4 6 0 4 .295 .377 SLG
1962 PHI (NL) 144 477 61 125 19 5 21 80 56 80 2 1 3 7 0 3 .262 .346 SLG
1963 PHI (NL) 138 450 46 108 19 2 19 82 43 72 0 2 5 5 2 9 .240 .308 SLG
1964 WSA (AL) 33 58 5 10 1 0 4 11 9 14 0 0 2 0 0 0 .172 .284 SLG
1964 PHI (NL) 49 120 7 22 3 1 4 16 13 20 0 0 1 1 0 2 .183 .265 SLG
1965 WSA (AL) 12 21 3 4 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .320 SLG
18 years   1887 6387 945 1703 292 42 318 1147 841 920 14 19 55 51 15 55 .267 .354 .SLG



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