Roy Sievers

American baseball player and coach (1926-2017)

Roy Edward Sievers (November 18, 1926 – April 3, 2017) was an American professional baseball player.

Sievers in 2007

Sievers was signed by the St. Louis Browns as a free agent in 1947. Sievers debuted in the major leagues on April 21, 1949. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman/left fielder. From 1949 through 1965, Sievers played for the St. Louis Browns (1949–53), the original Washington Senators (1954–59), Chicago White Sox (1960–61), Philadelphia Phillies (1962–64), and finally the new Senators (1964–65). He batted and threw right-handed.[1]

Sievers won the American League Rookie of the Year and TSN Rookie of the Year awards in 1949, batting .306 with 16 home runs and 75 RBI.[1]

Sievers was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He died in Spanish Lake, Missouri on April 3, 2017, aged 90.[2]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Baseball Awards Voting for 1957". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  2. Chris Cwik (April 4, 2017). "Roy Sievers, MLB's first AL Rookie of the Year Award winner, dead at 90". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved April 4, 2017.

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