Roy Sievers
[edit] Biography
Roy Sievers (Roy Edward Sievers) was born on November 18, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on April 21, 1949 for the St. Louis Browns. In 1949, his rookie year, he hit .306 with 16 home runs and 91 RBI. Sievers played for the St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 17 year career.
Most people believe that Roy Sievers's best season was 1957, when he slugged 42 home runs, hit for a .301 average and knocked in 114 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1949
| STL
| A
| 140
| 471
| 84
| 144
| 16
| 91
| .306
| .398
| .471
| 28
| 1
| 70
| 75
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 15
|
| 1950
| STL
| A
| 113
| 370
| 46
| 88
| 10
| 57
| .238
| .305
| .395
| 20
| 4
| 34
| 42
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 11
|
| 1951
| STL
| A
| 31
| 89
| 10
| 20
| 1
| 11
| .225
| .303
| .303
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| 11
| 30
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 5
| .200
| .226
| .300
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| 92
| 285
| 37
| 77
| 8
| 35
| .270
| .344
| .407
| 15
| 0
| 32
| 47
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| 1954
| WAS
| A
| 145
| 514
| 75
| 119
| 24
| 102
| .232
| .331
| .446
| 26
| 6
| 80
| 77
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 17
|
| 1955
| WAS
| A
| 144
| 509
| 74
| 138
| 25
| 106
| .271
| .364
| .489
| 20
| 8
| 73
| 66
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 17
|
| 1956
| WAS
| A
| 152
| 550
| 92
| 139
| 29
| 95
| .253
| .370
| .467
| 27
| 2
| 100
| 88
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 12
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| 152
| 572
| 99
| 172
| 42
| 114
| .301
| .388
| .579
| 23
| 5
| 76
| 55
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 9
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| 148
| 550
| 85
| 162
| 39
| 108
| .295
| .357
| .544
| 18
| 1
| 53
| 63
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 13
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| 115
| 385
| 55
| 93
| 21
| 49
| .242
| .333
| .455
| 19
| 0
| 53
| 62
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 10
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| 127
| 444
| 87
| 131
| 28
| 93
| .295
| .396
| .534
| 22
| 0
| 74
| 69
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 13
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 141
| 492
| 76
| 145
| 27
| 92
| .295
| .377
| .537
| 26
| 6
| 61
| 62
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 11
|
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| 144
| 477
| 61
| 125
| 21
| 80
| .262
| .346
| .455
| 19
| 5
| 56
| 80
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 8
|
| 1963
| PHI
| N
| 138
| 450
| 46
| 108
| 19
| 82
| .240
| .308
| .418
| 19
| 2
| 43
| 72
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 6
|
| 1964
| WAS
| A
| 33
| 58
| 5
| 10
| 4
| 11
| .172
| .284
| .397
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| 49
| 120
| 7
| 22
| 4
| 16
| .183
| .265
| .325
| 3
| 1
| 13
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| 1964
| Total
|
| 82
| 178
| 12
| 32
| 8
| 27
| .180
| .271
| .348
| 4
| 1
| 22
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
|
| 1965
| WAS
| A
| 12
| 21
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .190
| .320
| .238
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 331
| 1047
| 114
| 255
| 44
| 178
| .244
| .320
| .424
| 41
| 8
| 112
| 172
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 9
| 20
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1556
| 5340
| 831
| 1448
| 274
| 969
| .271
| .360
| .485
| 251
| 34
| 729
| 748
| 38
| 13
| 12
| 46
| 144
|
| Total
|
|
| 1887
| 6387
| 945
| 1703
| 318
| 1147
| .267
| .354
| .475
| 292
| 42
| 841
| 920
| 51
| 15
| 14
| 55
| 164
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1949
| STL
| A
| OF
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 314
| 14
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1949
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1950
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 36
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1950
| STL
| A
| OF
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 222
| 12
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1951
| STL
| A
| OF
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 63
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 58
| 3
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 604
| 31
| 5
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1954
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 54
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 296
| 10
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1955
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 247
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1955
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 112
| 5
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1956
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 146
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1956
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 638
| 51
| 7
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 130
| 130
| 1140
| 254
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| LF
| 130
| 130
| 1140
| 254
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 21
| 19
| 170.2
| 159
| 9
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 114
| 112
| 985.1
| 216
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| LF
| 114
| 112
| 985.1
| 215
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 33
| 31
| 262.1
| 260
| 21
| 3
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 93
| 92
| 784.1
| 846
| 72
| 10
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| LF
| 13
| 13
| 113
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 13
| 13
| 113
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 114
| 113
| 1004.2
| 1079
| 63
| 8
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 6
| 4
| 36
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 6
| 4
| 36
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 132
| 129
| 1097.1
| 1096
| 94
| 8
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 5
| 0
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 130
| 125
| 1021.1
| 975
| 93
| 10
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 22
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 126
| 119
| 1004
| 981
| 77
| 12
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1964
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 15
| 14
| 97
| 87
| 11
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 33
| 31
| 249.2
| 241
| 15
| 2
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1964
| Total
|
| 1B
| 48
| 45
| 346.2
| 328
| 26
| 2
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1965
| WAS
| A
| 1B
| 7
| 7
| 40
| 51
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 888
| 680
| 5731.1
| 7241
| 551
| 70
| 747
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 838
| 259
| 2296.1
| 1790
| 56
| 35
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 54
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 5
| 0
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 265
| 259
| 2278.1
| 501
| 11
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Browns (October 14, 1944).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Washington Senators in exchange for Gil Coan (February 18, 1954).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Earl Battey, Don Mincher and $150000 (April 4, 1960).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Charley Smith and John Buzhardt (November 28, 1961).
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Washington Senators (July 16, 1964).
- Released by Washington Senators (October 19, 1964).
- Signed by Washington Senators (April 5, 1965).
- Released by Washington Senators (May 15, 1965).
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