Post by Toy-Cannon on Apr 4, 2017 21:50:13 GMT
Roy Sievers dies at 90; St. Louisan was AL Rookie of Year with Browns
Roy Sievers, a St. Louisan who played for the hometown Browns and three other Major League Baseball franchises, died late Monday (April 3, 2017) at his home in Spanish Lake. He was 90.
A product of Beaumont High, Sievers played in the major leagues for 17 seasons. A righthander who played first base and left field, Sievers had a career batting average of .267, hit 318 home runs and drove in 1,147 runs. He was the American League Rookie of the Year for the Browns in 1949.
The Browns were sold after the 1953 season and moved from St. Louis to Baltimore, where they became the Orioles. Sievers was traded to the AL's Washington Senators before the 1954 season; he later played for the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. It was after his second stint with the Senators that he retired in 1965.
Sievers’ best season was with the 1957 Senators, when he finished third in Most Valuable Player balloting behind Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams. That year he batted .301 and led MLB in home runs (42), RBIs (114), extra-base hits (70) and total bases (331). He was a five-time All-Star.
Sievers is survived by a son, Rob, and a daughter, Shawn. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joan, and a son, David.
A product of Beaumont High, Sievers played in the major leagues for 17 seasons. A righthander who played first base and left field, Sievers had a career batting average of .267, hit 318 home runs and drove in 1,147 runs. He was the American League Rookie of the Year for the Browns in 1949.
The Browns were sold after the 1953 season and moved from St. Louis to Baltimore, where they became the Orioles. Sievers was traded to the AL's Washington Senators before the 1954 season; he later played for the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. It was after his second stint with the Senators that he retired in 1965.
Sievers’ best season was with the 1957 Senators, when he finished third in Most Valuable Player balloting behind Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams. That year he batted .301 and led MLB in home runs (42), RBIs (114), extra-base hits (70) and total bases (331). He was a five-time All-Star.
Sievers is survived by a son, Rob, and a daughter, Shawn. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joan, and a son, David.
MLB Statistics
Batting average .267
Home runs 318
Runs batted in 1,147
Teams
St. Louis Browns (1949–1953)
Washington Senators (1954–1959)
Chicago White Sox (1960–1961)
Philadelphia Phillies (1962–1964)
Washington Senators (II) (1964–1965)
Career Highlights and Awards
5× All-Star (1956, 1957, 1959, 1959², 1961²)
AL Rookie of the Year (1949)
AL home run leader (1957)
AL RBI leader (1957)
