Roy Sievers
Roy Edward Sievers (* November 18, 1926 St. Louis, Missouri, United States) is a former American professional baseball player. From 1947 to 1965 he played in 17 major league seasons. His nickname was Squirrel.
Biography
In his first year in 1949 in the Major League Sievers 16 homers reached, a batting average of 30.6 % and 75 Rbi with the St. Louis Browns. He was elected to the American League Rookie of the Year and Rookie of the year the trade magazine The Sporting News Through these services. In 1954 he moved to the Washington Senators. There he became the favorite of players of Richard Nixon, who was vice-president at the time. His most productive year he had in 1957 with 42 home runs, 114 RBI and a batting average of 30.1 %. With the Senators, he participated in three All-Star games. In 1960 he transferred to the Chicago White Sox, and there he made it again in 1961 to the All- Star. Other stations in the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Senators followed the new before in 1965 he ended his active career.
After his playing career, he worked for a year as a coach with the Cincinnati Reds and as a manager in the minor leagues.