Pete Sivess Explained

Pete Sivess
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:September 23, 1913
Birth Place:South River, New Jersey
Death Place:Candler, North Carolina
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:June 13
Debutyear:1936
Debutteam:Philadelphia Phillies
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 2
Finalyear:1938
Finalteam:Philadelphia Phillies
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:7–11
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:58
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:5.38
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Peter Sivess (September 23, 1913 – June 1, 2003) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of three seasons in the majors, from 1936 until 1938, for the Philadelphia Phillies.

After professional baseball, Sivess worked for a few years at Grumman Aircraft prior to joining the US Navy during World War II.[1] Following the war, he worked for the CIA.[1]

Sivess was raised in South River, New Jersey.[2] He died on June 1, 2003, in Candler, North Carolina, aged 89.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pete Sivess . Jack . Morris . sabr.org . . April 12, 2020.
  2. Web site: John Kieran . Kieran . John . Sports of the Times. A Winter Haven of Refuge . . March 22, 1937 . February 6, 2011 . They also had Pete Sivess, the big gent from South River, N.J., who hinted out loud last year that he was going to outpitch the whole Dean family..