Pete Sivess

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.

Pete Sivess
Pitcher
Born: (1913-09-23)September 23, 1913
South River, New Jersey
Died: June 1, 2003(2003-06-01) (aged 89)
Candler, North Carolina
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 13, 1936, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1938, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record7–11
Earned run average5.38
Strikeouts58
Teams

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]

References

  1. Morris, Jack. "Pete Sivess". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. Kieran, John (March 22, 1937). "Sports of the Times. A Winter Haven of Refuge". The New York Times. Retrieved 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.


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