1875
Born April 2, 1875
Goddard, KS, USA
Ed Siever Notable
Ed Siever divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Detroit Tigers from 1901, then the Detroit Tigers through 1908.
He went 83 and 82 with a 2.60 earned run average, pitching 1,507 innings in 203 games. He struck out 470, completed 136 of his 174 starts and threw 14 shutouts. Across 204 games he batted .156, with 82 hits and 38 runs. He finished with 7 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Goddard, KS, USA on April 2, 1875, and died on February 4, 1920. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | DET | 38 | 107 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 1 | .168 |
| 1902 | DET | 25 | 66 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .152 |
| 1903 | SLB | 31 | 93 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0 | .140 |
| 1904 | SLB | 30 | 71 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 0 | .155 |
| 1906 | DET | 30 | 77 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .156 |
| 1907 | DET | 39 | 94 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | .160 |
| 1908 | DET | 11 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 204 | 526 | 38 | 82 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 129 | 2 | .156 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | DET | 18 | 14 | 38 | 33 | 0 | 288.2 | 334 | 104 | 65 | 85 | 3.24 |
| 1902 | DET | 8 | 11 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 188.1 | 166 | 40 | 32 | 36 | 1.91 |
| 1903 | SLB | 13 | 14 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 254.0 | 245 | 70 | 39 | 90 | 2.48 |
| 1904 | SLB | 10 | 15 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 217.0 | 235 | 64 | 65 | 77 | 2.65 |
| 1906 | DET | 14 | 11 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 222.2 | 240 | 67 | 45 | 71 | 2.71 |
| 1907 | DET | 18 | 11 | 39 | 33 | 1 | 274.2 | 256 | 66 | 52 | 88 | 2.16 |
| 1908 | DET | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 61.2 | 74 | 24 | 13 | 23 | 3.50 |
| Career | — | 83 | 82 | 203 | 174 | 2 | 1507.0 | 1550 | 435 | 311 | 470 | 2.60 |
On this day & linked events
1920
Died February 4, 1920
Image: Breisch-Williams, public domain