Ed Siever

Ed Siever

Pitcher

Born: April 2, 1875 Goddard, Kansas
Died: February 4, 1920 (aged 44) Detroit, Michigan
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 26, 1901 for the Detroit Tigers
Final game
June 18, 1908 for the Detroit Tigers
Career statistics
Pitching Record	83-83
Earned run average	2.60
Strikeouts	470
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1901-1902, 1906-1908) St. Louis Browns (1904-1905)
Career highlights and awards
American League Pennant: 1907 American League ERA champion: 1902

Edward Tilden Siever (April 2, 1877 – February 4, 1920) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played seven seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1901-02, 1906-08) and St. Louis Browns (1903-1904). Born in Goddard, Kansas, Siever had four good seasons and one pheonomenal season in his brief major league career. In 1902, Siever posted an American League-leading 1.91 ERA despite having a 8-11 won-loss record. Siever'a Adjusted ERA+ of 191 for the years is the second-best (after Hal Newhouser in Tigers franchise history for a pitcher with more than 150 innings pitched. (See Detroit Tigers award winners and league leaders) Ironically, Siever won fewer games in 1902 than he did any other full season he played. Overall for his career, Siever had a 83-83 record with a 2.60 ERA, and pitched in the 1907 World Series.