Peter Sivess (September 23, 1913 – June 1, 2003) was a

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pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

. He pitched all or part of three seasons in the majors, from 1936 until 1938, for the

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. After professional baseball, Sivess worked for a few years at

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prior to joining the

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during World War II. Following the war, he worked for the

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. Sivess was raised in

South River, New Jersey South River is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 16,008,Candler, North Carolina Candler is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It lies on North Carolina Highway 151 and U.S. Routes 19, 23, and 74 Business, at an elevation of 2,122.7 feet (647 m). The ZIP code of Candler ...

, aged 89.

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Major League Baseball pitchers Philadelphia Phillies players Baltimore Orioles (IL) players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players Newark Bears (IL) players Jersey City Giants players Indianapolis Indians players Elmira Pioneers players Dickinson Red Devils baseball players Springfield Nationals players Baseball players from Pennsylvania People from South River, New Jersey 1913 births 2003 deaths {{US-baseball-pitcher-1910s-stub