Roy Sievers

<p> Few players in the history of baseball suffered as many professional setbacks as Roy Sievers (1926-2017). After an award winning rookie season in 1949 he endured a year and a half-long slump a nearly career-ending injury and a major position change--all from 1950 through 1953.</p><p> Traded in 1954 he prevailed and became one of the most feared hitters of the decade the Washington Senators' home run leader and the biggest gate attraction since Walter Johnson.</p><p> Drawing on original interviews with Sievers and teammates this first full-length biography covers the life and career of a first baseman who overcame adversity to restore a dispirited franchise.</p>