Washington Senators held “Roy Sievers Night” at Griffith Stadium

Roy Sievers Washington DC

On September 23, 1957, the Washington Senators held “Roy Sievers Night” at Griffith Stadium for their slugging left fielder. Vice-President Richard Nixon, an avid baseball fan, presided over the hour-long ceremony. Sievers, who led the AL in homers and RBI that season, received gifts of a new Mercury station wagon, television set, golf clubs, wristwatch, and free haircuts for a year.

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