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

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pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, ...

. 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

Grumman Aircraft The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, later Grumman Aerospace Corporation, was a 20th century American producer of military and civilian aircraft. Founded on December 6, 1929, by Leroy Grumman and his business partners, it merged in 1 ...

prior to joining the

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

CIA The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA; ) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with advancing national security through collecting and analyzing intelligence from around the world and ...

. Sivess was raised in

South River, New Jersey South River is a borough in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 16,118, an increase of 110 (+0.7%) from the 2010 census count of 16,008, which in turn reflecte ...

. He died on June 1, 2003, in

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 Cand ...

, aged 89.

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Major League Baseball pitchers Philadelphia Phillies players Baltimore Orioles (International League) players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players Newark Bears (International League) players Jersey City Giants players Indianapolis Indians players Elmira Pioneers players Dickinson Red Devils baseball players Springfield Nationals players Baseball players from Middlesex County, New Jersey People from South River, New Jersey 1913 births 2003 deaths 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1910s-stub