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Wilfred Charles Siebert
Cleveland Indians
Pitcher
Born: January 14, 1937, St. Mary, MO
Signed: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent before 1958 season
Major League Teams: Cleveland Indians 1964-69; Boston Red Sox 1969-73; Texas Rangers 1973; St. Louis Cardinals 1974; San Diego Padres 1975; Oakland Athletics 1975
Drafted by both the Indians and the St. Louis Hawks of the NBA, Sonny Siebert opted for a baseball career and spent 12 years in the majors as a successful starting pitcher. He had been drafted as an outfielder, and after two seasons in the Indians minor league system he convinced the club to let him switch to pitching. The move paid off as Siebert went 61-48 for the Indians with a 2.76 ERA between 1964 and 1969. He threw a no-hitter against the Senators on June 10, 1966, and he was an American League All-Star that season as well. He'd return to the All-Star Game in 1971 with the Red Sox. Siebert finished in the top ten in ERA in four different seasons (1965-67 and 1971) and was a 16-game winner three times.
Siebert owned a career record of 140-114 and a 3.21 ERA with 1,512 strikeouts. He's the last American League pitcher to hit two home runs in one game, accomplishing the feat on September 2, 1971. He had a career batting average of .173 with 12 home runs. Siebert was a pitching coach at various levels in the Padres and Rockies organizations between 1985 and 1998, serving as the pitching coach for the Padres in 1994 and 1995.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #401
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
The Card / Indians Team Set / Accuracy Index +1
1969 Season
Perhaps as a result of money-saving measures by both teams, the Indians dealt Siebert, Joe Azcue (#176) and Vicente Romo (#267) to the Red Sox on April 19th for Dick Ellsworth (#605), Ken Harrelson (#240) and Juan Pizarro (#498). Siebert had pitched in two games for the Indians, and following the trade he jumped right into the Red Sox starting pitching rotation. While he had success as a starter, manager Dick Williams (#349) needed some bullpen help and Siebert finished the season as a reliever. His combined numbers for the full season were 14-11, with a 3.76 ERA in 45 games, including 24 starts. Siebert had five saves with the Red Sox, third most on the team behind Romo and Sparky Lyle (#311).
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #552
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (12): 1964-75
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1976 SSPC #484
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 86 in the Beckett online database as of 11/17/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
Doug and I returned to The Philly Show in early December, once again held inside the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. eBay has taken over sponsorship of the show, with the quaint, bubble-lettered Philly Show logo that had been in place since the 1980s replaced with a more modern logo, keeping with the times. I wrote about the show in a post over at The Phillies Room.
Similar to my strategy from March, I wanted to focus on accumulating commons and having found success with Uncle Dick's Cards before, I didn't mess around and headed right for the neon green binders. I pulled 145 cards from the binder containing cards 301 to the end of the set, stopping when I reached 500. This card was the 109th of 145 cards purchased for our set, and after the dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, it cost a little less than a dollar.
The Card / Indians Team Set / Accuracy Index +1
This exact photo can be found on Siebert's 1967 Topps card. The back of the card mentions Siebert was one of the Indians' big four, with the others being Sam McDowell (#220), Luis Tiant (#560) and I'm assuming either Stan Williams (#118) or Steve Hargan (#348). His one-hitter against the Orioles came on May 19, 1968, with Curt Blefary (#458) breaking up the no-hitter with a double in the seventh.
Accuracy Index: Siebert's card is accurate (+5), but loses points (-4) since collectors had seen the same photo before.
1969 Season
Perhaps as a result of money-saving measures by both teams, the Indians dealt Siebert, Joe Azcue (#176) and Vicente Romo (#267) to the Red Sox on April 19th for Dick Ellsworth (#605), Ken Harrelson (#240) and Juan Pizarro (#498). Siebert had pitched in two games for the Indians, and following the trade he jumped right into the Red Sox starting pitching rotation. While he had success as a starter, manager Dick Williams (#349) needed some bullpen help and Siebert finished the season as a reliever. His combined numbers for the full season were 14-11, with a 3.76 ERA in 45 games, including 24 starts. Siebert had five saves with the Red Sox, third most on the team behind Romo and Sparky Lyle (#311).
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First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #552
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (12): 1964-75
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1976 SSPC #484
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 86 in the Beckett online database as of 11/17/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog
1965 Topps Blog
#454 Phillies Rookie Stars / #456 Bud Harrelson - New York Mets
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