Sonny Siebert
[edit] Biography
Born on January 14, 1937 in St. Mary, Missouri, Sonny Siebert (Wilfred Charles Siebert) played for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 12 year career. Siebert broke into the bigs on April 26, 1964 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 3.23 ERA in 156 innings pitched in 1964, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Sonny Siebert's best season was 1965, when he posted a 2.43 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 191 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 41
| 14
| 7
| 9
| 3.23
| 144
| 61
| 56
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 156
| 142
| 15
| 57
| 4
| 6
| 2
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| 39
| 27
| 16
| 8
| 2.43
| 191
| 58
| 51
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 188.2
| 139
| 14
| 46
| 2
| 3
| 5
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| 34
| 32
| 16
| 8
| 2.80
| 163
| 89
| 75
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 241
| 193
| 25
| 62
| 3
| 8
| 6
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| 34
| 26
| 10
| 12
| 2.38
| 136
| 59
| 49
| 7
| 1
| 4
| 185.1
| 136
| 17
| 54
| 2
| 3
| 6
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| 31
| 30
| 12
| 10
| 2.97
| 146
| 76
| 68
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 206
| 145
| 12
| 88
| 10
| 7
| 8
|
| 1969
| CLE
| A
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3.21
| 6
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 10
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| 43
| 22
| 14
| 10
| 3.80
| 127
| 93
| 69
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 163.1
| 151
| 21
| 68
| 1
| 4
| 4
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| 45
| 24
| 14
| 11
| 3.76
| 133
| 98
| 74
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 177.1
| 161
| 22
| 76
| 1
| 4
| 4
|
| 1970
| BOS
| A
| 33
| 33
| 15
| 8
| 3.44
| 142
| 98
| 85
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 222.2
| 207
| 29
| 60
| 2
| 9
| 6
|
| 1971
| BOS
| A
| 32
| 32
| 16
| 10
| 2.91
| 131
| 84
| 76
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 235.1
| 220
| 20
| 60
| 5
| 4
| 3
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| 32
| 30
| 12
| 12
| 3.80
| 123
| 105
| 83
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 196.1
| 204
| 17
| 59
| 4
| 4
| 7
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| 25
| 20
| 7
| 11
| 3.99
| 76
| 68
| 53
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 119.2
| 120
| 11
| 37
| 1
| 3
| 3
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7.71
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.1
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| TOT
| A
| 27
| 20
| 7
| 12
| 4.06
| 81
| 70
| 55
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 122
| 125
| 12
| 38
| 1
| 3
| 3
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| 28
| 20
| 8
| 8
| 3.84
| 68
| 66
| 57
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 133.2
| 150
| 8
| 51
| 14
| 2
| 3
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| 6
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 4.39
| 10
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 26.2
| 37
| 2
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 1
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 17
| 13
| 4
| 4
| 3.69
| 44
| 28
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 61
| 60
| 4
| 31
| 3
| 7
| 0
|
| 1975
| Total
|
| 23
| 19
| 7
| 6
| 3.90
| 54
| 43
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 87.2
| 97
| 6
| 41
| 7
| 7
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 34
| 26
| 11
| 10
| 3.93
| 78
| 81
| 70
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 160.1
| 187
| 10
| 61
| 18
| 2
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 365
| 281
| 129
| 104
| 3.15
| 1434
| 826
| 697
| 62
| 18
| 16
| 1991.2
| 1732
| 187
| 631
| 37
| 58
| 50
|
| Total
|
|
| 399
| 307
| 140
| 114
| 3.21
| 1512
| 907
| 767
| 67
| 21
| 16
| 2152
| 1919
| 197
| 692
| 55
| 60
| 54
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| P
| 41
| 14
| 156
| 6
| 16
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 6
| 1
| .880
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| P
| 39
| 27
| 188.2
| 15
| 29
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 3
| 3
| .957
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| P
| 34
| 32
| 241
| 19
| 46
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 12
| 5
| .942
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| P
| 34
| 26
| 185.1
| 8
| 21
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 4
| 1
| .935
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| P
| 31
| 30
| 205.2
| 18
| 33
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 4
| 0
| .927
|
| 1969
| CLE
| A
| P
| 2
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| P
| 43
| 22
| 163.1
| 6
| 34
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 7
| 1
| .976
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| P
| 45
| 24
| 177.1
| 6
| 36
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 7
| 1
| .977
|
| 1970
| BOS
| A
| P
| 33
| 33
| 222.2
| 25
| 26
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 21
| 3
| 2
| .962
|
| 1971
| BOS
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 235.1
| 15
| 42
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 22
| 2
| 1
| .934
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| P
| 32
| 30
| 196.1
| 24
| 30
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 1
| 0
| .964
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| P
| 25
| 20
| 119.2
| 13
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 2.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| TOT
| A
| P
| 27
| 20
| 122
| 13
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| P
| 28
| 20
| 133.2
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| P
| 6
| 6
| 26.2
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| P
| 17
| 13
| 61
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| Total
|
| P
| 23
| 19
| 87.2
| 4
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 0
| .867
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 399
| 307
| 2151.2
| 159
| 329
| 26
| 28
| 0
| 23
| 151
| 51
| 14
| .949
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 42
| 49
| 5
| 13
| 2
| 6
| .265
| .280
| .469
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| 40
| 66
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 4
| .106
| .104
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| 34
| 85
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 3
| .129
| .138
| .153
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 21
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| 34
| 52
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 3
| .135
| .135
| .308
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1968
| CLE
| A
| 33
| 70
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 6
| .157
| .192
| .200
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 23
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| CLE
| A
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| BOS
| A
| 43
| 53
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 3
| .151
| .211
| .226
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 20
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| 45
| 57
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 3
| .158
| .213
| .228
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 20
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1970
| BOS
| A
| 33
| 77
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 4
| .130
| .162
| .169
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1971
| BOS
| A
| 32
| 79
| 10
| 21
| 6
| 15
| .266
| .289
| .532
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 20
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| 33
| 72
| 11
| 17
| 1
| 9
| .236
| .304
| .333
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| TOT
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| 28
| 44
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .114
| .170
| .114
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| 7
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .375
| .500
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| Total
|
| 24
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .455
| .444
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 35
| 52
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 4
| .154
| .228
| .173
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 19
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 370
| 608
| 48
| 106
| 12
| 53
| .174
| .202
| .278
| 21
| 3
| 13
| 163
| 9
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 18
|
| Total
|
|
| 405
| 660
| 52
| 114
| 12
| 57
| .173
| .204
| .270
| 22
| 3
| 18
| 182
| 9
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 20
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1958).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Joe Azcue and Vicente Romo to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Ken Harrelson, Juan Pizarro and Dick Ellsworth (April 19, 1969).
- Sent to Texas Rangers by Boston Red Sox for future considerations (May 4, 1973).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Tommy Cruz and cash (October 26, 1973).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Alan Foster and Rich Folkers to San Diego Padres as part of 3-team trade in which San Diego Padres sent Nate Colbert to Detroit Tigers; Detroit Tigers sent Ed Brinkman to St. Louis Cardinals; Detroit Tigers sent Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon to San Diego Padres (November 18, 1974); and San Diego Padres sent Danny Breeden to St. Louis Cardinals (December 12, 1974).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Ted Kubiak (May 16, 1975).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (December 17, 1975).
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