Dick Siebert Notable

b. February 19, 1912 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1932, 1936, St. Louis Cardinals 1937–1938, Philadelphia Athletics 1938–1945

Dick Siebert played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1932 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1945.

Across 1,035 games he batted .282, with 1,104 hits and 439 runs. He finished with 32 home runs, 204 doubles and 30 stolen bases.

He played 949 games at first base, with 8,523 putouts and 94 errors. He turned 732 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1943.

He was born in Fall River, MA, USA on February 19, 1912, and died on December 9, 1978. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1943

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1932	BRO	6	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	.286
1936	BRO	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1937	STL	22	38	3	7	2	0	0	2	4	8	1	.184
1938	PHA/STL	49	195	24	56	8	3	0	28	10	9	2	.287
1939	PHA	101	402	58	118	28	3	6	47	21	22	4	.294
1940	PHA	154	595	69	170	31	6	5	77	33	34	8	.286
1941	PHA	123	467	63	156	28	8	5	79	37	22	1	.334
1942	PHA	153	612	57	159	25	7	2	74	24	17	4	.260
1943	PHA	146	558	50	140	26	7	1	72	33	21	6	.251
1944	PHA	132	468	52	143	27	5	6	52	62	17	2	.306
1945	PHA	147	573	62	153	29	1	7	51	50	33	2	.267
Career	—	1035	3917	439	1104	204	40	32	482	276	185	30	.282

On this day & linked events

1912

Born February 19, 1912

Fall River, MA, USA

1978

Died December 9, 1978

1932

Major-league debut: Dick Siebert

Dick Siebert made a major-league debut on September 7, 1932.

1945

Final major-league game: Dick Siebert

Dick Siebert played a final major-league game on September 23, 1945.

Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain