1937
Born January 14, 1937
St. Mary, MO, USA
Sonny Siebert Notable
b. January 14, 1937 · Cleveland Indians 1964–1969, Boston Red Sox 1969–1973, Texas Rangers 1973, St. Louis Cardinals 1974, San Diego Padres 1975, Oakland Athletics 1975
Sonny Siebert played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1964 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1975.
He went 140 and 114 with a 3.21 earned run average, pitching 2,152 innings in 399 games. He struck out 1,512, completed 67 of his 307 starts and threw 21 shutouts. Across 405 games he batted .173, with 114 hits and 52 runs. He finished with 12 home runs and 22 doubles.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1966 and 1971. He threw a no-hitter in 1966.
He was born in St. Mary, MO, USA on January 14, 1937. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1966, 1971 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | CLE | 42 | 49 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .265 |
| 1965 | CLE | 40 | 66 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .106 |
| 1966 | CLE | 34 | 85 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .129 |
| 1967 | CLE | 34 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .135 |
| 1968 | CLE | 33 | 70 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .157 |
| 1969 | BOS/CLE | 45 | 57 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | .158 |
| 1970 | BOS | 33 | 77 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .130 |
| 1971 | BOS | 32 | 79 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 0 | .266 |
| 1972 | BOS | 33 | 72 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 0 | .236 |
| 1973 | BOS/TEX | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | STL | 28 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .114 |
| 1975 | OAK/SDP | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 405 | 660 | 52 | 114 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 57 | 18 | 182 | 0 | .173 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | CLE | 7 | 9 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 156.0 | 142 | 56 | 57 | 144 | 3.23 |
| 1965 | CLE | 16 | 8 | 39 | 27 | 1 | 188.2 | 139 | 51 | 46 | 191 | 2.43 |
| 1966 | CLE | 16 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 241.0 | 193 | 75 | 62 | 163 | 2.80 |
| 1967 | CLE | 10 | 12 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 185.1 | 136 | 49 | 54 | 136 | 2.38 |
| 1968 | CLE | 12 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 206.0 | 145 | 68 | 88 | 146 | 2.97 |
| 1969 | BOS/CLE | 14 | 11 | 45 | 24 | 5 | 177.1 | 161 | 74 | 76 | 133 | 3.76 |
| 1970 | BOS | 15 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 222.2 | 207 | 85 | 60 | 142 | 3.44 |
| 1971 | BOS | 16 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 235.1 | 220 | 76 | 60 | 131 | 2.91 |
| 1972 | BOS | 12 | 12 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 196.1 | 204 | 83 | 59 | 123 | 3.80 |
| 1973 | BOS/TEX | 7 | 12 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 122.0 | 125 | 55 | 38 | 81 | 4.06 |
| 1974 | STL | 8 | 8 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 133.2 | 150 | 57 | 51 | 68 | 3.84 |
| 1975 | OAK/SDP | 7 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 87.2 | 97 | 38 | 41 | 54 | 3.90 |
| Career | — | 140 | 114 | 399 | 307 | 16 | 2152.0 | 1919 | 767 | 692 | 1512 | 3.21 |
On this day & linked events
1964
Major-league debut: Sonny Siebert
Sonny Siebert made a major-league debut on April 26, 1964.
1966
Sonny Siebert's No-Hitter
Sonny Siebert threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the Washington Senators on June 10, 1966, winning 2–0.
1967
Dean Chance's No-Hitter
Dean Chance threw a no-hitter for the Minnesota Twins against the Cleveland Indians on August 25, 1967, winning 2–1.
1975
Final major-league game: Sonny Siebert
Sonny Siebert played a final major-league game on September 25, 1975.
Image: Boston Red Sox, public domain