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Sonny Siebert
Wilfred Charles Siebert
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 198 lb.

Born: January 14, 1937 in St. Marys, MO
High School: Bayless (Bayless, MO)
School: University of Missouri
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 26, 1964
Final Game: September 25, 1975
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1964 27 CLE AL 7 9 .438 3.23 41 14 10 3 1 3 156.0 142 61 56 15 57 4 144 2 2 6 653 111 1.276 8.2 0.9 3.3 8.3 2.53
1965 28 CLE AL 16 8 .667 2.43 39 27 5 4 1 1 188.2 139 58 51 14 46 2 191 5 1 3 742 144 0.981 6.6 0.7 2.2 9.1 4.15
1966 29 CLE AL 16 8 .667 2.80 34 32 1 11 1 1 241.0 193 89 75 25 62 3 163 6 1 8 957 123 1.058 7.2 0.9 2.3 6.1 2.63 AS,MVP-28
1967 30 CLE AL 10 12 .455 2.38 34 26 4 7 1 4 185.1 136 59 49 17 54 2 136 6 1 3 743 138 1.025 6.6 0.8 2.6 6.6 2.52
1968 31 CLE AL 12 10 .545 2.97 31 30 0 8 4 0 206.0 145 76 68 12 88 10 146 8 0 7 844 100 1.131 6.3 0.5 3.8 6.4 1.66
1969 32 TOT AL 14 11 .560 3.76 45 24 13 2 0 5 177.1 161 98 74 22 76 1 133 4 0 4 758 102 1.336 8.2 1.1 3.9 6.8 1.75
1969 32 CLE AL 0 1 .000 3.21 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 10 5 5 1 8 0 6 0 0 0 60 116 1.286 6.4 0.6 5.1 3.9 0.75
1969 32 BOS AL 14 10 .583 3.80 43 22 13 2 0 5 163.1 151 93 69 21 68 1 127 4 0 4 698 101 1.341 8.3 1.2 3.7 7.0 1.87
1970 33 BOS AL 15 8 .652 3.44 33 33 0 7 2 0 222.2 207 98 85 29 60 2 142 6 1 9 916 116 1.199 8.4 1.2 2.4 5.7 2.37
1971 34 BOS AL 16 10 .615 2.91 32 32 0 12 4 0 235.1 220 84 76 20 60 5 131 3 0 4 975 129 1.190 8.4 0.8 2.3 5.0 2.18 AS
1972 35 BOS AL 12 12 .500 3.80 32 30 0 7 3 0 196.1 204 105 83 17 59 4 123 7 0 4 852 86 1.340 9.4 0.8 2.7 5.6 2.08
1973 36 TOT AL 7 12 .368 4.06 27 20 4 1 1 2 122.0 125 70 55 12 38 1 81 3 0 3 524 92 1.336 9.2 0.9 2.8 6.0 2.13
1973 36 BOS AL 0 1 .000 7.71 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 5 2 2 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 13 53 2.571 19.3 3.9 3.9 19.3 5.00
1973 36 TEX AL 7 11 .389 3.99 25 20 3 1 1 2 119.2 120 68 53 11 37 1 76 3 0 3 511 93 1.312 9.0 0.8 2.8 5.7 2.05
1974 37 STL NL 8 8 .500 3.84 28 20 4 5 3 0 133.2 150 66 57 8 51 14 68 3 1 2 586 95 1.504 10.1 0.5 3.4 4.6 1.33
1975 38 TOT MLB 7 6 .538 3.90 23 19 1 0 0 0 87.2 97 43 38 6 41 7 54 1 1 7 401 92 1.574 10.0 0.6 4.2 5.5 1.32
1975 38 SDP NL 3 2 .600 4.39 6 6 0 0 0 0 26.2 37 15 13 2 10 4 10 1 1 0 126 79 1.763 12.5 0.7 3.4 3.4 1.00
1975 38 OAK AL 4 4 .500 3.69 17 13 1 0 0 0 61.0 60 28 25 4 31 3 44 0 0 7 275 99 1.492 8.9 0.6 4.6 6.5 1.42
12 Seasons 140 114 .551 3.21 399 307 42 67 21 16 2152.0 1919 907 767 197 692 55 1512 54 8 60 8951 110 1.213 8.0 0.8 2.9 6.3 2.19
162 Game Avg. 13 11 .551 3.21 38 30 4 6 2 2 207 185 87 74 19 67 5 146 5 1 6 862 110 1.213 8.0 0.8 2.9 6.3 2.19
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
CLE (6 yrs) 61 48 .560 2.76 181 131 20 33 8 9 991.0 765 348 304 84 315 21 786 27 5 27 3999 121 1.090 6.9 0.8 2.9 7.1 2.50
BOS (5 yrs) 57 41 .582 3.46 142 117 14 28 9 5 820.0 787 382 315 88 248 12 528 20 1 21 3454 107 1.262 8.6 1.0 2.7 5.8 2.13
STL (1 yr) 8 8 .500 3.84 28 20 4 5 3 0 133.2 150 66 57 8 51 14 68 3 1 2 586 95 1.504 10.1 0.5 3.4 4.6 1.33
OAK (1 yr) 4 4 .500 3.69 17 13 1 0 0 0 61.0 60 28 25 4 31 3 44 0 0 7 275 99 1.492 8.9 0.6 4.6 6.5 1.42
TEX (1 yr) 7 11 .389 3.99 25 20 3 1 1 2 119.2 120 68 53 11 37 1 76 3 0 3 511 93 1.312 9.0 0.8 2.8 5.7 2.05
SDP (1 yr) 3 2 .600 4.39 6 6 0 0 0 0 26.2 37 15 13 2 10 4 10 1 1 0 126 79 1.763 12.5 0.7 3.4 3.4 1.00
AL (11 yrs) 129 104 .554 3.15 365 281 38 62 18 16 1991.2 1732 826 697 187 631 37 1434 50 6 58 8239 112 1.186 7.8 0.8 2.9 6.5 2.27
NL (2 yrs) 11 10 .524 3.93 34 26 4 5 3 0 160.1 187 81 70 10 61 18 78 4 2 2 712 92 1.547 10.5 0.6 3.4 4.4 1.28

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1964 27 CLE AL 42 50 49 5 13 2 1 2 6 0 0 1 9 .265 .280 .469 .749 105 23 1 0 0 0 0 1
1965 28 CLE AL 40 68 66 2 7 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 18 .106 .104 .167 .271 -24 11 2 0 1 1 0 1
1966 29 CLE AL 34 92 85 4 11 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 21 .129 .138 .153 .291 -16 13 2 0 5 1 0 1 AS,MVP-28
1967 30 CLE AL 34 57 52 4 7 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 13 .135 .135 .308 .442 26 16 1 0 5 0 0 1
1968 31 CLE AL 33 78 70 2 11 3 0 0 6 0 0 1 23 .157 .192 .200 .392 20 14 1 2 5 0 0 1
1969 32 TOT AL 45 65 57 5 9 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 20 .158 .213 .228 .441 20 13 2 1 4 0 0 1
1969 32 CLE AL 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 39 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1969 32 BOS AL 43 61 53 5 8 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 20 .151 .211 .226 .437 19 12 2 1 4 0 0 1
1970 33 BOS AL 33 84 77 5 10 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 17 .130 .163 .169 .331 -11 13 2 2 4 0 0 1
1971 34 BOS AL 32 90 79 10 21 3 0 6 15 0 0 1 20 .266 .289 .532 .821 122 42 2 2 7 1 0 1 AS
1972 35 BOS AL 33 80 72 11 17 4 0 1 9 0 0 5 21 .236 .304 .333 .637 85 24 5 2 1 0 0 1
1973 36 TOT AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1973 36 TEX AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 37 STL NL 28 49 44 3 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 17 .114 .170 .114 .284 -19 5 2 0 2 0 0 1
1975 38 TOT MLB 8 12 9 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .333 .455 .444 .899 158 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
1975 38 SDP NL 7 11 8 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .375 .500 .500 1.000 187 4 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1975 38 OAK AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Seasons 363 725 660 52 114 22 3 12 57 0 0 18 182 .173 .204 .270 .474 33 178 20 9 35 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 324 295 23 51 10 1 5 25 0 0 8 81 .173 .204 .270 .474 33 79 9 4 16 1 0
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
CLE (6 yrs) 185 349 326 17 50 10 3 4 22 0 0 3 84 .153 .165 .239 .404 16 78 7 2 16 2 0
BOS (5 yrs) 141 315 281 31 56 11 0 8 31 0 0 10 78 .199 .244 .324 .568 56 91 11 7 16 1 0
STL (1 yr) 28 49 44 3 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 17 .114 .170 .114 .284 -19 5 2 0 2 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 7 11 8 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .375 .500 .500 1.000 187 4 0 0 1 0 0
AL (11 yrs) 328 665 608 48 106 21 3 12 53 0 0 13 163 .174 .202 .278 .480 35 169 18 9 32 3 0
NL (2 yrs) 35 60 52 4 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 19 .154 .228 .173 .401 14 9 2 0 3 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1964 CLE AL 27 P 41 14 156.0 25 6 16 3 1 .880 1.27 0.54 .960 1.90 0.72
1965 CLE AL 28 P 39 27 188.2 46 15 29 2 4 .957 2.10 1.13 .950 2.04 0.75
1966 CLE AL 29 P 34 32 241.0 69 19 46 4 4 .942 2.43 1.91 .952 1.99 0.75 AS,MVP-28
1967 CLE AL 30 P 34 26 185.1 31 8 21 2 2 .935 1.41 0.85 .958 1.96 0.74
1968 CLE AL 31 P 31 30 205.2 55 18 33 4 2 .927 2.23 1.65 .958 1.89 0.73
1969 TOT AL 32 P 45 24 177.1 43 6 36 1 6 .977 2.13 0.93 .949 1.88 0.69
1969 CLE AL 32 P 2 2 14.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.29 1.00 .950 1.86 0.70
1969 BOS AL 32 P 43 22 163.1 41 6 34 1 6 .976 2.20 0.93 .949 1.88 0.69
1970 BOS AL 33 P 33 33 222.2 53 25 26 2 3 .962 2.06 1.55 .951 1.86 0.67
1971 BOS AL 34 P 32 32 235.1 61 15 42 4 0 .934 2.18 1.78 .959 1.98 0.77 AS
1972 BOS AL 35 P 32 30 196.1 56 24 30 2 2 .964 2.48 1.69 .950 1.86 0.75
1973 TOT AL 36 P 27 20 122.0 38 13 25 0 0 1.000 2.80 1.41 .947 1.86 0.86
1973 BOS AL 36 P 2 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.93 0.85
1973 TEX AL 36 P 25 20 119.2 38 13 25 0 0 1.000 2.86 1.52 .947 1.86 0.86
1974 STL NL 37 P 28 20 133.2 22 6 16 0 3 1.000 1.48 0.79 .941 1.88 0.71
1975 TOT MLB 38 P 23 19 87.2 15 4 9 2 1 .867 1.33 0.57 .953 1.87 0.81
1975 SDP NL 38 P 6 6 26.2 8 1 5 2 1 .750 2.02 1.00 .962 1.86 0.72
1975 OAK AL 38 P 17 13 61.0 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 1.03 0.41 .943 1.87 0.85
12 Seasons P 399 307 2151.2 514 159 329 26 28 .949 2.04 1.22 .953 1.92 0.74
12 Seasons TOT 399 307 2151.2 514 159 329 26 28 .949 2.04 1.22 .902 1.92 0.74
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1966 *
1971

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1966-AL-28-0%
0.00 Career Shares (1667th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1965 AL--2.433--3rd
1966 AL--2.801--7th
1967 AL--2.380--3rd
1971 AL--2.907--9th
Career--3.208--249th

Wins s c a p y
1965 AL--16--5th
1966 AL--16--4th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1965 AL--.667--5th
1966 AL--.667--3rd
1970 AL--.652--5th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1965 AL--.981--2nd
1966 AL--1.058--2nd
1967 AL--1.025--3rd
1970 AL--1.199--8th
Career--1.213--160th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1965 AL--6.631--3rd
1966 AL--7.207--8th
1967 AL--6.604--4th
1968 AL--6.335--4th
Career--8.026--119th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1965 AL--2.194--8th
1966 AL--2.315--9th
1970 AL--2.425--8th
1971 AL--2.295--10th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1965 AL--9.111--2nd
1969 AL--6.750--7th
Career--6.323--171st

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1966 AL--241.0--9th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1965 AL--191--4th
1966 AL--163--10th
Career--1512--163rd

Complete Games s c a p y
1966 AL--11--5th

Shutouts s c a p y
1968 AL--4--9th
1970 AL--2--10th
1971 AL--4--7th
1974 NL--3--8th
Career--21--230th

Home Runs s c a p y
1966 AL--25--6th
1970 AL--29--6th
Career--197--201st

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1968 AL--88--4th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1965 AL--4.152--1st
1966 AL--2.629--7th
1967 AL--2.519--9th
1970 AL--2.367--8th
Career--2.185--177th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1968 AL--.524--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1966 AL--6--6th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1966 AL--957--9th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1965 AL--144--2nd
1966 AL--123--6th
1967 AL--138--2nd
1971 AL--129--3rd

Oldest s c a p y
1974 NL--born 1937-01-14--6th
1975 NL--born 1937-01-14--4th
1975 AL--born 1937-01-14--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 25 (653), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 20 (598), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3952), Average HOFer ≈ 50
Pitching - 23 (232), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  10. Jose Rijo (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

Before 1958 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

April 19, 1969: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Joe Azcue and Vicente Romo to the Boston Red Sox for Dick Ellsworth, Ken Harrelson and Juan Pizarro.

May 4, 1973: Sent to the Texas Rangers by the Boston Red Sox as part of a conditional deal.

October 26, 1973: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tommy Cruz and cash.

November 18, 1974: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Rich Folkers and Alan Foster to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and Ed Brinkman. The San Diego Padres sent Danny Breeden (December 10, 1974) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

May 16, 1975: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Oakland Athletics for Ted Kubiak.

December 17, 1975: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

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