Norm Siebern

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Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Siebern's Moments in the Sun 3 Awards 4 Achievements 5 Trivia 6 Transactions 7 External Links

Overall Career

Norman Leroy Siebern (born July 26, 1933 in St. Louis, MO), had a twelve-year career in the majors with six teams, hitting .272 with 132 home runs. He was a three-time American League All-Star and also won a Gold Glove.

Siebern's Moments in the Sun

• Siebern got one hit in the 1958 World Series, off Lew Burdette.
• On Saturday afternoon August 19, 1967 at Fenway Park, Siebern made his biggest contribution to the Impossible Dream campaign by pinch hitting a bases loaded triple to deep center off Minnie Rojas, enabling the Sox to hold off the California Angels, 12-11.
• He appeared in the 1967 World Series with Boston, getting one hit in three at-bats. His hit was off Bob Gibson.

Awards

• 1957 Minor League Player of the Year
• 1958 American Leageu Gold Glove Winner (LF)
• 3-time American League All-Star (1962-1964)

Achievements

• AL Bases on Balls Leader (1964)
• 20-Home Run Seasons: 1 (1962)
• 100 RBI Seasons: 1 (1962)
• 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 1 (1962)

Trivia

• Won two World Series Rings with the New York Yankees (1956 & 1958)

Transactions

• Before 1951 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.
• December 11, 1959: Traded by the New York Yankees with Hank Bauer, Don Larsen, and Marv Throneberry to the Kansas City Athletics for Roger Maris, Joe DeMaestri, and Kent Hadley.
• November 27, 1963: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics to the Baltimore Orioles for Jim Gentile and $25,000.
• December 2, 1965: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the California Angels for Dick Simpson.
• December 14, 1966: Traded by the California Angels to the San Francisco Giants for Len Gabrielson.
• July 15, 1967: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the San Francisco Giants.
• August 7, 1968: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis