Dick Siebert

Richard Walther Siebert

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.
• School Concordia Junior College, University of Minnesota
• High School Cass Lake High School
• Debut September 7, 1932
• Final Game September 23, 1945
• Born February 19, 1912 in Fall River, MA USA
• Died December 9, 1978 in Minneapolis, MN USA

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Biographical Information

First baseman Dick Siebert played 11 seasons in the big leagues and was in the top ten in the league in batting average in 1941 and 1944.

He originally broke into the National League at age 20 in 1932 with the Brooklyn Dodgers (future Hall of Famer George Kelly was the regular first baseman on the team), but played most of his major league career with the Philadelphia Athletics under Connie Mack.

After being traded to the St. Louis Browns for George McQuinn, Siebert - who was two years younger than McQuinn - elected to retire and become a radio sports commentator in St. Paul, MN.

He played much of the 1930s in the minors before becoming a major league regular in 1939. In the minors he typically hit over .300. He started out as a pitcher in 1929-1930. In 1934 with Dayton he hit .367 with 13 triples in 66 games.

Siebert received his B.A. degree from the University of Minnesota in 1934, then after his playing days was head coach at UM from 1948 to 1978, taking the school to three College World Series titles, in 1956, 1960, and 1964. He also was a basketball coach during his playing days at Concordia Junior College.

He is the father of Paul Siebert.

Notable Achievements

• AL All-Star (1943)

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1948	University of Minnesota	14-12	4-8
1949	University of Minnesota	14-15-1	4-7-1
1950	University of Minnesota	11-17	1-8
1951	University of Minnesota	15-10	6-6
1952	University of Minnesota	17-15	7-7
1953	University of Minnesota	19-9	7-5
1954	University of Minnesota	17-14	6-9
1955	University of Minnesota	23-9	10-5
1956	University of Minnesota	33-9	11-2	CWS District Tournaments / CWS
1957	University of Minnesota	16-8-2	6-5
1958	University of Minnesota	26-7	11-3	CWS District Tournaments
1959	University of Minnesota	22-8	10-2	CWS District Tournaments
1960	University of Minnesota	34-7-1	12-2-1	CWS District Tournaments / CWS
1961	University of Minnesota	21-8	12-3
1962	University of Minnesota	14-16	3-10
1963	University of Minnesota	24-11	9-6
1964	University of Minnesota	31-12	11-3	CWS District Tournaments / CWS
1965	University of Minnesota	17-11	5-7
1966	University of Minnesota	27-10-2	11-2-1
1967	University of Minnesota	32-10	12-5
1968	University of Minnesota	35-9	14-2	CWS District Tournaments
1969	University of Minnesota	36-12	15-3	CWS District Tournaments
1970	University of Minnesota	34-16	15-3	CWS District Tournaments
1971	University of Minnesota	28-13	12-6
1972	University of Minnesota	15-13	9-5
1973	University of Minnesota	31-16-2	14-4	CWS District Tournaments / CWS
1974	University of Minnesota	25-13	11-5	CWS District Tournaments
1975	University of Minnesota	20-11	13-4
1976	University of Minnesota	38-11	12-6	CWS Regionals / CWS
1977	University of Minnesota	39-12	15-3	CWS Regionals / CWS
1978	University of Minnesota	25-17	7-7

Further Reading

• Joel Rippert: Dick Siebert: A Life in Baseball, Polaris Publications, St. Cloud, MN, 2012.

Related Sites

• Dick Siebert at the SABR Bio Project