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Dwight Leroy Siebler
Minnesota Twins
Pitcher
Born: August 5, 1937, Columbus, NE
Signed: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent, July 21, 1958
Major League Teams: Minnesota Twins 1963-1967
Died: June 16, 2021, Omaha, NE (age 83)
Dwight Siebler pitched in parts of five seasons for the Twins, appearing in a career-high 23 games for the team in 1966. Originally signed by the Phillies, Siebler was sold to the Twins in August 1963 and he'd make his big league debut that same month. Most of his professional career was spent pitching in Triple-A, but he'd occasionally get the call to come to Minnesota, appearing in 23 games between 1963 and 1965 and making six spot starts. He'd last appear in the majors in 1967, entering a pair of games for the Twins. Siebler was 4-3 over his big league career, appearing in 48 games and pitching to a 3.45 ERA over 117 1/3 innings pitched.
December 4, 2021 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards, Babylon, NY) - Card #416
You'll be seeing this particular passage on my 1965 Topps blog for quite some time as we added a whopping 97 cards to our set during the December Philadelphia Sports Collectors Show. If I'm ambitious and compose posts for five cards a week, I should be completely caught up by the end of May. If I'm not as ambitious, I might still be going through this stack by the time we hit July. Either way, I'll enjoy the process and I'm looking forward to taking my time. I've posted a complete summary of this fantastic show over at The Phillies Room.
After securing Doug's Jim Thome autograph, I returned to Uncle Dick's and their neon green shirts, pulled up a chair, and settled in. Over the course of 45 minutes or so, I found 79 cards needed for our set, including this Siebler card which was a little less than $2 after the dealer discount. I was surrounded by six or seven other seated collectors, all who looked similar to me, with a touch of gray, focused on their individual quests. I wiped out Uncle Dick's two 1965 Topps commons binders, paid for my haul and then retreated to a table with Doug to update our checklist.
The Card / Twins Team Set
I love the cartoon on the back. It shows Siebler being sold by a Quaker (representing the Phillies) to a pair of twins. This is his first solo card as he appeared on a Rookie Stars card with Jerry Arrigo (#39) in the 1964 Topps set.
1965 Season
Spending the bulk of the season with the Denver Bears, Siebler was 11-7 with a 3.37 ERA in 30 appearances and his 187 innings pitched was second on the club to only Jim Merritt. Siebler returned to the Twins in mid-July and he'd appear in seven games for the eventual American League champions. He was optioned back down to Denver towards the end of the summer and not recalled again until mid-September, making him ineligible for the postseason roster. Upset at missing his chance to play in the World Series, Siebler asked for a trade but his request was ignored by the Twins.
Phillies Connection
Siebler pitched in the Phillies' minor league system between 1959 and his sale to the Twins in 1963. His best season was most likely his first, when he went 11-7 with a 3.22 ERA in 36 games for the Class C Bakersfield Bears in the California League. His manager for that team was future Phillies general manager and manager Paul Owens, and his teammates included Dennis Bennett (#147), Danny Cater (#253) and Pat Corrales (#107).
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First Mainstream Card: 1964 Topps #516
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (4): 1964-1967
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2016 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs #ROA-DSI
10 - Siebler non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 1/9/22.
Sources:
Baseball Reference
Beckett Database
SABR
The Trading Card Database
Wikipedia
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