Following his playing career, Siebert became head baseball coach at the University of Minnesota in 1948, where he would remain until his death. The "Chief" went on to become one of the greatest coaches in college baseball history and helped develop baseball at all levels in Minnesota. He finished with a 754–361–6 record and a .676 winning percentage, far and away the most in school history at the time; he has since been passed by current coach John Anderson. He sent five different teams to the College World Series and brought home three NCAA titles in 1956, 1960 and 1964. His teams also captured 12 Big Ten titles, and he endured only three losing seasons.
In addition to coaching the Minnesota Gophers, during the 1950s Siebert was a player/coach for the Litchfield Optimists, the Willmar Rails, and the Minneapolis Kopps Realty teams in Minnesota amateur Town Team Baseball. This arrangement allowed Siebert to evaluate talent and coach his Gophers players during the collegiate off-season.
Siebert served as the president of the American College Baseball Coaches Association. Among his many honors and accolades, Siebert was twice named as college baseball's Coach of the Year, was a member of the College Baseball Hall of Fame, and was a recipient of college baseball's highest award, the Lefty Gomez Trophy, which recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution and given service to the development of college baseball.
dick, siebert, richard, walther, siebert, february, 1912, december, 1978, american, first, baseman, major, league, baseball, year, career, from, 1932, 1936, 1945, played, brooklyn, dodgers, louis, cardinals, both, national, league, philadelphia, american, leag. Richard Walther Siebert February 19 1912 December 9 1978 was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who had an 11 year career from 1932 1936 1945 He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and St Louis Cardinals both of the National League and the Philadelphia A s of the American League He was elected to the American League All Star team in 1943 Dick SiebertFirst basemanBorn 1912 02 19 February 19 1912Fall River Massachusetts U S Died December 9 1978 1978 12 09 aged 66 Minneapolis Minnesota U S Batted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutSeptember 7 1932 for the Brooklyn DodgersLast MLB appearanceSeptember 23 1945 for the Philadelphia AthleticsMLB statisticsBatting average 282Home runs32Runs batted in482TeamsBrooklyn Dodgers 1932 1936 St Louis Cardinals 1937 1938 Philadelphia Athletics 1938 1945 Career highlights and awardsAll Star 1943 Born in Fall River Massachusetts he grew up in Cass Lake and Saint Paul Minnesota 1 In an 11 year major league career Siebert compiled a 282 batting average 1104 3917 scoring 439 runs with 32 home runs and 482 RBI in 1035 games played His on base percentage was 332 and slugging percentage was 379 Primarily a first baseman he recorded a 990 fielding percentage Following his playing career Siebert became head baseball coach at the University of Minnesota in 1948 where he would remain until his death The Chief went on to become one of the greatest coaches in college baseball history and helped develop baseball at all levels in Minnesota He finished with a 754 361 6 record and a 676 winning percentage far and away the most in school history at the time he has since been passed by current coach John Anderson He sent five different teams to the College World Series and brought home three NCAA titles in 1956 1960 and 1964 His teams also captured 12 Big Ten titles and he endured only three losing seasons In addition to coaching the Minnesota Gophers during the 1950s Siebert was a player coach for the Litchfield Optimists the Willmar Rails and the Minneapolis Kopps Realty teams in Minnesota amateur Town Team Baseball This arrangement allowed Siebert to evaluate talent and coach his Gophers players during the collegiate off season Siebert served as the president of the American College Baseball Coaches Association Among his many honors and accolades Siebert was twice named as college baseball s Coach of the Year was a member of the College Baseball Hall of Fame and was a recipient of college baseball s highest award the Lefty Gomez Trophy which recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution and given service to the development of college baseball Siebert died at age 66 in Minneapolis Minnesota His son Paul Siebert pitched for the Astros Padres and Mets from 1974 to 1978 On April 21 1979 Minnesota renamed its baseball stadium Siebert Field in Siebert s honor References Edit A round up of worthy books by Minnesotans Retrieved 2017 05 30 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Dick Siebert at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dick Siebert amp oldid 1134515680, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
