Norm Siebern Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
NORM SIEBERN
Born: July 26, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri
Died: October 30, 2015 in Naples, Florida
Died: October 30, 2015 in Naples, Florida
Player Career
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 200
First Game: June 15, 1956 ; Final Game: July 30, 1968
Named first baseman on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1962)
Won AL Gold Glove as left fielder (1958)
First Game: June 15, 1956 ; Final Game: July 30, 1968
Awards and Achievements
Named Minor League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1957)Named first baseman on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1962)
Won AL Gold Glove as left fielder (1958)
Norm Siebern
This article was written by Doug Skipper and is presented in part, courtesy of the Society for American Baseball Research
A strong, quiet and athletic 6-foot-2 205-pounder who wore glasses, batted from the left side and threw right-handed, Siebern split time between first base and the outfield for six major league teams. Originally a Yankee, he played in two World Series for New York, and was part of the package the Bronx Bombers sent to Kansas City for Roger Maris. He was an All Star first baseman for the Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, and later played with California and San Francisco before he closed out his career in Boston in 1967 and 1968.
Norman Leroy Siebern was born on July 26, 1933, in Wellston, Missouri, in the St. Louis area. One of two sons of Milton, who later served as a scorekeeper for the Kansas City Athletics, and Iva Siebern, he was a baseball and basketball standout at Wellston High, just outside St. Louis, and managing editor of the school newspaper. Lou Maguolo, Midwestern scout for the Yankees, spotted Siebern when the young slugger was 15, and signed him as soon as he graduated from high school in 1951. That summer, Siebern started his professional baseball career at the age of 17 at McAlester in the Class D Sooner State League. He appeared in 50 games, batted .331, and, though he homered just three times, he lashed 18 doubles and three triples and drove in 31 runs.
He moved up to Joplin, Missouri, in the Class C Western Association in 1952, where he batted .324 and drilled 52 extra base hits, including 13 home runs, and drove in 95 runs in 137 games. He led the league with 33 doubles and 115 runs scored. That effort earned Siebern a promotion to Birmingham of the Double-A Southern Association in 1953, where he hit .281 with 21 homers and 97 runs batted in. But he wasn't busy just during the summer. Siebern and fellow Yankee farmhand Jerry Lumpe played basketball at Southwest Missouri State Teachers College (later Southwest Missouri State University and now Missouri State University) and helped the Bears win the 1952 and 1953 NAIA National Championship Tournaments. Southwest Missouri State posted a 10-0 record in the national tourney over the two seasons, including wins over Indiana State, Murray State, and Gonzaga, though both Siebern and Lumpe headed to spring training prior to the title games. The NAIA rule allowing athletes to play minor league baseball and college basketball was rescinded after the 1953 season, and Siebern set aside his pursuit of a degree in journalism.
This article was written by Doug Skipper and is presented in part, courtesy of the Society for American Baseball Research
A strong, quiet and athletic 6-foot-2 205-pounder who wore glasses, batted from the left side and threw right-handed, Siebern split time between first base and the outfield for six major league teams. Originally a Yankee, he played in two World Series for New York, and was part of the package the Bronx Bombers sent to Kansas City for Roger Maris. He was an All Star first baseman for the Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, and later played with California and San Francisco before he closed out his career in Boston in 1967 and 1968.
Norman Leroy Siebern was born on July 26, 1933, in Wellston, Missouri, in the St. Louis area. One of two sons of Milton, who later served as a scorekeeper for the Kansas City Athletics, and Iva Siebern, he was a baseball and basketball standout at Wellston High, just outside St. Louis, and managing editor of the school newspaper. Lou Maguolo, Midwestern scout for the Yankees, spotted Siebern when the young slugger was 15, and signed him as soon as he graduated from high school in 1951. That summer, Siebern started his professional baseball career at the age of 17 at McAlester in the Class D Sooner State League. He appeared in 50 games, batted .331, and, though he homered just three times, he lashed 18 doubles and three triples and drove in 31 runs.
He moved up to Joplin, Missouri, in the Class C Western Association in 1952, where he batted .324 and drilled 52 extra base hits, including 13 home runs, and drove in 95 runs in 137 games. He led the league with 33 doubles and 115 runs scored. That effort earned Siebern a promotion to Birmingham of the Double-A Southern Association in 1953, where he hit .281 with 21 homers and 97 runs batted in. But he wasn't busy just during the summer. Siebern and fellow Yankee farmhand Jerry Lumpe played basketball at Southwest Missouri State Teachers College (later Southwest Missouri State University and now Missouri State University) and helped the Bears win the 1952 and 1953 NAIA National Championship Tournaments. Southwest Missouri State posted a 10-0 record in the national tourney over the two seasons, including wins over Indiana State, Murray State, and Gonzaga, though both Siebern and Lumpe headed to spring training prior to the title games. The NAIA rule allowing athletes to play minor league baseball and college basketball was rescinded after the 1953 season, and Siebern set aside his pursuit of a degree in journalism.
Film Credits
1967 1967 World Series (in person), 1964 1964 MLB All-Star Game (in person), 1958 1958 World Series (in person), 1956 1956 World Series (in person)
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NORM SIEBERN The fielder who played in the outfield and at first base signed this 3½x5½ black and white photograph that depicts him in his Yankees uniform Photograph Signed: "Norm Siebern". B/w, 3½x5½. After hitting . read more...
Sale Price $144.00
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NORM SIEBERN This signed full color 1963 Topps card depicts the player during his days with the Kansas City Athletics uniform Baseball Card Signed: "Norm Siebern" in blue ink, Color, 2½x3½. Topps card no. 430 for 1963, career stats on verso. After hitting . read more...
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NORM SIEBERN This signed full color 1964 Topps card shows the baseball player from the shoulders up without a hat and ORIOLES printed above Baseball Card signed: "Norm Siebern". Color, 2½x3½. 1964 Topps no.145. Statistics and biographical profile on verso. After batting . read more...
Sale Price $108.00
$120.00
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NORM SIEBERN This full color signed 1962 Topps card shows the Kansas City Athletics baseball team with a red and green background behind the team. Baseball Card signed: "Norm Siebern", Color, 2½x3½. Topps card no. 397 for 1962. read more...
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NORM SIEBERN Upper Deck Yankee Signature Series card signed by the longtime baseball player in blue ink Baseball card signed "Norm Siebern" in blue ink. Color print with b/w photo of Siebern, 2½x3½ card. Upper Deck Yankee Signature Series card with Yankees and Major League Baseball logos. read more...
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1965 BALTIMORE ORIOLES 30 signatures from the 1965 Baltimore Orioles baseball squad, including Hall of Famers Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer and Luis Aparico Baseball signed: read more...
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1967 CALIFORNIA ANGELS Manager Bill Rigney and various members of the team pens their names on this official Reach American League baseball Baseball Signed: “ read more...
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NEW YORK YANKEES A large 20x16 photograph of Yankee Stadium containing over 75 New York Yankees signatures, ranging from the 1980's to the 2000's. A perfect piece for a truly devoted and die hard New York read more...
Sale Price $1,275.00
$1,500.00
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NEW YORK YANKEES 20x16 color poster of the home of the American League Baseball Club of New York signed by 36 players. Poster signed: "Bill/Robinson", "Gary Waslewski", "Norm Siebern", "Clete Boyer", read more...
Sale Price $850.00
$1,000.00
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NEW YORK YANKEES 20x16 color poster of the home of the American League Baseball Club of New York signed by 36 players. Poster signed: "Bill/Robinson", "Gary Waslewski", "Norm Siebern", "Clete Boyer", read more...
Sale Price $850.00
$1,000.00
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THE NEW YORK YANKEES Lithograph (16x20) of the front of Yankee Stadium signed by 69 New York Yankees in bright blue ink. Also signed by artist Murray Tinkelman! Lithograph signed: read more...
Sale Price $765.00
$900.00