1965 Topps #96 Sonny Siebert
About Sonny Siebert
Coming off his rookie season, Siebert went 16-8 with a 2.43 ERA for Cleveland in 1965, ranking third in the American League in ERA while pitching alongside Sam McDowell and Luis Tiant on a promising Indians staff. This solo card, #96 in the set's second print series, shows him with the Indians.
Wilfred Charles "Sonny" Siebert was a right-handed pitcher born January 14, 1937 in St. Mary, Missouri. A two-sport star at Missouri, he starred in basketball for three years and helped the Tigers reach the College World Series final in his one season on the baseball team, and the Cleveland Indians signed him as an outfielder in 1958 before a minor-league pitching coach convinced him to switch to the mound. He debuted for Cleveland in 1964 and threw a no-hitter against the Washington Senators on June 10, 1966. He won at least 12 games in six of his first eight seasons and was selected to two All-Star teams, in 1966 and 1971. Traded to Boston in 1969, he had his best season in 1971, going 16-10 for the Red Sox while also hitting six home runs. He closed his career with St. Louis, San Diego, and Oakland, finishing 140-114 with a 3.21 ERA over 12 seasons, and later spent years as a minor and major league pitching coach. He was inducted into the University of Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004 and the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 256 | 0 | 14 | 105 | 78 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| SGC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted. The two checklist variations, #79 and #508, are listed under the wording PSA uses for each state.
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Team card: #481 Cleveland Indians
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- #17 Johnny Romano
- #76 Sam McDowell
- #92 Dick Howser
- #105 Chico Salmon
- #128 Vic Davalillo
- #145 Luis Tiant
- #166 Indians 1965 Rookie Stars
- #185 Max Alvis
- #235 Chuck Hinton
- #262 Bud Daley
- #283 Fred Whitfield
- #301 Birdie Tebbetts
- #317 Don McMahon
- #332 Ted Abernathy
Frequently asked questions
What is the 1965 Topps #96 card?
It is card #96 of the 598-card 1965 Topps Baseball set, picturing Sonny Siebert of the Cleveland Indians.
How many cards are in the 1965 Topps Baseball set?
598 cards, tracked as 600 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 598 with no gaps and no printed-number collisions, and two checklist cards - #79 and #508 - carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, Baseball Almanac, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-11.