George Sisler

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: March 24, 1893 in Manchester, OH us

Died: March 26, 1973 in Richmond Heights, MO

Buried: Old Meeting House Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Frontenac, MO

High School: Akron HS (Akron, OH)

School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Debut: June 28, 1915 (Age 22-096d, 4,345th in major league history)
vs. CHW 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 22, 1930 (Age 37-182d)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1939. (Voted by BBWAA on 235/274 ballots)
View George Sisler's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1915 season

Full Name: George Harold Sisler

Nicknames: Gorgeous George

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Relatives: Father of Dave Sisler, Dick Sisler

Hall of Fame
MVP
2x Batting Title

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

57.2

8267

2812

102

.340

1284

RBI

1178

375

OBP

.379

SLG

.468

OPS

.847

OPS+

125

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1918 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1918 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	SLB	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	2
2	2	Apr 18	SLB	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
3	3	Apr 20	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
4	4	Apr 21	SLB	@	CLE	W,11-7	CG	44	9.0	5	2	0	7	3
5	5	Apr 22	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	12	1	0	13	1
6	6	Apr 23	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-8	CG	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
7	7	Apr 26	SLB		CHW	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
8	8	Apr 28	SLB		CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	Apr 29	SLB		DET	W,12-3	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	10	May 1	SLB		DET	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
11	11	May 2	SLB		CLE	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
12	12	May 3	SLB		CLE	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
13	13	May 4	SLB		CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	11	1	1	13	2
14	14	May 5	SLB		CLE	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
15	15	May 6	SLB	@	DET	L,3-9	CG	43	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
16	16	May 7	SLB	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
17	17	May 8	SLB	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
18	18	May 10	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	19	May 11	SLB	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
20	20	May 13	SLB	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	42	8.0	3	1	0	4	2
21	21	May 15	SLB	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	50	12.0	6	1	0	7	0
22	22	May 16	SLB	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
23	23	May 17	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
24	24	May 18	SLB	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	9	1	1	11	1
25	25	May 20	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	1	8	2
26	26	May 21	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
27	27	May 22	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
28	28	May 23	SLB	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
29	29	May 24	SLB	@	PHA	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
30	30	May 25	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	11	2	0	13	1
31	31	May 27	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
32	32	May 28	SLB	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	10	2	0	12	0
33	33	May 30	SLB	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
34	34	May 31	SLB	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	30	8.0	11	1	0	12	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	35	Jun 1	SLB		PHA	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
36	36	Jun 2	SLB		PHA	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	0
37	37	Jun 3	SLB		PHA	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
38	38	Jun 4	SLB		PHA	L,3-5	CG	43	10.0	9	1	0	10	1
39	39	Jun 5	SLB		NYY	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
40	40	Jun 6	SLB		NYY	L,2-5	CG	42	10.0	4	1	0	5	0
41	41	Jun 7	SLB		NYY	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	42	Jun 8	SLB		NYY	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	43	Jun 9	SLB		NYY	W,5-4	CG	49	12.0	5	0	0	5	1
44	44	Jun 10	SLB		WSH	L,2-3	CG	57	14.0	12	1	0	13	0
45	45	Jun 11	SLB		WSH	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
46	46	Jun 12	SLB		WSH	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	3
47	47	Jun 13	SLB		WSH	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
48	48	Jun 14	SLB		BOS	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	49	Jun 15	SLB		BOS	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
50	50	Jun 16	SLB		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
51	51	Jun 17	SLB		BOS	L,0-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
52	52	Jun 18 (1)	SLB		DET	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
53	53	Jun 18 (2)	SLB		DET	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
54	54	Jun 19	SLB		DET	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
55	55	Jun 22 (1)	SLB	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	35	9.2	17	3	0	20	1
56	56	Jun 22 (2)	SLB	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
57	57	Jun 23 (1)	SLB	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	1	2	1
58	58	Jun 23 (2)	SLB	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
59	59	Jun 25 (1)	SLB		CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
60	60	Jun 25 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	70 (9)	Jul 3	SLB	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
62	71	Jul 4 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	10	1	1	12	1
63	72	Jul 4 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,8-9	CG	49	9.1	10	0	0	10	1
64	73	Jul 6	SLB	@	WSH	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
65	74	Jul 7	SLB	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
66	75	Jul 9	SLB	@	WSH	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	76	Jul 11	SLB	@	PHA	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	13	0	0	13	1
68	77	Jul 12	SLB	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
69	78	Jul 15 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
70	79	Jul 15 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
71	80	Jul 16	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	31	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
72	81	Jul 17 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
73	82	Jul 17 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	20	5.0	2	1	0	3	1
74	83	Jul 18	SLB	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	2	4	1
75	84	Jul 20 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
76	85	Jul 20 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	31	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
77	86	Jul 22	SLB	@	NYY	T,4-4	CG	62	15.0	9	1	0	10	0
78	87	Jul 23	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	7	2	0	9	0
79	88	Jul 25	SLB		WSH	L,0-1	CG	58	15.0	6	0	0	6	1
80	89	Jul 26	SLB		WSH	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	90	Jul 27	SLB		WSH	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	91	Jul 28	SLB		WSH	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
83	92	Jul 29	SLB		BOS	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
84	93	Jul 30	SLB		BOS	L,4-11	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
85	94	Jul 31	SLB		BOS	L,4-8	CG	47	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	95	Aug 1	SLB		BOS	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	14	1	0	15	2
87	96	Aug 2	SLB		NYY	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	10	2	0	12	0
88	97	Aug 3	SLB		NYY	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	1	8	1
89	98	Aug 4 (1)	SLB		NYY	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	99	Aug 4 (2)	SLB		NYY	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
91	100	Aug 6	SLB		PHA	L,4-6	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
92	101	Aug 7 (1)	SLB		PHA	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
93	102	Aug 7 (2)	SLB		PHA	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
94	103	Aug 10	SLB		DET	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
95	104	Aug 11 (1)	SLB		DET	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	105	Aug 11 (2)	SLB		DET	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
97	106	Aug 14	SLB	@	PHA	W,4-1	CG	43	11.0	15	1	0	16	0
98	107	Aug 15	SLB	@	PHA	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
99	108	Aug 16	SLB	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	15	1	0	16	0
100	109	Aug 17 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
101	110	Aug 17 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
102	111	Aug 18	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	38	8.0	4	3	0	7	0
103	112	Aug 19	SLB	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	48	13.2	2	0	0	2	0
104	113	Aug 21	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	1
105	114	Aug 22	SLB	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	2
106	115	Aug 23	SLB	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	40	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
107	116	Aug 24	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	1
108	117	Aug 26	SLB	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
109	118	Aug 27 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
110	119	Aug 27 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,6-7	GS	54	11.1	1	2	0	3	0
111	120	Aug 28	SLB	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
112	121	Aug 31	SLB		DET	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
113	122	Sep 1 (1)	SLB		DET	L,5-7	CG	0	9.0	14	0	1	15	2
114	123	Sep 1 (2)	SLB		DET	W,6-2	GS	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
							116gm		1031.0	1244	97	13	1354	65