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.

1922 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1922 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	SLB	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
2	2	Apr 13	SLB	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	6	0	1	7	0
3	3	Apr 15	SLB	@	CHW	W,14-0	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
4	4	Apr 16	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	12	1	0	13	1
5	5	Apr 18	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-17	CG	50	8.0	11	0	0	11	3
6	6	Apr 19	SLB	@	CLE	W,15-1	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
7	7	Apr 20	SLB		CHW	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
8	8	Apr 21	SLB		CHW	L,5-10	CG	51	10.0	9	1	0	10	1
9	9	Apr 22	SLB		CHW	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
10	10	Apr 23	SLB		CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	7	3	0	10	0
11	11	Apr 24	SLB		DET	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	3
12	12	Apr 25	SLB		DET	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
13	13	Apr 26	SLB		DET	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
14	14	Apr 28	SLB		CLE	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	0
15	15	Apr 29	SLB		CLE	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	13	2	0	15	0
16	16	Apr 30	SLB		CLE	W,11-9	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	3
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	SLB		CLE	W,13-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
18	18	May 2	SLB	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
19	19	May 4	SLB	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	32	8.0	9	2	0	11	2
20	20	May 5	SLB	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
21	21	May 6	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
22	22	May 7	SLB	@	CLE	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
23	23	May 8	SLB	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
24	24	May 9	SLB	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
25	25	May 10	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	8	3	0	11	1
26	26	May 11	SLB	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
27	27	May 12	SLB	@	PHA	W,13-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
28	28	May 13	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-7	CG	32	8.0	12	2	0	14	1
29	29	May 15	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-13	CG	45	8.0	7	1	1	9	0
30	30	May 16	SLB	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	50	11.0	11	2	0	13	0
31	31	May 17	SLB	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	34	8.2	9	1	0	10	0
32	32	May 20	SLB	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
33	33	May 21	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	40	9.1	11	1	0	12	1
34	34	May 22	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	52	12.1	16	1	0	17	2
35	35	May 23	SLB	@	NYY	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
36	36	May 26	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
37	37	May 27 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	9.1	12	2	0	14	1
38	38	May 27 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	10	2	0	12	2
39	39	May 28	SLB	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	1	7	1
40	40	May 29	SLB		DET	W,9-6	CG	45	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
41	41	May 30 (1)	SLB		DET	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
42	42	May 30 (2)	SLB		DET	W,2-1	CG	60	16.0	15	2	0	17	1
43	43	May 31	SLB		DET	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	9	0	1	10	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	44	Jun 1	SLB		CHW	W,4-3	CG	46	12.0	10	0	0	10	1
45	45	Jun 2	SLB		CHW	W,12-4	CG	41	9.0	11	0	1	12	1
46	46	Jun 3	SLB		CHW	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
47	47	Jun 4	SLB		CHW	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	14	2	1	17	1
48	48	Jun 6	SLB		BOS	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	8	4	0	12	0
49	49	Jun 7	SLB		BOS	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
50	50	Jun 8	SLB		BOS	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
51	51	Jun 9	SLB		BOS	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
52	52	Jun 10	SLB		NYY	L,5-14	CG	46	9.0	9	3	0	12	2
53	53	Jun 11	SLB		NYY	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	2
54	54	Jun 12	SLB		NYY	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
55	55	Jun 13	SLB		NYY	W,13-4	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
56	56	Jun 14	SLB		WSH	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
57	57	Jun 15	SLB		WSH	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	6	2	0	8	1
58	58	Jun 16	SLB		WSH	W,15-2	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
59	59	Jun 17	SLB		WSH	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
60	60	Jun 18	SLB		PHA	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
61	61	Jun 19	SLB		PHA	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	10	2	0	12	1
62	62	Jun 20	SLB		PHA	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	8	0	1	9	2
63	63	Jun 21	SLB		PHA	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
64	64	Jun 22	SLB	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	43	10.0	14	1	0	15	3
65	65	Jun 23	SLB	@	DET	L,6-10	CG	45	8.0	7	3	0	10	0
66	66	Jun 24	SLB	@	DET	W,13-4	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
67	67	Jun 25	SLB	@	DET	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
68	68	Jun 26	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	13	0	0	13	1
69	69	Jun 27	SLB	@	CLE	L,7-9	CG	41	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
70	70	Jun 28	SLB	@	CLE	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
71	71	Jun 30	SLB		CLE	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	72	Jul 1	SLB		CLE	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	73	Jul 2	SLB		CLE	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	10	3	0	13	0
74	74	Jul 4 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
75	75	Jul 4 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
76	76	Jul 7 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
77	77	Jul 7 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	48	12.1	15	1	1	17	2
78	78	Jul 8 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	31	8.1	10	0	0	10	1
79	79	Jul 8 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
80	80	Jul 10 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	54	13.0	19	1	0	20	0
81	81	Jul 10 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
82	82	Jul 11	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	8	0	1	9	0
83	83	Jul 12	SLB	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
84	84	Jul 14	SLB	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	9	2	0	11	2
85	85	Jul 15	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	11	3	0	14	0
86	86	Jul 16	SLB	@	WSH	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	2
87	87	Jul 19	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
88	88	Jul 20	SLB	@	PHA	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	10	0	0	10	4
89	89	Jul 21	SLB	@	PHA	W,10-2	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
90	90	Jul 22	SLB	@	PHA	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
91	91	Jul 23	SLB	@	DET	L,6-11	CG	0	8.0	9	0	3	12	1
92	92	Jul 25	SLB		NYY	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	7	2	0	9	1
93	93	Jul 26	SLB		NYY	L,6-11	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
94	94	Jul 27	SLB		NYY	L,5-6	CG	52	11.0	15	1	0	16	1
95	95	Jul 28	SLB		NYY	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
96	96	Jul 29	SLB		BOS	W,4-1	GS	16	4.0	3	1	0	4	2
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	103 (6)	Aug 5	SLB		PHA	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
98	104	Aug 6	SLB		WSH	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	2
99	105	Aug 7	SLB		WSH	W,16-1	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
100	106	Aug 8	SLB		WSH	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	4	2	0	6	1
101	107	Aug 9	SLB		WSH	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	5	0	1	6	1
102	108	Aug 12	SLB	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
103	109	Aug 13	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	43	8.0	10	1	1	12	0
104	110	Aug 15 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
105	111	Aug 15 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	112	Aug 16 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
107	113	Aug 16 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	L,3-11	CG	39	8.0	2	0	1	3	1
108	114	Aug 17	SLB	@	WSH	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
109	115	Aug 18	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
110	116	Aug 19 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
111	117	Aug 19 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	3
112	118	Aug 21	SLB	@	PHA	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	8	3	0	11	2
113	119	Aug 22	SLB	@	BOS	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
114	120	Aug 23	SLB	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
115	121	Aug 24	SLB	@	BOS	W,13-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
116	122	Aug 25 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
117	123	Aug 25 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	1
118	124	Aug 26	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
119	125	Aug 28	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	42	10.2	12	4	0	16	0
120	126	Aug 29	SLB	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
121	127	Aug 30	SLB	@	CLE	W,11-3	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
122	128	Aug 31	SLB	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	39	8.2	13	0	0	13	3
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	129	Sep 1	SLB	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
124	130	Sep 2	SLB	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
125	131	Sep 3	SLB	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	43	10.1	6	1	0	7	0
126	132	Sep 4 (1)	SLB		CLE	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
127	133	Sep 4 (2)	SLB		CLE	W,12-1	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	4
128	134	Sep 5	SLB		CLE	W,10-9	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
129	135	Sep 6	SLB		CLE	W,11-3	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
130	136	Sep 8	SLB		DET	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
131	137	Sep 9	SLB		DET	W,16-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	2
132	138	Sep 11	SLB		DET	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
133	143 (4)	Sep 16	SLB		NYY	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
134	144	Sep 17	SLB		NYY	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
135	145	Sep 18	SLB		NYY	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	10	1	1	12	1
136	149 (3)	Sep 22	SLB		PHA	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	2
137	150	Sep 23	SLB		PHA	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
138	151	Sep 24	SLB		PHA	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
139	152	Sep 29	SLB		CHW	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
140	153	Sep 30	SLB		CHW	W,11-7	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
141	154	Oct 1	SLB		CHW	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
							141gm		1268.0	1293	125	17	1435	119