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.

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	BSN		BRO	W,13-12	CG	50	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
2	2	Apr 19 (1)	BSN		BRO	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	1	10	2
3	3	Apr 19 (2)	BSN		BRO	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
4	4	Apr 23	BSN	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	43	10.1	12	2	0	14	2
5	5	Apr 24	BSN	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	6	1	1	8	1
6	6	Apr 26	BSN	@	NYG	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
7	7	Apr 27	BSN	@	NYG	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
8	8	Apr 28	BSN	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	27	6.0	6	1	0	7	2
9	9	Apr 30	BSN	@	PHI	W,14-12	CG	51	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	10	May 4	BSN		PIT	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
11	11	May 5	BSN		PIT	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	10	0	1	11	2
12	12	May 6	BSN		PIT	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
13	13	May 7	BSN		STL	W,8-5	CG	45	9.0	8	0	1	9	2
14	14	May 8	BSN		STL	L,2-10	CG	47	9.0	8	4	1	13	2
15	15	May 9	BSN		STL	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
16	16	May 10	BSN		CIN	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
17	17	May 11	BSN		CIN	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
18	18	May 12	BSN		CIN	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	12	1	1	14	0
19	19	May 13	BSN		CHC	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
20	20	May 14	BSN		CHC	W,6-5	CG	54	12.0	11	0	0	11	0
21	21	May 15	BSN		CHC	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
22	22	May 16 (1)	BSN		NYG	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
23	23	May 16 (2)	BSN		NYG	W,5-4	CG	47	10.0	9	2	0	11	1
24	24	May 17	BSN		NYG	L,5-9	CG	47	10.0	16	0	0	16	2
25	25	May 18 (1)	BSN		NYG	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
26	26	May 18 (2)	BSN		NYG	L,5-6	CG	41	10.0	16	0	0	16	0
27	27	May 22 (1)	BSN		PHI	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
28	28	May 22 (2)	BSN		PHI	L,4-13	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
29	29	May 23	BSN	@	NYG	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	1
30	30	May 24	BSN	@	NYG	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
31	31	May 25	BSN	@	NYG	L,3-10	CG	42	8.0	11	2	0	13	0
32	32	May 26	BSN	@	NYG	L,8-15	CG	46	8.0	6	3	0	9	0
33	33	May 27 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	1	1	5	0
34	34	May 27 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
35	35	May 28	BSN	@	PHI	L,8-9	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	36	May 29	BSN	@	PHI	L,2-12	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	1
37	37	May 30 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	38	May 30 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,5-11	CG	49	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	39	Jun 1	BSN	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
40	40	Jun 3	BSN	@	CIN	L,3-12	CG	46	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
41	41	Jun 4	BSN	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
42	42	Jun 6	BSN	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
43	43	Jun 7	BSN	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	6	1	1	8	1
44	44	Jun 8	BSN	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
45	45	Jun 9	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	2
46	46	Jun 10	BSN	@	CHC	L,8-10	CG	42	8.0	9	2	0	11	1
47	47	Jun 14	BSN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	11	1	1	13	1
48	48	Jun 15	BSN	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	42	9.2	13	1	0	14	0
49	49	Jun 16 (1)	BSN	@	STL	W,9-8	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	3
50	50	Jun 16 (2)	BSN	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
51	51	Jun 18	BSN	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	13	1	0	14	0
52	52	Jun 19 (1)	BSN		BRO	W,8-4	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	2
53	53	Jun 19 (2)	BSN		BRO	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
54	54	Jun 20	BSN		BRO	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
55	55	Jun 21	BSN		BRO	L,3-7	CG	70	15.0	17	0	0	17	1
56	56	Jun 22 (1)	BSN		BRO	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
57	57	Jun 22 (2)	BSN		BRO	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
58	58	Jun 23 (1)	BSN		PHI	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	2
59	59	Jun 23 (2)	BSN		PHI	W,7-5	CG	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	60	Jun 25 (1)	BSN		PHI	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	15	0	0	15	2
61	61	Jun 25 (2)	BSN		PHI	L,6-8	CG	0	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
62	62	Jun 26 (1)	BSN		PHI	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	7	2	1	10	3
63	63	Jun 26 (2)	BSN		PHI	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
64	64	Jun 27	BSN	@	BRO	L,5-8	CG	42	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
65	65	Jun 29 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	2
66	66	Jun 29 (2)	BSN	@	BRO	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	11	1	0	12	1
67	67	Jun 30 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
68	68	Jun 30 (2)	BSN	@	BRO	W,10-6	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	69	Jul 2 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
70	70	Jul 2 (2)	BSN		NYG	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
71	71	Jul 3	BSN		NYG	L,3-11	CG	53	9.0	9	0	2	11	1
72	72	Jul 4 (1)	BSN		NYG	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	3
73	73	Jul 4 (2)	BSN		NYG	L,0-8	CG	0	9.0	10	2	1	13	0
74	74	Jul 6	BSN		CHC	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
75	75	Jul 7	BSN		CHC	L,4-15	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
76	76	Jul 8	BSN		CHC	L,3-11	CG	47	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
77	77	Jul 9	BSN		CHC	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
78	78	Jul 10	BSN		CIN	L,2-10	CG	42	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
79	79	Jul 11	BSN		CIN	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
80	80	Jul 12	BSN		CIN	L,3-4	CG	46	11.0	13	1	0	14	2
81	81	Jul 13	BSN		CIN	W,7-6	CG	40	10.0	12	4	0	16	2
82	82	Jul 15	BSN		PIT	L,4-5	CG	44	11.0	0	0	2	2	0
83	83	Jul 16	BSN		PIT	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	84	Jul 17 (1)	BSN		PIT	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
85	85	Jul 17 (2)	BSN		PIT	L,5-13	CG	48	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
86	86	Jul 18	BSN		STL	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	12	1	1	14	0
87	87	Jul 20	BSN		STL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	3
88	88	Jul 21 (1)	BSN		STL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	2
89	89	Jul 21 (2)	BSN		STL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
90	90	Jul 23 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	2
91	91	Jul 23 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	2
92	92	Jul 24	BSN	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
93	93	Jul 25	BSN	@	CIN	L,2-14	CG	48	8.0	5	1	1	7	0
94	94	Jul 26	BSN	@	PIT	L,8-9	CG	45	8.2	7	1	1	9	0
95	95	Jul 27 (1)	BSN	@	PIT	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
96	96	Jul 27 (2)	BSN	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	3
97	97	Jul 29	BSN	@	PIT	W,10-9	CG	43	9.0	12	0	1	13	1
98	98	Jul 30	BSN	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	11	1	0	12	2
99	99	Jul 31 (1)	BSN	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	1	2	1
100	100	Jul 31 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	2
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	101	Aug 1	BSN	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
102	102	Aug 3	BSN	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	34	8.0	8	2	1	11	0
103	103	Aug 4	BSN	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
104	104	Aug 5	BSN	@	STL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
105	105	Aug 10	BSN		CHC	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	3
106	106	Aug 11	BSN		CHC	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	107	Aug 12	BSN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	16	2	0	18	0
108	108	Aug 13	BSN		CHC	L,2-4	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
109	109	Aug 14	BSN		PIT	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
110	110	Aug 15	BSN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
111	111	Aug 16	BSN		PIT	L,3-9	CG	0	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
112	112	Aug 17	BSN		PIT	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
113	113	Aug 18	BSN		CIN	W,10-9	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
114	114	Aug 20	BSN		CIN	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	12	0	1	13	2
115	115	Aug 21 (1)	BSN		CIN	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
116	116	Aug 21 (2)	BSN		CIN	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
117	117	Aug 22	BSN		STL	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
118	118	Aug 23	BSN		STL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
119	119	Aug 24	BSN		STL	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
120	120	Aug 25	BSN		STL	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
121	121	Aug 29	BSN		PHI	L,4-5	CG	46	10.0	4	0	2	6	2
122	122	Aug 30	BSN		PHI	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
123	123	Aug 31	BSN		PHI	L,5-9	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	124	Sep 1	BSN	@	NYG	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
125	125	Sep 2 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
126	126	Sep 2 (2)	BSN	@	BRO	L,0-10	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	2
127	127	Sep 4	BSN	@	NYG	W,8-7	CG	46	10.0	11	2	0	13	1
128	128	Sep 7 (1)	BSN	@	CHC	L,6-13	CG	45	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
129	129	Sep 7 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	L,2-9	CG	37	8.0	13	1	0	14	2
130	130	Sep 8	BSN	@	CHC	W,13-11	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
131	131	Sep 9	BSN	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	35	8.1	7	3	1	11	2
132	132	Sep 11 (1)	BSN	@	STL	L,4-11	CG	40	8.0	10	0	0	10	2
133	133	Sep 11 (2)	BSN	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
134	134	Sep 13 (1)	BSN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	5	0	0	5	1
135	135	Sep 13 (2)	BSN	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	2	1	1	4	0
136	136	Sep 14	BSN	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	42	9.1	8	0	0	8	1
137	137	Sep 15 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	5	0	1	6	0
138	138	Sep 15 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
139	139	Sep 16	BSN	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
140	140	Sep 18 (1)	BSN	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
141	141	Sep 18 (2)	BSN	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
142	142	Sep 19	BSN	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
143	143	Sep 20	BSN	@	PIT	L,3-10	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
144	144	Sep 21	BSN	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	9	1	0	10	2
145	145	Sep 24 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	33	8.2	9	1	0	10	0
146	146	Sep 24 (2)	BSN	@	NYG	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	13	1	0	14	1
147	147	Sep 25	BSN	@	NYG	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
148	148	Sep 27	BSN	@	PHI	L,5-11	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
149	149	Sep 28 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,8-9	CG	44	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
150	150	Sep 28 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,6-8	CG	43	8.0	5	2	0	7	2
151	151	Sep 29	BSN	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	7	0	0	7	0
152	152	Oct 5 (1)	BSN		BRO	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	4
153	153	Oct 5 (2)	BSN		BRO	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
154	154	Oct 6	BSN		NYG	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
							154gm		1352.0	1398	111	28	1537	131