Dave Sisler
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David Michael Sisler
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 4", Weight 200 lb.
- School Princeton University
- Debut April 21, 1956
- Final Game September 23, 1962
- Born October 16, 1931 in St. Louis, MO USA
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"He always wanted us to get an education first, then go play baseball after that" - Dave Sisler, speaking of his father George Sisler
Dave Sisler, son of the Hall of Famer, had a decent career as a pitcher in the majors. He pitched more games in the major leagues than any other player out of Princeton University, and was the last pitcher from Princeton to start a major league game until Chris Young did it in 2004.
Signed by the Boston Red Sox in 1953, Sisler went 12-7 in the Eastern League in his first pro season. He then missed the 1954-1955 seasons due to military service. Sisler came up in 1956 with the Red Sox to pitch in cozy Fenway Park at a time when the outfield was composed of Ted Williams, Jim Piersall, and Jackie Jensen. He spent three years gradually working himself into the starting rotation. He won 24 games in the three years.
In 1959, he was traded early in the season to the Detroit Tigers, and spent 1959 and 1960 with them as a reliever. 1960 was the year that Norm Cash and Rocky Colavito joined Al Kaline on the Tigers, who were managed by Jimmie Dykes. Sisler finished out his career as a reliever with the Washington Senators in 1961 and the Cincinnati Reds in 1962.
Dave Sisler is the son of George Sisler and the brother of Dick Sisler and George Sisler Jr.. He attended his father's Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 1939 when he was 8 years old.
