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.

1920 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1920 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	41	8.0	8	2	0	10	0
2	2	Apr 17	SLB	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	11	2	0	13	1
3	3	Apr 21	SLB	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	10	2	1	13	0
4	4	Apr 22	SLB		CLE	L,3-11	CG	51	9.0	14	0	1	15	0
5	5	Apr 24	SLB		CLE	L,1-10	CG	50	9.0	13	0	1	14	0
6	6	Apr 25	SLB		CLE	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
7	7	Apr 26	SLB		DET	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
8	8	Apr 28	SLB		DET	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
9	9	Apr 29	SLB		DET	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	10	May 1	SLB		CHW	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	12	2	0	14	0
11	11	May 2	SLB		CHW	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
12	12	May 3	SLB		CHW	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	10	2	0	12	0
13	13	May 4	SLB		CHW	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	2
14	14	May 5	SLB	@	DET	W,12-4	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
15	15	May 6	SLB	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	14	0	0	14	0
16	16	May 7	SLB	@	DET	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
17	17	May 8	SLB	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	40	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
18	18	May 9	SLB	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
19	19	May 10	SLB	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
20	20	May 11	SLB	@	PHA	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
21	21	May 12	SLB	@	PHA	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	12	1	0	13	0
22	22	May 15	SLB	@	WSH	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	5	0	1	6	1
23	23	May 16	SLB	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
24	24	May 17	SLB	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
25	25	May 18	SLB	@	WSH	L,8-17	CG	52	8.0	9	1	1	11	0
26	26	May 20	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	0
27	27	May 22	SLB	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
28	28	May 23	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
29	29	May 24	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
30	30	May 25	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	46	10.0	11	1	0	12	0
31	31	May 26	SLB	@	BOS	L,5-9	CG	43	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
32	32	May 28	SLB		DET	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
33	33	May 29	SLB		DET	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
34	34	May 30	SLB		DET	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	2
35	35	May 31 (1)	SLB		CHW	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	12	2	0	14	0
36	36	May 31 (2)	SLB		CHW	L,3-5	CG	50	10.0	7	1	0	8	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	37	Jun 2	SLB		CHW	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
38	38	Jun 3	SLB		CHW	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
39	39	Jun 4	SLB	@	CLE	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	9	2	0	11	2
40	40	Jun 5	SLB	@	CLE	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
41	41	Jun 6 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
42	42	Jun 6 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	40	8.2	6	1	0	7	2
43	43	Jun 8	SLB		WSH	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
44	44	Jun 9	SLB		WSH	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
45	45	Jun 10	SLB		WSH	W,15-1	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
46	46	Jun 11	SLB		WSH	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	7	2	0	9	1
47	47	Jun 12	SLB		BOS	W,15-4	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
48	48	Jun 13	SLB		BOS	W,11-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	2
49	49	Jun 14	SLB		BOS	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
50	50	Jun 15	SLB		BOS	W,12-8	CG	48	9.0	12	2	0	14	2
51	51	Jun 16	SLB		PHA	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
52	52	Jun 17	SLB		PHA	W,12-9	CG	49	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
53	53	Jun 18	SLB		PHA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
54	54	Jun 19	SLB		PHA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
55	55	Jun 20	SLB		NYY	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	56	Jun 22	SLB		NYY	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
57	57	Jun 23	SLB		NYY	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
58	58	Jun 24	SLB		DET	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
59	59	Jun 25	SLB		DET	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
60	60	Jun 26	SLB		DET	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
61	61	Jun 27	SLB		DET	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	62	Jun 28	SLB		CLE	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	9	0	1	10	0
63	63	Jun 29 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	6	2	0	8	0
64	64	Jun 29 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
65	65	Jun 30	SLB		CLE	W,10-8	CG	45	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	66	Jul 1 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	45	10.1	10	2	0	12	1
67	67	Jul 1 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
68	68	Jul 2	SLB	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	44	10.0	10	1	0	11	0
69	69	Jul 3	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-11	CG	43	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
70	70	Jul 4	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	71	Jul 5 (1)	SLB	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	2
72	72	Jul 5 (2)	SLB	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
73	73	Jul 8	SLB	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
74	74	Jul 9	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	11	1	0	12	0
75	75	Jul 10	SLB	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
76	76	Jul 12	SLB	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	45	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
77	77	Jul 13 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
78	78	Jul 13 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
79	79	Jul 14	SLB	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
80	80	Jul 15	SLB	@	NYY	L,10-13	CG	49	10.0	16	0	0	16	2
81	81	Jul 16	SLB	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
82	82	Jul 17 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	1	11	0
83	83	Jul 17 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
84	84	Jul 19	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
85	85	Jul 20	SLB	@	PHA	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
86	86	Jul 21	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	9	2	0	11	1
87	87	Jul 22	SLB	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	8	2	1	11	0
88	88	Jul 23	SLB	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	28	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
89	89	Jul 24	SLB	@	WSH	T,1-1	CG	18	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	90	Jul 25	SLB	@	DET	L,8-21	CG	52	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
91	91	Jul 28	SLB		NYY	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	1	8	0
92	92	Jul 29 (1)	SLB		NYY	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
93	93	Jul 29 (2)	SLB		NYY	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
94	94	Jul 30	SLB		NYY	L,3-19	CG	53	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
95	95	Jul 31	SLB		NYY	W,13-8	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	96	Aug 1	SLB		PHA	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
97	97	Aug 2	SLB		PHA	W,10-8	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
98	98	Aug 3	SLB		PHA	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	5	2	0	7	0
99	99	Aug 4	SLB		PHA	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
100	100	Aug 5	SLB		WSH	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	5	1	1	7	0
101	101	Aug 6	SLB		WSH	W,14-7	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
102	102	Aug 8 (1)	SLB		WSH	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	2
103	103	Aug 8 (2)	SLB		WSH	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
104	104	Aug 9	SLB		BOS	L,4-5	CG	48	11.0	12	1	0	13	0
105	105	Aug 10	SLB		BOS	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
106	106	Aug 11	SLB		BOS	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
107	107	Aug 14	SLB	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	10	3	0	13	0
108	108	Aug 15	SLB	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
109	109	Aug 17 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	11	4	0	15	0
110	110	Aug 17 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	L,9-10	CG	53	10.1	14	2	0	16	3
111	111	Aug 18	SLB	@	WSH	W,13-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
112	112	Aug 23 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
113	113	Aug 23 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	1	7	0
114	114	Aug 24 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	3
115	115	Aug 24 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
116	116	Aug 25	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-11	CG	43	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
117	117	Aug 26	SLB	@	BOS	W,8-0	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
118	118	Aug 27	SLB	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
119	119	Aug 28	SLB	@	BOS	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
120	120	Aug 29	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	34	8.1	9	0	0	9	1
121	121	Aug 31	SLB	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	122	Sep 1	SLB	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	1
123	123	Sep 3	SLB	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	16	0	0	16	1
124	124	Sep 4 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	12	1	1	14	5
125	125	Sep 4 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	9	2	0	11	1
126	126	Sep 5	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	1
127	127	Sep 6 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	0
128	128	Sep 6 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	41	8.1	10	0	0	10	1
129	129	Sep 8	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	11	3	0	14	0
130	130	Sep 9 (1)	SLB		WSH	L,5-6	CG	52	12.0	5	1	0	6	0
131	131	Sep 9 (2)	SLB		WSH	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
132	132	Sep 11 (1)	SLB		WSH	W,13-6	CG	41	9.0	11	0	1	12	2
133	133	Sep 11 (2)	SLB		WSH	W,17-2	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
134	134	Sep 12	SLB		BOS	L,7-9	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
135	135	Sep 13	SLB		BOS	L,4-5	CG	60	14.0	15	1	1	17	1
136	136	Sep 14	SLB		BOS	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
137	137	Sep 15	SLB		BOS	W,18-5	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	2
138	138	Sep 16	SLB		PHA	L,5-8	CG	53	11.0	15	1	0	16	0
139	139	Sep 17	SLB		PHA	W,17-8	CG	44	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
140	140	Sep 18	SLB		PHA	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	3
141	141	Sep 19	SLB		NYY	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
142	142	Sep 20	SLB		NYY	L,3-4	CG	44	11.0	9	1	0	10	0
143	143	Sep 21	SLB		NYY	L,3-8	CG	46	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
144	144	Sep 23 (1)	SLB	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	3
145	145	Sep 23 (2)	SLB	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
146	146	Sep 24	SLB	@	DET	L,8-16	CG	47	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
147	147	Sep 25	SLB		DET	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	9	4	0	13	2
148	148	Sep 26	SLB		CLE	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
149	149	Sep 27	SLB		CLE	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	12	1	0	13	2
150	150	Sep 28	SLB		CLE	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
151	151	Sep 29	SLB		CLE	L,2-10	CG	47	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
152	152	Oct 1	SLB		CHW	W,8-6	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
153	153	Oct 2	SLB		CHW	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
154	154	Oct 3	SLB		CHW	W,16-7	GS	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
							155gm		1367.0	1477	140	16	1633	95