
Born: March 24, 1893 in Manchester, OH
High School: Akron (Akron, OH)
School: University of Michigan
Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Browns in 1915.
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Debut: June 28, 1915
Final Game: September 22, 1930
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1939 (235/274 ballots).
Died: March 26, 1973 in Richmond Heights, MO
Relatives: Father of Dave Sisler and Father of Dick Sisler
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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| 1915 | 22 | SLB | AL | 81 | 295 | 274 | 28 | 78 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 27 | .285 | .307 | .369 | .676 | 106 | 101 | 2 | 12 | 3O1 | ||||
| 1916 | 23 | SLB | AL | 151 | 644 | 580 | 83 | 177 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 76 | 34 | 26 | 40 | 37 | .305 | .355 | .400 | .755 | 132 | 232 | 5 | 19 | *3/O15 | ||||
| 1917 | 24 | SLB | AL | 135 | 587 | 539 | 60 | 190 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 52 | 37 | 30 | 19 | .353 | .390 | .453 | .843 | 161 | 244 | 3 | 15 | *3/4 | |||||
| 1918 | 25 | SLB | AL | 114 | 506 | 452 | 69 | 154 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 45 | 40 | 17 | .341 | .400 | .440 | .841 | 157 | 199 | 5 | 9 | *3/1 | |||||
| 1919 | 26 | SLB | AL | 132 | 561 | 511 | 96 | 180 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 83 | 28 | 27 | 20 | .352 | .390 | .530 | .921 | 155 | 271 | 5 | 18 | *3 | |||||
| 1920 | 27 | SLB | AL | 154 | 692 | 631 | 137 | 257 | 49 | 18 | 19 | 122 | 42 | 17 | 46 | 19 | .407 | .449 | .632 | 1.082 | 181 | 399 | 2 | 13 | *3/1 | ||||
| 1921 | 28 | SLB | AL | 138 | 635 | 582 | 125 | 216 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 104 | 35 | 11 | 34 | 27 | .371 | .411 | .560 | .971 | 140 | 326 | 5 | 14 | *3 | ||||
| 1922 | 29 | SLB | AL | 142 | 654 | 586 | 134 | 246 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 105 | 51 | 19 | 49 | 14 | .420 | .467 | .594 | 1.061 | 170 | 348 | 3 | 16 | *3 | MVP-1 | |||
| 1924 | 31 | SLB | AL | 151 | 684 | 636 | 94 | 194 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 74 | 19 | 17 | 31 | 29 | .305 | .340 | .421 | .762 | 91 | 268 | 3 | 14 | *3 | ||||
| 1925 | 32 | SLB | AL | 150 | 688 | 649 | 100 | 224 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 105 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 24 | .345 | .371 | .479 | .851 | 110 | 311 | 0 | 12 | *3/1 | ||||
| 1926 | 33 | SLB | AL | 150 | 662 | 613 | 78 | 178 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 71 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 30 | .290 | .327 | .398 | .725 | 85 | 244 | 3 | 16 | *3/1 | ||||
| 1927 | 34 | SLB | AL | 149 | 661 | 614 | 87 | 201 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 97 | 27 | 7 | 24 | 15 | .327 | .357 | .430 | .787 | 101 | 264 | 4 | 19 | *3 | ||||
| 1928 | 35 | TOT | MLB | 138 | 588 | 540 | 72 | 179 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 17 | .331 | .370 | .419 | .789 | 110 | 226 | 2 | 15 | *3/O1 | ||||
| 1928 | 35 | WSH | AL | 20 | 51 | 49 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .245 | .260 | .265 | .525 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 1 | /3O | ||||
| 1928 | 35 | BSN | NL | 118 | 537 | 491 | 71 | 167 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 11 | 30 | 15 | .340 | .380 | .434 | .814 | 117 | 213 | 2 | 14 | *3/1 | |||||
| 1929 | 36 | BSN | NL | 154 | 686 | 629 | 67 | 205 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 79 | 6 | 33 | 17 | .326 | .363 | .424 | .788 | 98 | 267 | 4 | 20 | *3 | |||||
| 1930 | 37 | BSN | NL | 116 | 470 | 431 | 54 | 133 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 67 | 7 | 23 | 15 | .309 | .346 | .397 | .743 | 81 | 171 | 2 | 14 | *3 | |||||
| 15 Seasons | 2055 | 9013 | 8267 | 1284 | 2812 | 425 | 164 | 102 | 1175 | 375 | 127 | 472 | 327 | .340 | .379 | .468 | .847 | 124 | 3871 | 48 | 226 | ||||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 711 | 652 | 101 | 222 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 93 | 30 | 37 | 26 | .340 | .379 | .468 | .847 | 124 | 305 | 4 | 18 | |||||||||
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||||||
| SLB (12 yrs) | 1647 | 7269 | 6667 | 1091 | 2295 | 343 | 145 | 93 | 959 | 351 | 126 | 385 | 278 | .344 | .384 | .481 | .865 | 131 | 3207 | 40 | 177 | ||||||||
| BSN (3 yrs) | 388 | 1693 | 1551 | 192 | 505 | 81 | 19 | 9 | 214 | 24 | 86 | 47 | .326 | .364 | .420 | .784 | 99 | 651 | 8 | 48 | |||||||||
| WSH (1 yr) | 20 | 51 | 49 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .245 | .260 | .265 | .525 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| AL (13 yrs) | 1667 | 7320 | 6716 | 1092 | 2307 | 344 | 145 | 93 | 961 | 351 | 127 | 386 | 280 | .344 | .383 | .479 | .862 | 131 | 3220 | 40 | 178 | ||||||||
| NL (3 yrs) | 388 | 1693 | 1551 | 192 | 505 | 81 | 19 | 9 | 214 | 24 | 86 | 47 | .326 | .364 | .420 | .784 | 99 | 651 | 8 | 48 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||
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| 1915 | 22 | SLB | AL | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.83 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 | 62 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 38 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 293 | 102 | 1.429 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 1.08 | ||
| 1916 | 23 | SLB | AL | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 274 | 0.889 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | ||
| 1918 | 25 | SLB | AL | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 61 | 1.750 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | |||
| 1920 | 27 | SLB | AL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.0 | |||||
| 1925 | 32 | SLB | AL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | ||||
| 1926 | 33 | SLB | AL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 13.5 | 1.50 | ||||
| 1928 | 35 | BSN | NL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | ||||
| 7 Seasons | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2.35 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 111.0 | 91 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 52 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 453 | 124 | 1.288 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 1.21 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 9 | 11 | .455 | 2.35 | 45 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 210 | 172 | 68 | 55 | 0 | 98 | 119 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 856 | 124 | 1.288 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 1.21 | |||||
| SLB (6 yrs) | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2.37 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 110.0 | 91 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 51 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 450 | 122 | 1.291 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 1.24 | |||||
| BSN (1 yr) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | |||||||
| AL (6 yrs) | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2.37 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 110.0 | 91 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 51 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 450 | 122 | 1.291 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 1.24 | |||||
| NL (1 yr) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | |||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | LF-CF-RF | Awards |
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| 1915 | SLB | AL | 22 | 1B | 36 | 379 | 357 | 18 | 4 | 20 | .989 | 10.42 | .987 | 10.27 | ||||||
| 1915 | SLB | AL | 22 | OF | 29 | 56 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .946 | 1.83 | .959 | 1.98 | 6-8-15 | |||||
| 1915 | SLB | AL | 22 | P | 15 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.53 | .935 | 1.80 | ||||||
| 1916 | SLB | AL | 23 | 1B | 141 | 1617 | 1510 | 83 | 24 | 85 | .985 | 11.30 | .988 | 7.09 | ||||||
| 1916 | SLB | AL | 23 | OF | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.33 | .957 | 2.03 | 1-2-0 | |||||
| 1916 | SLB | AL | 23 | P | 3 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.00 | .942 | 1.70 | ||||||
| 1916 | SLB | AL | 23 | 3B | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | .933 | 3.25 | ||||||
| 1917 | SLB | AL | 24 | 1B | 133 | 1507 | 1384 | 101 | 22 | 97 | .985 | 11.17 | .989 | 7.52 | ||||||
| 1917 | SLB | AL | 24 | 2B | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 3.50 | .967 | 4.95 | ||||||
| 1918 | SLB | AL | 25 | 1B | 114 | 1352 | 1244 | 95 | 13 | 64 | .990 | 11.75 | .986 | 8.77 | ||||||
| 1918 | SLB | AL | 25 | P | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.00 | .950 | 1.85 | ||||||
| 1919 | SLB | AL | 26 | 1B | 131 | 1382 | 1249 | 120 | 13 | 62 | .991 | 10.45 | .988 | 7.63 | ||||||
| 1920 | SLB | AL | 27 | 1B | 154 | 1633 | 1477 | 140 | 16 | 87 | .990 | 10.50 | .990 | 6.49 | ||||||
| 1920 | SLB | AL | 27 | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.70 | ||||||||
| 1921 | SLB | AL | 28 | 1B | 138 | 1385 | 1267 | 108 | 10 | 86 | .993 | 9.96 | .991 | 7.25 | ||||||
| 1922 | SLB | AL | 29 | 1B | 141 | 1435 | 1293 | 125 | 17 | 116 | .988 | 10.06 | .991 | 7.09 | MVP-1 | |||||
| 1924 | SLB | AL | 31 | 1B | 151 | 1461 | 1326 | 112 | 23 | 115 | .984 | 9.52 | .989 | 6.62 | ||||||
| 1925 | SLB | AL | 32 | 1B | 150 | 1500 | 1343 | 131 | 26 | 120 | .983 | 9.83 | .988 | 6.67 | ||||||
| 1925 | SLB | AL | 32 | P | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | .950 | 1.40 | ||||||
| 1926 | SLB | AL | 33 | 1B | 149 | 1575 | 1467 | 87 | 21 | 141 | .987 | 10.43 | .990 | 6.71 | ||||||
| 1926 | SLB | AL | 33 | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 1.000 | 1.40 | ||||||
| 1927 | SLB | AL | 34 | 1B | 149 | 1529 | 1374 | 131 | 24 | 138 | .984 | 10.10 | .988 | 6.71 | ||||||
| 1928 | TOT | MLB | 35 | 1B | 123 | 1334 | 1233 | 86 | 15 | 103 | .989 | 10.72 | .989 | 8.53 | ||||||
| 1928 | WSH | AL | 35 | 1B | 5 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 9.00 | .989 | 9.90 | ||||||
| 1928 | WSH | AL | 35 | OF | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.60 | .975 | 2.22 | 5-0-0 | |||||
| 1928 | BSN | NL | 35 | 1B | 118 | 1289 | 1188 | 86 | 15 | 100 | .988 | 10.80 | .989 | 8.47 | ||||||
| 1928 | BSN | NL | 35 | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.30 | ||||||||
| 1929 | BSN | NL | 36 | 1B | 154 | 1537 | 1398 | 111 | 28 | 131 | .982 | 9.80 | .989 | 6.49 | ||||||
| 1930 | BSN | NL | 37 | 1B | 107 | 1009 | 915 | 81 | 13 | 103 | .987 | 9.31 | .990 | 9.34 | ||||||
| 15 Seasons | 1B | 1971 | 20635 | 18837 | 1529 | 269 | 1468 | .987 | 10.33 | .989 | 7.31 | |||||||||
| 3 Seasons | OF | 37 | 71 | 65 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .958 | 1.84 | .961 | 2.02 | 12-10-15 | ||||||||
| 7 Seasons | P | 24 | 40 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.67 | .940 | 1.73 | |||||||||
| 1 Season | 2B | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 3.50 | .967 | 4.95 | |||||||||
| 1 Season | 3B | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | .933 | 3.25 | |||||||||
| 15 Seasons | TOT | 2036 | 20761 | 18914 | 1573 | 274 | 1472 | .987 | 10.06 | .976 | 7.15 | 12-10-15 | ||||||||
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| Black Ink | Batting - 29 (62), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 198 (42), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 200 (44), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 44 (117), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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June, 1915: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Browns.
December 14, 1927: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the St. Louis Browns for $25,000.
May 27, 1928: Purchased by the Boston Braves from the Washington Senators for $7,500.
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