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.
Triple Plays: 1 (Jun 10)

1921 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1921 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	SLB		CLE	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	2
2	2	Apr 14	SLB		CLE	L,9-12	CG	43	9.0	10	1	1	12	1
3	3	Apr 15	SLB		CLE	L,4-10	CG	48	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
4	4	Apr 16	SLB		CLE	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	3
5	5	Apr 18	SLB		CHW	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	15	0	0	15	2
6	6	Apr 19	SLB		CHW	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
7	7	Apr 21	SLB	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
8	8	Apr 22	SLB	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
9	9	Apr 23	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	9	3	0	12	0
10	10	Apr 24	SLB	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	6	3	0	9	1
11	11	Apr 26	SLB	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
12	12	Apr 29	SLB	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	13	1	0	14	1
13	13	Apr 30	SLB	@	DET	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	SLB	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	0	10.1	15	1	0	16	1
15	15	May 2	SLB	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	66	13.0	8	0	0	8	1
16	16	May 5	SLB		DET	L,0-9	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
17	17	May 6	SLB		DET	L,7-11	CG	48	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
18	18	May 7	SLB		DET	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
19	19	May 8	SLB		DET	W,16-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	20	May 9	SLB		DET	L,5-11	CG	43	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
21	21	May 11	SLB		PHA	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
22	22	May 12	SLB		PHA	L,6-8	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
23	23	May 13	SLB		PHA	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
24	28 (4)	May 18	SLB		WSH	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
25	29	May 19	SLB		WSH	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
26	30	May 20	SLB		WSH	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
27	31	May 21	SLB		WSH	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
28	32	May 22	SLB		NYY	L,5-6	CG	46	10.0	7	4	0	11	1
29	33	May 23	SLB		NYY	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
30	34	May 24	SLB		NYY	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
31	35	May 25	SLB		NYY	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
32	36	May 26	SLB		CLE	L,5-12	CG	45	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
33	37	May 27	SLB		CLE	L,8-10	CG	46	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
34	38	May 28	SLB		CLE	L,6-12	CG	52	9.0	6	3	0	9	0
35	39	May 29	SLB		CLE	L,9-11	CG	46	9.0	11	2	0	13	3
36	40	May 30 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	W,14-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
37	41	May 30 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,5-8	CG	45	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
38	42	May 31	SLB	@	CHW	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	10	0	1	11	2
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	43	Jun 2	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	5	1	1	7	0
40	48 (4)	Jun 7	SLB	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	7	2	0	9	1
41	49	Jun 8	SLB	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
42	50	Jun 9	SLB	@	BOS	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
43	51	Jun 10	SLB	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	14	1	0	15	1
44	52	Jun 11	SLB	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	53	Jun 13	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
46	54	Jun 14	SLB	@	PHA	W,10-9	CG	52	10.0	7	1	0	8	0
47	55	Jun 15	SLB	@	WSH	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
48	56	Jun 16	SLB	@	WSH	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
49	57	Jun 17	SLB	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	58	Jun 18	SLB	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	3
51	59	Jun 19	SLB	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	5	1	0	6	1
52	60	Jun 22	SLB	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	40	8.2	13	0	0	13	0
53	61	Jun 23	SLB	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	57	12.0	8	3	0	11	1
54	62	Jun 24	SLB	@	DET	L,0-12	CG	44	8.0	11	1	0	12	1
55	63	Jun 25	SLB	@	CLE	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
56	64	Jun 26	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-15	CG	49	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
57	65	Jun 27	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
58	66	Jun 28	SLB	@	CLE	L,4-12	CG	46	8.0	8	1	1	10	0
59	67	Jun 29	SLB		CHW	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	10	1	0	11	1
60	68	Jun 30 (1)	SLB		CHW	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
61	69	Jun 30 (2)	SLB		CHW	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	9	3	1	13	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	70	Jul 1	SLB		CHW	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
63	71	Jul 2 (1)	SLB		CHW	L,8-11	GS	19	4.0	5	0	0	5	0
64	77 (5)	Jul 8	SLB		WSH	W,12-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
65	78	Jul 9	SLB		WSH	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
66	79	Jul 10	SLB		WSH	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
67	80	Jul 11	SLB		WSH	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
68	81	Jul 12	SLB		NYY	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
69	82	Jul 13	SLB		NYY	L,1-11	CG	48	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
70	83	Jul 15	SLB		NYY	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
71	84	Jul 16	SLB		PHA	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
72	85	Jul 17 (1)	SLB		PHA	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	86	Jul 17 (2)	SLB		PHA	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
74	87	Jul 18	SLB		PHA	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
75	88	Jul 19	SLB		PHA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	10	2	0	12	2
76	89	Jul 20	SLB		BOS	W,10-9	CG	50	12.0	11	0	0	11	0
77	90	Jul 21	SLB		BOS	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
78	91	Jul 23	SLB		BOS	W,5-4	GS	20	4.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	95 (3)	Aug 1	SLB	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	14	0	0	14	1
80	96	Aug 2 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	W,8-5	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
81	97	Aug 2 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
82	98	Aug 4	SLB	@	PHA	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
83	99	Aug 5	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	29	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
84	100	Aug 6 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	2
85	101	Aug 6 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,9-12	CG	42	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
86	102	Aug 7	SLB	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	103	Aug 8	SLB	@	WSH	L,5-16	CG	47	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
88	104	Aug 9	SLB	@	WSH	W,8-6	CG	74	19.0	14	1	1	16	0
89	105	Aug 10	SLB	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
90	106	Aug 12	SLB	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
91	107	Aug 13	SLB	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	44	10.0	10	1	0	11	1
92	108	Aug 14	SLB		DET	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
93	109	Aug 15	SLB		DET	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	2
94	110	Aug 16	SLB		DET	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
95	111	Aug 17	SLB		WSH	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	112	Aug 18	SLB		WSH	L,1-13	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
97	113	Aug 19	SLB		WSH	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
98	114	Aug 20	SLB		NYY	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
99	115	Aug 21 (1)	SLB		NYY	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	12	1	2	15	2
100	116	Aug 21 (2)	SLB		NYY	W,10-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
101	117	Aug 22	SLB		NYY	L,2-10	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
102	118	Aug 23	SLB		BOS	L,2-15	CG	49	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
103	119	Aug 24	SLB		BOS	W,12-11	CG	49	10.0	7	1	0	8	1
104	120	Aug 25	SLB		BOS	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	2
105	121	Aug 26	SLB		PHA	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
106	122	Aug 27	SLB		PHA	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
107	123	Aug 28	SLB		PHA	W,12-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
108	124	Aug 30	SLB	@	CHW	W,11-5	CG	43	9.0	5	2	0	7	2
109	125	Aug 31 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,5-7	CG	42	8.0	5	1	0	6	1
110	126	Aug 31 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
111	127	Sep 1	SLB	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
112	128	Sep 2	SLB	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
113	129	Sep 3	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-12	CG	47	8.0	8	1	1	10	0
114	130	Sep 4	SLB	@	CHW	L,10-11	CG	0	8.0	7	1	0	8	2
115	131	Sep 5 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,5-10	CG	39	8.0	10	1	0	11	0
116	132	Sep 5 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	W,12-8	CG	44	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
117	133	Sep 6	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
118	134	Sep 7	SLB		CHW	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
119	135	Sep 8	SLB		CHW	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
120	136	Sep 10 (1)	SLB		CLE	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	12	3	0	15	0
121	137	Sep 10 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,2-10	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
122	138	Sep 11	SLB		CLE	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
123	139	Sep 13	SLB	@	WSH	W,15-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
124	140	Sep 14	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
125	141	Sep 15 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,6-10	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	2
126	142	Sep 15 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-13	CG	45	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
127	143	Sep 16	SLB	@	NYY	W,10-3	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
128	144	Sep 19	SLB	@	PHA	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
129	145	Sep 20	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	10	2	0	12	0
130	146	Sep 22 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
131	147	Sep 22 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
132	148	Sep 23 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
133	149	Sep 23 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	7	1	1	9	1
134	150	Sep 24 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	34	8.1	11	0	0	11	2
135	151	Sep 24 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	W,11-0	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
136	152	Sep 27	SLB	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
137	153	Oct 1	SLB	@	DET	W,11-6	CG	51	11.0	15	1	0	16	1
138	154	Oct 2	SLB	@	DET	W,12-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
							138gm		1225.0	1267	108	10	1385	99