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 28)

1924 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1924 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	SLB	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
2	2	Apr 16	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	8	0	0	8	3
3	3	Apr 17	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	4	2	0	6	0
4	4	Apr 18	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	8	2	0	10	0
5	5	Apr 19	SLB	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	1
6	6	Apr 20	SLB	@	DET	L,2-9	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
7	7	Apr 22	SLB	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	43	8.0	9	3	0	12	0
8	8	Apr 23	SLB		CHW	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	9	3	0	12	3
9	9	Apr 24	SLB		CHW	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	2
10	10	Apr 25	SLB		CHW	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	10	4	0	14	2
11	11	Apr 26	SLB		CLE	W,11-2	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
12	12	Apr 27	SLB		CLE	L,9-10	CG	44	9.0	5	2	0	7	0
13	13	Apr 28	SLB		CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	SLB		DET	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
15	15	May 2	SLB		DET	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
16	16	May 3	SLB		DET	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
17	17	May 4	SLB		DET	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	18	May 5	SLB	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
19	19	May 6	SLB	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
20	20	May 7	SLB	@	CLE	W,10-8	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
21	21	May 8	SLB	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	14	1	0	15	2
22	22	May 13	SLB	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
23	23	May 14	SLB	@	NYY	W,11-1	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	2
24	24	May 15	SLB	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
25	25	May 17	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
26	26	May 18	SLB	@	WSH	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
27	27	May 22	SLB	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	41	9.0	16	1	0	17	1
28	28	May 23	SLB	@	PHA	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	1
29	29	May 24	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	9	1	0	10	2
30	30	May 26	SLB	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
31	31	May 27	SLB	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	10	1	0	11	2
32	32	May 28 (1)	SLB	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	9	2	0	11	0
33	33	May 28 (2)	SLB	@	DET	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
34	34	May 29	SLB	@	DET	L,7-13	CG	46	8.0	7	2	1	10	2
35	35	May 30 (1)	SLB		CHW	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
36	36	May 30 (2)	SLB		CHW	L,4-11	CG	44	9.0	7	0	1	8	1
37	37	May 31	SLB		CHW	L,2-12	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	38	Jun 1	SLB		CHW	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
39	39	Jun 3	SLB		BOS	L,7-8	CG	50	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
40	40	Jun 4	SLB		BOS	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	2
41	41	Jun 5	SLB		BOS	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
42	42	Jun 6	SLB		BOS	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
43	43	Jun 7	SLB		NYY	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
44	44	Jun 8	SLB		NYY	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	4
45	45	Jun 9	SLB		NYY	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
46	46	Jun 10	SLB		NYY	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
47	47	Jun 11	SLB		WSH	L,1-12	CG	51	9.0	9	0	1	10	1
48	48	Jun 13	SLB		WSH	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
49	49	Jun 14	SLB		WSH	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
50	50	Jun 15	SLB		PHA	W,9-8	CG	0	10.0	6	0	0	6	1
51	51	Jun 16	SLB		PHA	W,10-2	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	2
52	52	Jun 18	SLB		PHA	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
53	53	Jun 19	SLB		CHW	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
54	54	Jun 21 (1)	SLB		CHW	L,5-8	GS	31	5.1	7	0	0	7	0
55	57 (2)	Jun 24 (1)	SLB		DET	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
56	58	Jun 24 (2)	SLB		DET	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	2
57	59	Jun 25	SLB		DET	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
58	60	Jun 27	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	11	2	0	13	0
59	61	Jun 28	SLB	@	CHW	W,13-12	CG	70	14.0	11	2	3	16	2
60	62	Jun 29	SLB	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	7	3	0	10	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	63	Jul 1 (1)	SLB	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	5	2	0	7	2
62	64	Jul 1 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
63	65	Jul 2	SLB	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
64	66	Jul 3	SLB	@	CLE	W,16-10	CG	42	9.0	11	2	0	13	0
65	67	Jul 4 (1)	SLB	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
66	68	Jul 4 (2)	SLB	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
67	69	Jul 5	SLB	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	11	1	0	12	2
68	70	Jul 6	SLB	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
69	71	Jul 8	SLB	@	BOS	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
70	72	Jul 9 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	41	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
71	73	Jul 9 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	0
72	74	Jul 10	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	11	2	0	13	0
73	75	Jul 11 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
74	76	Jul 11 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
75	77	Jul 12	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	6	0	1	7	2
76	78	Jul 13	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0
77	79	Jul 14 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
78	80	Jul 14 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
79	81	Jul 15	SLB	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
80	82	Jul 17 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
81	83	Jul 17 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	L,7-12	CG	46	8.0	10	2	0	12	1
82	84	Jul 18	SLB	@	WSH	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	12	1	1	14	0
83	85	Jul 19	SLB	@	WSH	W,10-9	CG	74	16.0	15	0	0	15	1
84	86	Jul 20	SLB	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	2	1	1	4	1
85	87	Jul 21	SLB	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
86	88	Jul 22	SLB	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
87	89	Jul 23	SLB	@	PHA	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
88	90	Jul 24	SLB	@	PHA	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	0
89	91	Jul 26	SLB		BOS	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	3
90	92	Jul 27	SLB		BOS	W,9-6	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
91	93	Jul 28	SLB		BOS	T,5-10	CG	48	10.0	7	1	0	8	1
92	94	Jul 29	SLB		BOS	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
93	95	Jul 31 (1)	SLB		NYY	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	16	0	1	17	2
94	96	Jul 31 (2)	SLB		NYY	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	97	Aug 1	SLB		NYY	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
96	98	Aug 2	SLB		NYY	W,12-8	CG	47	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
97	99	Aug 3	SLB		WSH	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
98	100	Aug 4	SLB		WSH	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	2
99	101	Aug 5 (1)	SLB		WSH	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
100	102	Aug 5 (2)	SLB		WSH	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
101	103	Aug 6	SLB		WSH	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
102	104	Aug 7 (1)	SLB		PHA	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
103	105	Aug 7 (2)	SLB		PHA	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
104	106	Aug 8	SLB		PHA	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
105	107	Aug 9	SLB		PHA	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
106	108	Aug 10	SLB		PHA	W,10-8	CG	39	9.0	7	2	2	11	4
107	109	Aug 13 (1)	SLB	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
108	110	Aug 13 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
109	111	Aug 14	SLB	@	NYY	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
110	112	Aug 16 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	1	11	3
111	113	Aug 16 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
112	114	Aug 18	SLB	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	33	8.2	8	0	0	8	2
113	115	Aug 19	SLB	@	BOS	L,5-11	CG	41	8.0	6	2	0	8	1
114	116	Aug 21 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,11-2	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	1
115	117	Aug 21 (2)	SLB	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
116	118	Aug 22	SLB	@	PHA	L,6-13	CG	40	8.0	11	0	1	12	2
117	119	Aug 23	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
118	120	Aug 24	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
119	121	Aug 25	SLB	@	WSH	L,0-2	CG	32	7.0	3	1	0	4	0
120	122	Aug 26 (1)	SLB	@	WSH	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
121	123	Aug 26 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
122	124	Aug 27	SLB	@	WSH	W,8-6	CG	49	11.0	8	1	0	9	0
123	125	Aug 29 (1)	SLB		DET	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
124	126	Aug 29 (2)	SLB		DET	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
125	127	Aug 30	SLB		DET	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	8	1	1	10	0
126	128	Aug 31	SLB		DET	W,14-4	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	129	Sep 1 (1)	SLB		CLE	W,11-8	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
128	130	Sep 1 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,2-13	CG	48	9.0	11	0	2	13	1
129	131	Sep 2	SLB		CLE	L,4-12	CG	47	9.0	11	2	1	14	1
130	132	Sep 3 (1)	SLB		CLE	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
131	133	Sep 3 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
132	134	Sep 5	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	0
133	135	Sep 6 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
134	136	Sep 6 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
135	137	Sep 11 (1)	SLB		CLE	L,7-12	CG	45	9.0	13	2	1	16	2
136	138	Sep 11 (2)	SLB		CLE	L,6-10	CG	50	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
137	139	Sep 12	SLB		CLE	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
138	140	Sep 13 (1)	SLB		BOS	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	4
139	141	Sep 13 (2)	SLB		BOS	L,11-13	CG	47	9.0	12	0	2	14	1
140	142	Sep 14	SLB		BOS	L,0-10	CG	51	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
141	143	Sep 15	SLB		BOS	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
142	144	Sep 17 (1)	SLB		NYY	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	12	0	1	13	0
143	145	Sep 17 (2)	SLB		NYY	L,7-8	CG	48	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
144	146	Sep 18	SLB		NYY	L,1-2	CG	37	10.0	12	1	0	13	2
145	147	Sep 19	SLB		WSH	L,9-15	CG	53	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
146	148	Sep 20	SLB		WSH	W,15-14	CG	53	10.0	14	0	0	14	1
147	149	Sep 21	SLB		WSH	L,4-6	CG	36	7.0	8	1	1	10	0
148	150	Sep 22	SLB		PHA	L,7-9	CG	51	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
149	151	Sep 23	SLB		PHA	L,9-11	CG	51	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
150	152	Sep 24	SLB		PHA	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
151	153	Sep 27	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-12	CG	44	8.0	10	1	1	12	1
							151gm		1329.0	1326	112	23	1461	115