George Sisler

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1915-1930 (1915-1930)
Proper Name
George Harold Sisler
Nickname
Gorgeous George
Positions
1B (1971) ... OF (37) ... P (24) ... 3B (2) ... 2B (2)
Height / Weight
5-11 / 170
Bats / Throws
Left / Left
Birthdate
Death Date
March 26,1973   Age:  80.002
High School
Central (Akron,OH)
Colleges
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor,MI)
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
sislg101
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George Sisler [George Harold Sisler] played 15 seasons in the Major Leagues between 1915-1930. His date of birth is March 24th, 1893He died on March 26th, 1973 at the age of 80. He is the Father of Dick Sisler and the Father of Dave Sisler. He played High School baseball for the Central High School in Akron, Ohio. He played College Baseball for the University of Michigan Wolverines. Made his Major League Debut on June 28th, 1915 at the age of 22. His most frequent teammates throughout his career, based on statistics listed below were Hank Severeid, Wally Gerber and Jimmy Austin. Sisler played 12 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles organization, 3 seasons with the Atlanta Braves and 1 season with the Minnesota Twins. Hit a career high 19 home runs with the St. Louis Browns ...
in 192. Had a career high 122 runs batted in with the St. Louis Browns in 192. Had a career high 51 Stolen Bases for the St. Louis Browns in 1922. Had a career high .420 Batting Average for the St. Louis Browns in 1922. Had a career high 1.082 OPS for the St. Louis Browns in 192. Led the American League (MLB) with 45 Stolen Bases in 1918. Led the American League (MLB) with a .407 Batting Average, 631 At Bats, 257 Hits and 399 Total Bases in 1920. Led the American League (MLB) with 18 Triples and 35 Stolen Bases in 1921. Led the American League (MLB) with 246 Hits, 18 Triples, 51 Stolen Bases, a .420 Batting Average and 134 Runs in 1922. Led the American League (MLB) with 27 Stolen Bases in 1927.

Jobs in Baseball: Manager for the St. Louis Browns for 3 years between 1924-1926. Assistant Coach for the Boston Braves for 1 year in 1930. Bench Coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates for 1 year in 1959.

Awards: Named American League Most Valuable Player in 1922.

Career Transactions: Sold by St. Louis Browns to Washington Senators I for $25,000 on December 14th, 1927. Sold by Washington Senators I to Boston Braves for $7,500 on May 27th, 1928. Sold by Boston Braves to St. Louis Cardinals on December 13th, 1930.

Career Notes: Hit for the cycle on Aug 8 in 1920. Hit for the cycle on Aug 13 in 1921. Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Writers) in 1939. Inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Honor in 1979.

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1915St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA-221028127428781023291097272120001012951563.285.307.369.676.113.084.0002.379.153.8691.33
1916St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA-231131515808317721114763426403751900023264436141.305.355.400.755.178.095.0006.215.750.93145.00
1917St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA-2413213553960190309252370301931500024458741149.353.390.453.843.000.100.0005.113.240.63269.50
1918St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA-251321144526915421924145040175900019950632122.341.400.440.840.000.099.0007.913.360.43226.00
1919St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA-261341325119618031151083280272051800027156156124.352.390.530.920.000.178.0004.813.570.7451.10
1920St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA-271501546311372574918191224217461921300039969286171.407.449.6321.081.338.225.0006.652.750.4133.21
1921St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA-281291385821252163818121043511342751400032663568148.371.411.560.971.289.189.0005.354.250.7948.50
1922St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA-29140142586134246421881055119491431600034865468178.420.467.5941.061.312.174.0007.492.140.2973.25
1924St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA-311011516369419427109741917312931400026868446148.305.340.421.761.168.116.0004.534.240.9470.67
1925St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA-321091506491002242115121051112272401200031168848176.345.371.479.850.174.134.0003.923.490.8954.08
1926St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA-3397150613781782112771128303031600024466240138.290.327.398.725.163.108.0004.534.531.0087.57
1927St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA-3410614961487201328597277241541900026466145156.327.357.430.787.174.103.0003.632.270.63122.80
1928Washington Senators IALMLBWS1-35107204911210020112010001351111.245.260.265.525.020.020.0001.963.922.000.00
1928Boston BravesNLMLBBSN-3510711849171167264468110301521400021353734133.340.380.434.814.000.094.0005.592.790.50122.75
1929Boston BravesNLMLBBSN-361021546296720540827960331742000026768650155.326.363.424.787.000.098.0004.812.480.52314.50
1930Boston BravesNLMLBBSN-37951164315413315736770231521400017147025108.309.346.397.743.000.088.0004.893.190.65143.67
Tot:MLB (15 yrs) MLB      2055826712842812425164102117537512747232748226000387190136912121.340.379.468.847.215.128.3465.243.630.6981.05
Tot:NL (3 yrs) NL      38815511925058119921424086478480006511693109396.326.364.420.784.165.094.3325.082.780.55172.33
Tot:AL (13 yrs) AL      16676716109223073441459396135112738628040178000322073205821725.344.383.479.862.227.136.3495.273.830.7372.22
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#agetbc+wleraggscgshogrgfsviphrerhrbbsowpbkhbwhiph9hr9bb9so9ra9so/bb
1915St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA-22103*442.831586073070.0622622038411141.437.970.004.895.273.341.08
1916St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA-23121.00333100027.0184306120010.896.000.002.004.001.332.00
1918St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA-25004.5021001118.010640441011.7511.250.004.504.506.751.00
1920St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA-27000.0010001111.00000020000.000.000.000.0018.000.000.00
1925St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA-32000.0010001102.01000110001.004.500.004.504.500.001.00
1926St. Louis BrownsALMLBSLA-33000.0010001112.00000230001.000.000.009.0013.500.001.50
1928Boston BravesNLMLBBSN-35000.0010001101.00000100001.000.000.009.000.000.000.00
Tot:MLB (7 yrs) MLB    562.352412911283111.0913629052632161.297.380.004.225.112.921.21
Tot:AL (6 yrs) AL    562.372312911173110.0913629051632161.297.450.004.175.152.951.24
Tot:NL (1 yrs) NL    000.0010001101.00000100001.000.000.009.000.000.000.00
Avg:MLB - 162 Inning avg MLB    🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
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