George Sisler
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| First baseman | |
| Born: March 24th, 1893 Manchester , United States 
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| Died on: March 26, 1973 in Richmond Heights , United States
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| Suggested: Left | Threw: Left |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| June 28, 1915 with the St. Louis Browns | |
| Last MLB assignment | |
| September 22, 1930 with the Boston Braves | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Batting average | , 340 |
| Hits | 2,812 |
| Home runs | 102 |
| Runs Batted In | 1,175 |
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As a manager
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 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Recorded | 1939 |
| Quota | 85.8% |
George Harold Sisler (born March 24, 1893 in Manchester , Ohio , † March 26, 1973 in Richmond Heights , Missouri ) was an American baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball . His nickname was Gorgeous George .
biography
George Sisler was born in Manchester, Ohio and played on the University of Michigan baseball team under Coach Branch Rickey . He graduated with an engineering degree and joined the St. Louis Browns as a right-handed pitcher in 1915 , and in the same year Rogers Hornsby began his career with city rivals St. Louis Cardinals . As early as 1911 he had signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates , which, however, was declared invalid. Due to his strong performance as a batsman, he moved to the position of first baseman in 1916 . Here he was able to bring his offensive performance to better advantage than in the limited stakes of a pitcher. His defensive performance on 1st base was also excellent and strengthened the Browns in this important position. In 1920 Sisler scored 257 base hits. This meant a record that lasted until 2004, when Ichiro Suzuki broke it with 262 base hits. With a batting average of 40.7%, he also led the American League this season.
Sisler played an even stronger season in 1922. He had basehits in 41 consecutive games, a record that was only broken by Joe DiMaggio . Its batting average of 42% is the third highest in the 20th century. Only Rogers Hornsby with 42.4% and Nap Lajoie with 42.2% were better. He then had to sit out the entire 1923 season because of sinusitis , which sometimes made him see everything twice.
In 1924 he returned to the Browns, but no longer achieved the brilliance of his earlier days. He hit an average of over 30% six more times in the last seven years of his career, and in 1927 led the American League for the fourth time in stolen bases. In 1928 he joined the Washington Senators , who sold him to the Boston Braves during the season . He played his last game in the Major Leagues on September 22, 1930.
After his career in the major leagues, he played briefly in minor league baseball and ran a printing company in St. Louis . A statue was erected in his honor outside the Bush Stadium . In 1939 he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame . His sons Dick and Dave also played in the Major Leagues in the 1950s.
Sisler died in 1973 at the age of 80.
His stations as a player
- 1915-1922 St. Louis Browns
- 1924–1927 St. Louis Browns
- 1928 Washington Senators
- 1928-1930 Boston Braves
His stations as a manager
- 1924–1926 St. Louis Browns
Web links
- Player information and statistics from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or The Baseball Cube (English)
- Data as a manager (English)
- Biography of George Sisler (English)
- George Sisler in the Hall of Fame (English)
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| SURNAME | Sisler, George |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sisler, George Harold (full name); Gorgeous George (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player and manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Manchester , ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 1973 |
| Place of death | Richmond Heights , Missouri |