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George Sisler

George Sisler is one of the former baseball players who hold the honor of being inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame. He was born on March 24, 1893 in the Manchester city at Ohio. Sisler was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 28, 1915 with the St. Louis Browns baseball team. As a player, he listed a height of 5 feet 11 inches and weight of 170 pounds.

Sisler was amongst the greatest St. Louis Brown players and one of the six finest first basemen in baseball history. Sisler came to the majors as a lefthanded pitcher and like Ruth who was a great hitter, his hitting was also phenomenal to be restricted to a pitcher's schedule. He arrived in St. Louis in 1915, the same year as Rogers Hornsby, and for 11 seasons they were rivals in excellence.

Sisler had promise as a pitcher and his era was impressive, and among his five wins were two complete game victories over Walter Johnson. Still, it was unlikely not to have his bat in the lineup every day, and his glove at first base, a chronic Brown weak spot where seven players had been tried in the previous six years. He led the American League seven times in assists and his career total of 1,528 heads the all time list. In double plays, he topped the league three times.

Sisler's career batting average is tied with Lou Gehrig's for fifteenth lifetime, although he never had Lou's power or his size. His 1920 season was as mighty a performance as any player has ever produced, playing every inning of 154 games, he hit 0.407 mark. Among his 399 total bases were 49 doubles, 18 triples and 19 home runs. Sisler returned in 1924 with contract as player manager and hit 0.305 in 151 games and moved the Browns to third. In 1925 he was on track with 224 hits and a 0.345 average. As a run producer, he was good, if not overwhelming. In the field, Sisler was not only fast but also adroit and graceful, a combination that gave elegance to his execution of plays.

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