George Sisler
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| First baseman / Manager | |||
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Born: March 24, 1893 Manchester, Ohio |
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Died: March 26, 1973 (aged 80) Richmond Heights, Missouri |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 28, 1915, for the St. Louis Browns | |||
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| September 22, 1930, for the Boston Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .340 | ||
| Hits | 2,812 | ||
| Home runs | 102 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,175 | ||
| Managerial record | 218–241 | ||
| Winning % | .475 | ||
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 1939 | ||
| Vote | 85.8% (fourth ballot) | ||
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As manager
George Harold Sisler (March 24, 1893 – March 26, 1973), nicknamed "Gentleman George" and "Gorgeous George", was an American professional baseball player for 15 seasons, primarily as first baseman with the St. Louis Browns. From 1920 until 2004, Sisler held the Major League Baseball (MLB) record for most hits in a single season; it was broken by Ichiro Suzuki.
Sisler's 1922 season — during which he batted .420, hit safely in a then-record 41 consecutive games, led the American League in hits (246), stolen bases (51), triples (18), and was probably the best fielding first baseman in the game — is considered by many historians to be among the best individual all-around single-season performances in baseball history.
After Sisler retired as a player, he worked as a major league scout and aide. He was on a team of scouts appointed by Branch Rickey to find black players for the Brooklyn Dodgers; the team's work resulted in the signing of Jackie Robinson. Sisler was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. In 1999 editors at The Sporting News named him 33rd on their list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players."
Sisler was born in the unincorporated hamlet of Manchester (now part of the city of New Franklin, a suburb of Akron, Ohio). His paternal ancestors were immigrants from Northern Germany in the middle of 19th century. When he was 14, Sisler moved to Akron to live with his older brother so that he could attend an accredited high school. When Sisler was a high school senior, his brother died of tuberculosis but Sisler was able to move in with a local family and finish school.
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