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	George Sisler Obituary
		Baseball Almanac presents the actual obituary of George Sisler taken from The New York Times (March 27, 1973) and digitally enhanced for optimal research.
		George Sisler won two (2) American League batting titles (.407 in 1920 and.420 in 1922) and had over two-hundred (200) hits six (6) times during his career.
		On September 1, 1918, Gorgeous George hit yet another double, but he probably remembered this particular two-bagger a bit more than the others as it came off the arm of Ty Cobb — who was making his major league pitching debut.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /deaths/george_sisler_obituary.shtml (158 words)

	George Sisler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George Harold Sisler (March 24, 1893 - March 26, 1973), nicknamed "Gorgeous George," was an American star in Major League Baseball, and one of the greatest fielding first basemen of all time.
		George Sisler died in Richmond Heights, Missouri at age 80.
		Sisler's single season hits record (257 in 154 games) was broken by Ichiro Suzuki, who had 262 hits (in 162 games), during the 2004 baseball season.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Sisler (588 words)

	Overshadowed, underappreciated \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		George Sisler's name has been in the news lately as Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki takes aim at his 84-year-old major league record for hits in a season.
		And, while Sisler was sidelined for a season in the middle of his career because of a serious illness, it was not fatal, as was the disease that bears Gehrig's name.
		George Sisler was the nation's premier college pitcher from 1913 through 1915 at Michigan, where he played one season for coach Branch Rickey before Rickey departed to manage the Browns.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040923/news_lz1s23george.html (1223 words)

	JockBio Classic: George Sisler
		George Harold Sisler was born on March 24, 1893, in Nimisila, Ohio, a small town near Manchester and Akron.
		George's father wrote a letter confirming the fact that he had never given his permission for the contract to be signed.
		George Sisler had the ability to wait an extra split second before committing himself—at the plate, on the bases and in the field.
	www.jockbio.com /Classic/Sisler/Sisler_bio.html (4653 words)

	George Sisler \| The BASEBALL Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		George Sisler never played on a pennant winner and he wasn't a slugger, but in spite of that he earned a reputation as the best first baseman in the first 30 years of the 20th century.
		George Harold Sisler was born on March 24, 1893, in the tiny community of Nimisila Creek, Ohio, just south of Akron.
		Sisler's family was fairly prominent in that region of Ohio: his uncle was a succesful politician, and his father, Cassius S. Sisler, was the supervisor of the largest coal mine in the area.
	www.thebaseballpage.com /past/pp/sislergeorge (2687 words)

	George Sisler
		Through the first third of the century, Sisler was almost unanimously considered the finest first baseman of all time - in fact, in the late 1930s, Babe Ruth put Sisler at first on his all time team rather than teammate Lou Gehrig, or sluggers Jimmie Foxx and Hank Greenberg.
		Sisler had promise as a pitcher, but it was unthinkable 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.
		Sisler was the greatest St. Louis Brown of them all and one of the half-dozen finest first basemen in baseball history.
	www.baseball-statistics.com /HOF/Sisler.htm (368 words)

	Who, You Ask Was George Sisler?
		George Sisler was a star pitcher at Central High School in Akron, Ohio, when he signed his first contract at the age of 17, making him the property of Akron, a club in the Ohio-Pennsylvania League and a farm team of Columbus.
		The Commission ruled that Sisler's contract was null and void (because at 17 years old he was legally too young to have signed a contract without his parents' consent) and declared the young pitcher a free agent.
		Sisler started three games in 1916 and allowed only three runs in 27 innings for a 1.00 ERA, but his greatest achievement would come at the plate, where he hit.305 with 34 stolen bases, and in the field, where he led the league in total chances per game.
	www.ballparkguys.com /Who_you_Ask/George_Sisler.htm (2515 words)

	USATODAY.com - Sisler was a hit that has been missed by history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Sisler, a left-handed batter who is considered one of the best defensive first basemen ever, hit.340 for his career and had two seasons in which he hit better than.400.
		Sisler faded into obscurity because he was quiet and played for a team that rarely won and eventually moved to Baltimore to become the Orioles in 1954.
		Sisler watched Robinson play and had dinner with his family, trying to learn about what kind of man Robinson was and whether he had the strength to break baseball's color line.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/2004-09-22-sisler-hit-record_x.htm (1254 words)

	George Sisler- "Nearest Thing to the Perfect Ballplayer" - Associated Content
		George Sisler was born a bit south of Akron, Ohio in 1893, and would wind up playing college baseball at the University of Michigan for none other than Branch Rickey.
		In 1920, George Sisler hit.407 to win the batting crown of the American League, with a major league baseball record of 257 hits in a season; this mark stood for over eighty years until broken by Ichiro Suzuki of the Mariners in 2004.
		George Sisler played every inning of every contest that season, broke Ty Cobb's 1911 record for hits in a single year, and finished second in the AL in doubles, triples, homers, and runs batted in.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/59908/george_sisler_nearest_thing_to_the.html (710 words)

	George Sisler \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Sisler was the greatest St. Louis Brown of them all and one of the half-dozen finest first basemen in baseball history.
		Sisler's career batting average is tied with Lou Gehrig's for fifteenth lifetime, although he never had Lou's power or his size.
		Sisler is helped in the 8th inning when Brownie 2B Del Pratt nabs pinch runner Horace Milan, in his ML debut, with a hidden ball trick.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/S/Sisler_George.stm (3691 words)

	CHASING GEORGE SISLER: 84-year-old record in jeopardy / Finally getting his due (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Sisler's feats probably went underappreciated because he played in an era dominated by larger-than-life personalities Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb (Sisler was a "straight, straight, straight arrow," according to his son Dave).
		George Sisler was rare for his time, an early-20th century major-leaguer with a college background.
		Sisler became a scout and later batting instructor for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and he was one of several scouts Rickey dispatched to watch Robinson in the mid-1940s.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/09/27/SPG4J8VAGJ1.DTL (613 words)

	Ichiro Receiving Death Threats From Angry George Sisler Fans
		Sisler fans have always been an intense bunch, and this record is their claim to fame.
		Sisler is a respected and admired figure in American history, and I wish no disrespect in my quest for his record.
		Sisler’s family has already spoken out about the death threats and has claimed to be in full support of Ichiro’s run at the hit mark.
	www.thebrushback.com /ichiro_full.htm (804 words)

	George Sisler
		A first baseman for the St. Louis Browns, George Sisler had a reputation for being an all-around great player with solid fielding, throwing, base running, and hitting abilities.
		At the age of 28, seven years after joining the major league, Sisler suffered from a severe sinus infection that permanently affected his eyes and forced him to sit out the 1923 baseball season.
		Sisler never played baseball quite the same after his infection.
	www.entnet.org /museum/sisler.cfm (145 words)

	BBTF's Hall of Merit Discussion :: George Sisler and Ed Konetchy
		Sisler may have had a lot of hits, but he was also 2nd in the league in AB each of those seasons.
		Sisler put himself in position to consume more than his share of the team's outs, and the payoff for his team was poor production from his position.
		Sisler had to lead his weakish team every day, whereas gehrig was able to develop quitely behind Ruth.
	www.baseballthinkfactory.org /files/hall_of_merit/discussion/george_sisler_and_ed_konetchy (7620 words)

	George Sisler and Ichiro Suzuki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Sisler felt his 257-hit season was better than his.420 season in 1922.
		Sisler had a career average of.361 through 1922, then missed a year with double vision caused by sinusitis.
		As a child Sisler was a huge fan of Walter Johnson and decided to become a pitcher.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /history/2004/040928.htm (1000 words)

	George Sisler Article on ESPN.com. - Baseball Fever
		Sisler had eye problems which greatly affected his career, but as time passed from the 1950s to the present, the home run hitter became more highly rated and those who did other things suffered in the ratings.
		Sisler's an interesting case: at his peak he absolutely was directly comparable to Cobb, Collins, Speaker - the elite HOFers of the pre-longball era.
		George never had the quality team mates Lou did, so he couldn't properly reap the stat bonanza Lou could.
	www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?p=199275 (654 words)

	Naples Daily News: Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The hit was Suzuki’s 234th this season as he tries to beat George Sisler’s 84-year-old record of 257 hits in a single season.
		The family of George Sisler, whose record for single-season hits is being pursued by Ichiro Suzuki, say they are rooting for the mark to be broken and thankful for the attention it has given to their ancestor
		George Sisler's ancestors are monitoring the assault on George Sisler's record.
	naplesnews.com /npdn/sports/article/0,2071,NPDN_15000_3210081,00.html (1096 words)

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		Said Frances Sisler Drochelman, who was born the year after her dad hit.420 for the St. Louis Browns: "My father was a wonderful man who loved his family.
		Perhaps that's why Sisler's sons Dave (who pitched with the Red Sox, Tigers, Senators and Cubs), Dick (a big-league first baseman who later managed and coached) and George (a longtime minor-league administrator) all made careers out of baseball.
		Sisler's disinclination for self-promotion gained him respect far beyond the walls of his house.
	web.kitsapsun.com /shns/story.cfm?pk=BBO-SISLER-09-24-04&cat=BA (889 words)

	George K. Sisler, USA Medal of Honor Receipient
		FIRST LIEUTENANT GEORGE K. United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Studies and Observations Group, was the platoon leader/advisor to a special U.S./Vietnamese force.
		On 7 February 1967, while on patrol deep within enemy territory in Laos, Lieutenant Sisler’s platoon was attacked from three sides by a company-sized enemy force.
		As he returned the wounded men to the perimeter, the left flank came under heavy attack by superior enemy forces and several additional men of his platoon were wounded.
	www.sfalx.com /moh/sisler_george_SF.htm (294 words)

	The Sizzler: George Sisler, Baseball's Forgotten Great
		Players like George Sisler seem finally to be getting their due in the baseball bio realm.
		Sisler was a great star who was a quiet person, and who never played in New York.
		Sisler left private memoirs which his family made available to the author.
	www.golfbugs.com /GolfBookstore/isbn0826215556.html (484 words)

	Sisler, George -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		As a student at the University of Michigan, Sisler excelled in baseball, football, and basketball.
		George was elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1974.
		In a dramatization, George Washington recalls crossing the Delaware, spending the winter at Valley Forge and defeating the British at the Battle of Yorktown.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9068003?tocId=9068003 (880 words)

	George Sisler \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Branch Rickey was his mentor: Coach at Michigan in George's undergraduate days as an outstanding college pitcher, wily counselor in the maneuvering that eventually led him to the Browns, and manager of the team when he got there.
		Sisler's career batting average is tied with Lou Gehrig's for fifteenth lifetime, although he never had Lou's power or his size.
		Sisler is helped in the 8th inning when Brownie 2B Del Pratt nabs pinch runner Horace Milan, in his ML debut, with a hidden ball trick.
	baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/S/Sisler_George.stm (3691 words)

	nbc4i.com - News - George Sisler, Wife Found Safe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Sisler's were taken to Marion General Hospital and treated for dehydration and exhaustion.
		Sisler was the general manager of the Columbus Clippers.
		His father, George Sisler, is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Stay with NewsChannel 4 and nbc4columbus.com for further information on this developing story.
	www.nbc4i.com /news/1598637/detail.html (317 words)

	St. Louis Walk of Fame - George Sisler
		The greatest player in St. Louis Browns history, "Gentleman" George Sisler was arguably baseball's most complete first baseman.
		Intelligent and athletic, he won two batting titles, led the league in steals four times and was one of the finest fielders ever.
		Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1939, George Sisler was described by Ty Cobb as "the nearest thing to a perfect ballplayer."
	www.stlouiswalkoffame.org /inductees/george-sisler.html (135 words)

	George Sisler Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
		George Sisler was born on Friday, March 24, 1893, in Manchester, Ohio.
		Sisler was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 28, 1915, with the St. Louis Browns.
		Did you know that you can compare George Sisler to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the 1915 American League season?
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=sislege01 (392 words)

	George K. Sisler
		While on patrol deep within enemy dominated territory, 1st Lt. Sisler's platoon was attacked from 3 sides by a company sized enemy force.
		As he returned the wounded man to the perimeter, the left flank of the position came under extremely heavy attack by the superior enemy force and several additional men of his platoon were quickly wounded.
		Despite the continuing enemy fire, 1st Lt. Sisler was moving about the battlefield directing force and several additional men of his platoon were quickly wounded.
	www.mishalov.com /Sisler.html (412 words)

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