George Sisler — public-domain portrait (Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons)

1922BROWNS

FIRST BASE

GEORGE SISLER1922

George Sislerfirst base · 1922 browns

Ht 5'11"Wt 170Bats LThrows LBorn 1893 · Manchester, OH

Nineteen twenty-two was Sisler's SkillScore peak — one hundred forty-six point three three for the Browns. He hit .420 with two hundred forty-six hits and fifty-one steals, first-base thunder while the American League hunted for answers. The three frames ahead keep the .420 summer loud.

George Sisler 1922 — .420 YEAR

.420 YEAR

A .420 clip for the Browns — Sisler made the ledger keep honest books.

George Sisler 1922 — 246 HITS

246 HITS

Two hundred forty-six hits raining into the basket — first-base weather all summer.

George Sisler 1922 — 51 STEALS

51 STEALS

Fifty-one steals and a dust cloud — first base was just another bus stop.

Major League Batting — Year vs Life

GABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGOBPSLG
1922142586134246421881050.4200.4670.594
Life2,0558,2671,2842,8124251641021,1750.3400.3790.468

SkillScore

146.331922 · SLA

ComponentsAVG 0.420OBP 0.467SLG 0.594

Sisler, St. Louis, 1924. Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons (File:Sisler,_St._Louis,_1924_LOC_npcc.11451.jpg). Public domain.