Dick Sisler
[edit] Biography
Dick Sisler (Richard Allan Sisler) was born on November 2, 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1946 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1946, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 3 home runs and 42 RBI. Sisler played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Dick Sisler's best season was 1950, when he hit for a .296 average and knocked in 83 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1946
| STL
| N
| 83
| 235
| 17
| 61
| 3
| 42
| .260
| .307
| .362
| 11
| 2
| 14
| 28
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1947
| STL
| N
| 46
| 74
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 9
| .203
| .234
| .257
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| PHI
| N
| 121
| 446
| 60
| 122
| 11
| 56
| .274
| .344
| .408
| 21
| 3
| 47
| 46
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1949
| PHI
| N
| 121
| 412
| 42
| 119
| 7
| 50
| .289
| .333
| .415
| 19
| 6
| 25
| 38
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1950
| PHI
| N
| 141
| 523
| 79
| 155
| 13
| 83
| .296
| .373
| .442
| 29
| 4
| 64
| 50
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 11
|
| 1951
| PHI
| N
| 125
| 428
| 46
| 123
| 8
| 52
| .287
| .351
| .414
| 20
| 5
| 40
| 39
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 11
|
| 1952
| STL
| N
| 119
| 418
| 48
| 109
| 13
| 60
| .261
| .312
| .411
| 14
| 5
| 29
| 35
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 8
|
| 1952
| CIN
| N
| 11
| 27
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 4
| .185
| .267
| .296
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| TOT
| N
| 130
| 445
| 51
| 114
| 13
| 64
| .256
| .309
| .404
| 15
| 6
| 32
| 40
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 8
|
| 1953
| STL
| N
| 32
| 43
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .256
| .273
| .326
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 799
| 2606
| 302
| 720
| 55
| 360
| .276
| .336
| .406
| 118
| 28
| 226
| 253
| 9
| 39
| 6
| 0
| 44
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1946
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 292
| 28
| 4
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1946
| STL
| N
| OF
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 42
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1947
| STL
| N
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1947
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 76
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1948
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 986
| 73
| 18
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1949
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 815
| 40
| 11
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1950
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 293
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1951
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 233
| 8
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1952
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 114
| 0
| 0
| 1022
| 84
| 17
| 116
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1952
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 42
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 289
| 0
| 0
| 587
| 20
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 387
| 0
| 0
| 3233
| 237
| 52
| 316
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (February 17, 1939).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Ralph LaPointe and $30000 (April 7, 1948).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Andy Seminick, Eddie Pellagrini and Niles Jordan to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Connie Ryan, Smoky Burgess and Howie Fox (December 10, 1951).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Virgil Stallcup to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Eddie Kazak and Wally Westlake (May 13, 1952).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Eddie Erautt and $100000 to San Diego (PCL) in exchange for Tom Alston (January 26, 1954).
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