[Highlander]

George Sisler- Gorgeous George was a first round pick of the Boston Red Sox in 1914. He spent the majority of his career with them, debuting in 1915. He stayed in Boston until 1928. The following year, he was traded to the Philadelphia A's, where he stayed for his last 4 years. His last two years he barely played. In fact he only had one AB in his last season in 1932 as a 39 year old, but he got a hit....so he batted 1.000 in his final season!

George's career numbers look like this (doing this format for now...I may change a few times as we go along!)-

9010 AB, 2885 H (59th), .320 BA (23rd), 1261 R, 457 doubles, 173 triples (26th), 61 HR, 1077 RBI, 372 SB, 51.6 WAR

Sisler led the league in AB 8 times and had over 600 AB ten times, so he was pretty reliable. He led the league in hits five times, getting over 200 each time. His best year looks like 1919, when he was 26 years old. He hit .364/.404/.534, 39 doubles, 16 triples, 8 HR, 96 R, 83 RBI, 36 SB, 7.8 WAR. He was a great contact hitter, only striking out 351 times in his 18 seasons.

George was a Rookie of the Year winner, won one Gold Glove, 5 Silver Sluggers, was named to 7 All-Star teams and won the MVP once. He was elected to the HOF in 1941 with 78.9% of the vote. It was his 4th year of eligibility.