George Sisler

George Harold Sisler, nicknamed "Gorgeous George," was an American professional baseball first baseman and player-manager who lived from March 24, 1893, to March 26, 1973. He played in Major League Baseball from 1915 through 1930 for the St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, and Boston Braves, and managed the Browns from 1924 through 1926.

Sisler played college baseball for the University of Michigan and was signed by the St. Louis Browns in 1915. He won the American League batting title in 1920 and 1922. In 1920 he batted .407 and recorded 257 hits, a single-season record that stood until Ichiro Suzuki collected 262 in 2004. He won the AL Most Valuable Player Award in 1922, finishing with a .420 batting average, the third-highest mark by an AL or NL player after 1900. An attack of sinusitis caused vision troubles that jeopardized his career, but he returned to play in 1924 and remained in the major leagues through the 1930 season. After retiring as a player, he worked as a major league scout and aide.

A career .340 hitter, Sisler batted over .300 a total of thirteen times. He led the league in hits twice, triples twice, and stolen bases four times.