Bill Cissell Notable

b. January 3, 1904 · Chicago White Sox 1928–1932, Cleveland Indians 1932–1933, Boston Red Sox 1934, Philadelphia Athletics 1937, New York Giants 1938

Bill Cissell played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1928 and closing with the New York Giants in 1938.

Across 956 games he batted .267, with 990 hits and 516 runs. He finished with 29 home runs, 173 doubles and 113 stolen bases.

He played 483 games at second base, with 1,608 assists and 124 errors. He turned 276 double plays. He also played 439 games at shortstop.

He was born in Perryville, MO, USA on January 3, 1904, and died on March 15, 1949. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1928	CHW	125	443	66	115	22	3	1	60	29	41	18	.260
1929	CHW	152	618	83	173	27	12	5	62	28	53	25	.280
1930	CHW	141	562	82	152	28	9	2	48	28	32	16	.270
1931	CHW	109	409	42	90	13	5	1	46	16	26	18	.220
1932	CHW/CLE	143	584	85	184	36	7	7	98	29	25	18	.315
1933	CLE	112	409	53	94	21	3	6	33	31	29	6	.230
1934	BOS	102	416	71	111	13	4	4	44	28	23	11	.267
1937	PHA	34	117	15	31	7	0	1	14	17	10	0	.265
1938	NYG	38	149	19	40	6	0	2	18	6	11	1	.268
Career	—	956	3707	516	990	173	43	29	423	212	250	113	.267

On this day & linked events

1904

Born January 3, 1904

Perryville, MO, USA

1949

Died March 15, 1949

1928

Major-league debut: Bill Cissell

Bill Cissell made a major-league debut on April 11, 1928.

1938

Final major-league game: Bill Cissell

Bill Cissell played a final major-league game on September 25, 1938.

Image: Goudey, public domain