1931
Born October 16, 1931
St. Louis, MO, USA
Dave Sisler Notable
b. October 16, 1931 · Boston Red Sox 1956–1959, Detroit Tigers 1959–1960, Washington Senators 1961, Cincinnati Reds 1962
Dave Sisler played for four clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1956 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1962.
He went 38 and 44 with a 4.33 earned run average, pitching 656.3 innings in 247 games. He struck out 355 and threw 1 shutout. Across 247 games he batted .157, with 25 hits and 14 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on October 16, 1931, and died on January 9, 2011. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | BOS | 39 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .119 |
| 1957 | BOS | 22 | 42 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .167 |
| 1958 | BOS | 30 | 46 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .196 |
| 1959 | BOS/DET | 35 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
| 1960 | DET | 41 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .125 |
| 1961 | WSA | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1962 | CIN | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 247 | 159 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 0 | .157 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | BOS | 9 | 8 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 142.1 | 120 | 73 | 72 | 93 | 4.62 |
| 1957 | BOS | 7 | 8 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 122.1 | 135 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 4.71 |
| 1958 | BOS | 8 | 9 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 149.1 | 157 | 82 | 79 | 71 | 4.94 |
| 1959 | BOS/DET | 1 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 58.1 | 55 | 28 | 37 | 32 | 4.32 |
| 1960 | DET | 7 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 80.0 | 56 | 22 | 45 | 47 | 2.48 |
| 1961 | WSA | 2 | 8 | 45 | 1 | 11 | 60.1 | 55 | 28 | 48 | 30 | 4.18 |
| 1962 | CIN | 4 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 43.2 | 44 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 3.92 |
| Career | — | 38 | 44 | 247 | 59 | 29 | 656.1 | 622 | 316 | 368 | 355 | 4.33 |
On this day & linked events
2011
Died January 9, 2011
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