George Sisler

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Baseball_Player
gptkbp:all_star 2
gptkbp:birth_date March 24, 1893
gptkbp:career_batting_average .340
gptkbp:career_games_played 2,440
gptkbp:career_slugging_percentage .417
.500
gptkbp:championship .995
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:death_date March 26, 1973
gptkbp:debut_year 1915
gptkbp:family Married to Margaret Sisler
gptkbp:hall_of_fame_induction 1939
gptkbp:hit_single 257
2,812
gptkbp:home_runs gptkb:102
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George Sisler
gptkbp:influenced Many future baseball players
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Ty_Cobb
gptkbp:legacy Considered one of the greatest first basemen in baseball history
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Gorgeous_George
gptkbp:notable_abilities Base running
Hitting for average
Defensive skills at first base
gptkbp:notable_achievement Led the American League in batting average in 1920
Set a record for hits in a season with 257 in 1920
Won the MVP award in 1922
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Manchester,_Ohio
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Battle_Creek,_Michigan
gptkbp:played_for gptkb:St._Louis_Browns
gptkb:St._Louis_Cardinals
gptkb:Washington_Senators
gptkb:Newark_Bears
gptkb:Boston_Braves
gptkbp:position First baseman
gptkbp:record Led the league in doubles in 1920
Led the league in triples in 1922
Led the league in hits multiple times
Led the league in runs scored in 1922
Most consecutive games with a hit (41) in 1922
Most hits in a single season (257) in 1920
First player to hit over .400 in a season since 1911
First player to have a batting average over .400 in a season since 1911.
Inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2010
Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939
Inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2014
gptkbp:retirement gptkb:Scout
gptkb:American_football_coach
gptkb:broadcasting
gptkbp:runs_batted_in 1,178
gptkbp:team gptkb:St._Louis_Browns
gptkbp:year gptkb:1930
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:St._Louis_Browns
gptkb:Anaconda_Copperheads
gptkb:1925_World_Series_Game_3
gptkb:1926_World_Series
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5