Downtown in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

George Harold Sisler

St. Louis - Washington A.L.

— Boston N.L. - 1915-1930 —

George Harold Sisler Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, June 17, 2020

1. George Harold Sisler Marker

Inscription. Holds two American League records, making 257 hits in 1920 and batting .419 in 1922. Retired with Major league average of .341. Credited with being one of best two fielding first basemen in history of game.

[Other side:]
George Sisler
Unveiled June 17, 2001
The Browns' greatest player, he batted over .400 twice. He played in St. Louis from 1915-27. He led the league in hits and batting average twice. He was a slick fielding first baseman who also led the league in stolen bases four times. Batted .340 during his 15 year big league career. His .419 average in 1922 is an A.L. record.

Erected 2001.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. In addition, it is included in the Baseball Hall of Famers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 17, 2001.

Location. 38° 37.427′ N, 90° 11.622′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of South 8th Street and Clark Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South 8th Street. The marker is mounted to the George Sisler statue, which is at the northwest end of Busch Stadium. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Clark Avenue, Saint Louis MO 63102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker. Robert Gibson (here, next to this marker); Rogers Hornsby (here, next to this marker); James Thomas Bell (here, next to this marker); Louis Clark Brock (a few steps from this marker); Stanley Frank Musial (a few steps from this marker); Albert Fred Schoendienst (a few steps from this marker); Osborne "Ozzie" Smith (a few steps from this marker); Enos Bradsher Slaughter (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Regarding George Harold Sisler. Sisler and James "Cool Papa" Bell are the only non-Cardinals to have statues outside of Busch Stadium.

Also see . . .
1. George Sisler on Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 19, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
2. George Sisler (HOF profile). From the National Baseball Hall of Fame website, this chronicles the legendary ballplayer's career. (Submitted on June 19, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

3. George Sisler on Baseball-reference.com. Contains a more-detailed profile about his career, statistics and achievements (Submitted on June 19, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

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Photographed By Jason Voigt, June 17, 2020

2. George Harold Sisler Marker

George Harold Sisler Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, June 17, 2020

3. George Harold Sisler Statue

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 208 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on June 19, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.