The Resume

(November 2, 1920-November 20, 1998)
Born in St. Louis, Missouri
Attended Colgate University
First baseman/Outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals (1946-1947, 1952-1953), Philadelphia Phillies (1948-1951) and the Cincinnati Reds (1952)
One All-Star appearance (1950)
Assistant coach for the Cincinnati Reds (1961-1964), St. Louis Cardinals (1966-1969) and the San Diego Padres (1975-1976)
Hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals (1970) and the New York Mets (1979-1980)
Manager for the Cincinnati Reds (1964-1965)
Son of George Sisler
Brother of Dave Sisler and minor leaguer George Sisler, Jr.

Why he might be annoying:

He was traded four times in his major league playing career.
He had an awful batting performance in the 1950 World Series with a .059 batting average.
He was the NL Leader for errors committed as a first baseman twice (1948, 1952).
His major league managing career was a disaster.

Why he might not be annoying:

He batted left-handed.
He served in World War II.
He hit the memorable 10th inning walk-off home run against the Brooklyn Dodgers to help the 'Whiz Kids' Phillies win their first NL pennant victory in 35 seasons (October 1, 1950).
He was mentioned in Ernest Hemingway's novel 'The Old Man and the Sea.'
He was a member of two World Series winning Cardinals teams (one as a player (1946) and one as a coach (1967)).
He and his father were the first father and son pair who were major league managers.

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baseball Families (Ranked: 30)
• Baseball Players
• Cincinnati Reds
• Dicks and Johnsons
• I am from St. Louis
• I Died in 1998 (Ranked: 78)
• I Had Pneumonia
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Look At My Trading Card
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 6]
• New York Mets
• Philadelphia Phillies
• Profiles 31001-31250 (Ranked: 31141)
• San Diego Padres
• Served in World War II
• Sport Coaches/Managers
• St. Louis Cardinals

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 60 Votes: 45.00% Annoying