Dave Sisler
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1931 – 2011
Who was Dave Sisler?
David Michael Sisler was a professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1956 through 1962. Early in his career, Sisler was a starter, then later was used as a middle reliever and occasionally as a closer. He reached the majors in 1956 with the Boston Red Sox after he completed a two-year obligation in the active military. After three-and-a-half seasons with the Red Sox, he was traded to the Detroit Tigers in 1959 and served the team through the 1960 season. Before the 1961 season, he was selected by the Washington Senators in the 1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft, for whom he played the 1961 season. He was then traded to the Cincinnati Reds in 1962, playing one season at the major league level, and one in their minor league system.
His most productive years came with Boston, where he won 24 games from 1956 to 1958, averaging 138 innings each season. After that, he appeared strictly as a reliever and saved a career-high 11 games for the Senators. In a seven-season career, Sisler posted a 38–44 record with a 4.33 ERA in 247 appearances, including 29 saves, 12 complete games, one shutout and 656⅓ innings.
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- Born
- Oct 16, 1931
St. Louis - Siblings
- Profession
- Education
- Princeton University
- Lived in
- St. Louis
- Died
- Jan 9, 2011
St. Louis
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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