Dick Sisler
1946–1953 · bats L / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
800G
.276AVG
.336OBP
.406SLG
More career statistics
720H
55HR
360RBI
6SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 2,606 | 2,607 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 3 | 13 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 253 | 255 |
| Batting · RBI | 360 | 359 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 | 2,880 | 2,606 | 302 | 720 | 118 | 28 | 55 | 360 | 226 | 253 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1,059 | .276 | .336 | .406 | .742 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1951-05-09 to 1951-05-25
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1949-07-08 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1950-05-04 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1950-05-14 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 368 | 1261 | 300 | 15 | 140 | 107 | 119 | .265 | .323 | .386 |
| Away | 432 | 1619 | 420 | 40 | 219 | 119 | 136 | .285 | .333 | .422 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 69 | 237 | 59 | 7 | 30 | 16 | 12 | .273 | .316 | .398 |
| May | 151 | 540 | 146 | 12 | 99 | 45 | 48 | .299 | .354 | .456 |
| June | 152 | 539 | 134 | 9 | 53 | 50 | 54 | .278 | .341 | .400 |
| July | 166 | 607 | 149 | 9 | 74 | 55 | 42 | .276 | .336 | .407 |
| August | 144 | 543 | 130 | 10 | 63 | 33 | 59 | .259 | .300 | .381 |
| September | 113 | 394 | 96 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 37 | .266 | .307 | .374 |
| October | 5 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .333 | .400 | .611 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 125 | 437 | 110 | 10 | 54 | 38 | 58 | .281 | .339 | .445 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 116 | 430 | 107 | 8 | 59 | 31 | 28 | .270 | .321 | .403 |
| chicago-cubs | 113 | 419 | 119 | 7 | 54 | 41 | 27 | .322 | .382 | .481 |
| cincinnati-reds | 113 | 395 | 93 | 9 | 51 | 27 | 34 | .258 | .304 | .392 |
| new-york-giants | 113 | 384 | 81 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 31 | .226 | .266 | .309 |
| boston-braves | 110 | 431 | 106 | 9 | 53 | 32 | 35 | .271 | .320 | .391 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 74 | 286 | 78 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 33 | .310 | .374 | .440 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 33 | 95 | 24 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | .286 | .326 | .345 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 235 | 61 | 3 | 42 | – | .260 | – | – |
| 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals | 46 | 74 | 15 | – | 9 | – | .203 | – | – |
| 1948 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 121 | 446 | 122 | 11 | 56 | 1 | .274 | – | – |
| 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies | 122 | 413 | 119 | 7 | 50 | – | .288 | – | – |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Phillies | 141 | 523 | 155 | 13 | 83 | 1 | .296 | – | – |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies | 125 | 428 | 123 | 8 | 52 | 1 | .287 | – | – |
| 1952 | Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals | 130 | 445 | 114 | 13 | 63 | 3 | .256 | – | – |
| 1953 | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 43 | 11 | – | 4 | – | .256 | – | – |