George Sisler

ABOUT GEORGE SISLER

MLB first baseman who collected 2,812 career hits, including 257 in 1920, which became a long-standing league record.

Played baseball at the University of Michigan for future Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey .

He missed the entire 1923 season when he was afflicted with double vision.

His two sons, Dick and Dave, also carved out excellent careers in the MLB.

His single-season hits record was broken by Ichiro Suzuki in 2004.