Chalmer William Cissell (January 3, 1904 – March 15, 1949) born in Perryville, Missouri, was an American baseball infielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox (1928–32), Cleveland Indians (1932–33), Boston Red Sox (1934), Philadelphia Athletics (1937) and New York Giants (1938).

Bill Cissell
Bill Cissell 1933 Goudey baseball card
Infielder
Born: (1904-01-03)January 3, 1904
Perryville, Missouri, U.S.
Died: March 15, 1949(1949-03-15) (aged 45)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 1928, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 25, 1938, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average.267
Home runs29
Runs batted in423
Teams

He finished 15th in voting for the 1928 American League MVP for playing in 125 Games and having 443 At Bats, 66 Runs, 115 Hits, 22 Doubles, 3 Triples, 60 RBI, 18 Stolen Bases, and a .260 Batting Average. Cissell finished 11th in voting for the 1932 AL MVP for playing in 143 Games and having 584 At Bats, 85 Runs, 184 Hits, 36 Doubles, 7 Triples, 7 Home Runs, 98 RBI, 18 Stolen Bases, and a .315 Batting Average. In 9 seasons he played in 956 Games and had 3,707 At Bats, 516 Runs, 990 Hits, 173 Doubles, 43 Triples, 29 Home Runs, 423 RBI, 113 Stolen Bases, 212 Walks, and a .267 Batting Average.

Cissell died in Chicago at the age of 45.

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