Luke Appling

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1930-1950 (1930-1950)
Proper Name
Lucius Benjamin Appling
Nickname
Old Aches and Pains
Positions
SS (2218) ... 3B (88) ... 2B (40) ... 1B (13)
Height / Weight
5-10 / 183
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
Death Date
January 3,1991   Age:  83.276
High School
Fulton (Atlanta,GA)
Colleges
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
appll101
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[1964] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Writers)   [1975] His #4 was retired by the White Sox on June 7,1975

Batting Statistics

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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposlnptbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1930Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA-23626282002200000000102626.308.308.385.693.154.077.0000.000.000.000.00
1931Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA5248796297366913412892292713000933301851.232.303.313.616.202.081.0008.798.180.93297.00
1932Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA825951394896613420103639840360300018353233101.274.329.374.703.184.100.0007.526.770.90163.00
1933Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA42611415161290197361068561156290200027167052145.322.379.443.822.204.121.0008.364.330.52102.00
1934Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA427107118452751372862613159270500018351636101.303.384.405.789.237.102.00011.435.230.46226.00
1935Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA42811515352594161286171126122400700020465435126.307.437.389.826.326.082.00018.656.120.33525.00
1936Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA429129138526111204317612810685251600026761844160.388.474.508.982.289.120.00013.754.050.2987.67
1937Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA43011415457498182428477181086281400025266554128.317.407.439.846.286.122.00012.934.210.33143.50
1938Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA431102812944189140044134217110001033381475.303.392.350.742.184.047.00012.435.030.400.00
1939Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA432111148516821621660561691053709001119063022140.314.430.368.798.271.054.00016.675.870.350.00
1940Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA43311815056696197271307935693513001125063940157.348.420.442.862.212.094.00010.805.480.510.00
1941Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA43411115459293186268157128823212001023167735151.314.399.390.789.221.076.00012.114.730.39592.00
1942Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA4351031425437814226435317563233400718561333109.262.342.341.683.217.079.00010.283.750.37181.00
1943Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA43612515558563192332380278902911001323867738154.328.419.407.826.265.079.00013.294.280.32195.00
1945Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA438185712212211010127010003070516.368.478.5261.004.386.158.00017.1410.000.5857.00
1946Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA4391111495825918027515564714106001522065933147.309.384.378.762.194.069.00010.776.220.58582.00
1947Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA4401111395036715429084986642814001520757237117.306.386.412.798.237.106.00011.194.900.4462.88
1948Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA44111013949763156162047104943503001717659418138.314.423.354.777.241.040.00015.825.890.370.00
1949Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA442115142492821482155587121212406002319461931117.301.439.394.833.329.093.00019.553.880.2098.40
1950Chicago White SoxALMLBCHA443/36/326917884*50128113034013201280400741144723.234.300.320.620.195.086.0008.335.560.670.00
Tot:MLB (20 yrs) MLB      242288561319274944010245111617910813025281174001293528102435872162.310.399.398.798.243.088.32612.715.150.41196.80
Tot:AL (20 yrs) AL      242288561319274944010245111617910813025281174001293528102435872162.310.399.398.798.243.088.32612.715.150.41196.80
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
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yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1936American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar29140100020010000001501.250.400.250.650.250.000.25020.000.000.000.00
1940American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar33130210000000000003311.667.6671.0001.667.333.333.6670.000.000.000.00
1946American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar39110000000000000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1947American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar401111000000000000011011.0001.0001.0002.000.000.0001.0000.000.000.000.00
Tot:AllStar (4 Yrs) AllStar 4914100200100000051013.444.500.5561.056.222.111.44410.000.000.00

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