Luke Appling
Lucius Benjamin Appling (Old Aches and Pains and Luscious Luke)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 183 lb.

Born: April 2, 1907 in High Point, NC
High School: Fulton (Atlanta, GA)
School: Oglethorpe University (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1930
Final Game: October 1, 1950
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1964 (189/225 ballots).
Died: January 3, 1991 in Cumming, GA
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1930 CHW AL 23 SS 6 33 12 17 4 1 .879 4.83 .942 4.57
1931 CHW AL 24 SS 76 421 147 232 42 37 .900 4.99 .938 4.77
1931 CHW AL 24 2B 1 6 4 1 1 0 .833 5.00 .967 5.50
1932 CHW AL 25 SS 85 519 195 287 37 66 .929 5.67 .942 4.87
1932 CHW AL 25 2B 30 178 62 110 6 16 .966 5.73 .968 5.67
1932 CHW AL 25 3B 14 41 13 22 6 2 .854 2.50 .956 2.77
1933 CHW AL 26 SS 151 903 314 534 55 107 .939 5.62 .942 5.03 MVP-21
1934 CHW AL 27 SS 110 618 243 341 34 55 .945 5.31 .951 5.07
1934 CHW AL 27 2B 8 38 21 16 1 4 .974 4.63 .968 5.68
1935 CHW AL 28 SS 153 930 335 556 39 93 .958 5.82 .957 5.18 MVP-15
1936 CHW AL 29 SS 137 832 320 471 41 119 .951 5.77 .950 5.22 AS,MVP-2
1937 CHW AL 30 SS 154 870 280 541 49 111 .944 5.33 .956 5.06 MVP-17
1938 CHW AL 31 SS 78 427 149 258 20 37 .953 5.22 .953 4.99
1939 CHW AL 32 SS 148 789 289 461 39 78 .951 5.07 .950 4.68 AS,MVP-33
1940 CHW AL 33 SS 150 780 307 436 37 83 .953 4.95 .949 4.53 AS,MVP-10
1941 CHW AL 34 SS 154 809 294 473 42 95 .948 4.98 .948 4.59 AS
1942 CHW AL 35 SS 141 725 269 418 38 77 .948 4.87 .949 4.78
1943 CHW AL 36 SS 155 836 300 500 36 115 .957 5.16 .953 4.93 AS,MVP-2
1945 CHW AL 38 SS 17 100 37 56 7 7 .930 5.47 .952 4.94
1946 CHW AL 39 SS 149 796 252 505 39 99 .951 5.08 .954 4.65 AS,MVP-12
1947 CHW AL 40 SS 129 689 232 422 35 86 .949 5.07 .965 4.93 AS,MVP-10
1947 CHW AL 40 3B 2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 2.90 AS,MVP-10
1948 CHW AL 41 3B 72 262 84 163 15 13 .943 3.43 .959 2.93 MVP-22
1948 CHW AL 41 SS 64 363 133 210 20 50 .945 5.36 .965 4.85 MVP-22
1949 CHW AL 42 SS 141 729 253 450 26 95 .964 4.99 .963 4.79 MVP-22
1950 CHW AL 43 SS 20 90 37 50 3 13 .967 4.35 .961 4.74
1950 CHW AL 43 1B 13 103 91 12 0 16 1.000 7.92 .989 8.51
1950 CHW AL 43 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40
20 Seasons SS 2218 12259 4398 7218 643 1424 .948 5.24 .952 4.87
3 Seasons 3B 88 305 98 186 21 15 .931 3.23 .958 2.90
4 Seasons 2B 40 222 87 127 8 20 .964 5.35 .968 5.66
1 Season 1B 13 103 91 12 0 16 1.000 7.92 .989 8.51
20 Seasons TOT 2359 12889 4674 7543 672 1475 .948 5.18 .901 4.83
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1930 CHW AL 23 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
1931 CHW AL 24 96 96 96 0 0 0 1 0 76 0 0 0 0
1932 CHW AL 25 139 139 139 0 0 0 30 14 85 0 0 0 0
1933 CHW AL 26 151 151 151 0 0 0 0 0 151 0 0 0 0
1934 CHW AL 27 118 118 118 0 0 0 8 0 110 0 0 0 0
1935 CHW AL 28 153 153 153 0 0 0 0 0 153 0 0 0 0
1936 CHW AL 29 138 138 138 0 0 0 0 0 137 0 0 0 0
1937 CHW AL 30 154 154 154 0 0 0 0 0 154 0 0 0 0
1938 CHW AL 31 81 81 81 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 0 0
1939 CHW AL 32 148 148 148 0 0 0 0 0 148 0 0 0 0
1940 CHW AL 33 150 150 150 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 0 0 0
1941 CHW AL 34 154 154 154 0 0 0 0 0 154 0 0 0 0
1942 CHW AL 35 142 142 142 0 0 0 0 0 141 0 0 0 0
1943 CHW AL 36 155 155 155 0 0 0 0 0 155 0 0 0 0
1945 CHW AL 38 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0
1946 CHW AL 39 149 149 149 0 0 0 0 0 149 0 0 0 0
1947 CHW AL 40 139 139 139 0 0 0 0 2 129 0 0 0 0
1948 CHW AL 41 139 139 139 0 0 0 0 72 64 0 0 0 0
1949 CHW AL 42 142 142 142 0 0 0 0 0 141 0 0 0 0
1950 CHW AL 43 50 50 50 0 0 13 1 0 20 0 0 0 0
20 Seasons 2422 2422 2422 0 0 13 40 88 2218 0 0 0 0
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

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