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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 in Runoff Election as Player in 1964 (189/201 ballots).
Died: January 3, 1991 in Cumming, GA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1930 23 CHW AL 6 26 26 2 8 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692 76 10 0 0 /6
1931 24 CHW AL 96 330 297 36 69 13 4 1 28 9 2 29 27 .232 .303 .313 .616 66 93 1 3 6/4
1932 25 CHW AL 139 532 489 66 134 20 10 3 63 9 8 40 36 .274 .329 .374 .703 86 183 0 3 645
1933 26 CHW AL 151 670 612 90 197 36 10 6 85 6 11 56 29 .322 .379 .443 .822 121 271 0 2 *6 MVP-21
1934 27 CHW AL 118 516 452 75 137 28 6 2 61 3 1 59 27 .303 .384 .405 .788 101 183 0 5 *6/4
1935 28 CHW AL 153 654 525 94 161 28 6 1 71 12 6 122 40 .307 .437 .389 .826 113 204 0 7 *6 MVP-15
1936 29 CHW AL 138 618 526 111 204 31 7 6 128 10 6 85 25 .388 .474 .508 .981 138 267 1 6 *6 AS,MVP-2
1937 30 CHW AL 154 665 574 98 182 42 8 4 77 18 10 86 28 .317 .407 .439 .846 113 252 1 4 *6 MVP-17
1938 31 CHW AL 81 338 294 41 89 14 0 0 44 1 3 42 17 .303 .392 .350 .742 86 103 1 1 6
1939 32 CHW AL 148 630 516 82 162 16 6 0 56 16 9 105 37 .314 .430 .368 .798 103 190 11 0 9 *6 AS,MVP-33
1940 33 CHW AL 150 639 566 96 197 27 13 0 79 3 5 69 35 .348 .420 .442 .862 123 250 11 1 3 *6 AS,MVP-10
1941 34 CHW AL 154 677 592 93 186 26 8 1 57 12 8 82 32 .314 .399 .390 .789 110 231 10 1 2 *6 AS
1942 35 CHW AL 142 613 543 78 142 26 4 3 53 17 5 63 23 .262 .342 .341 .682 94 185 7 3 4 *6
1943 36 CHW AL 155 677 585 63 192 33 2 3 80 27 8 90 29 .328 .419 .407 .825 142 238 13 1 1 *6 AS,MVP-2
1945 38 CHW AL 18 70 57 12 21 2 2 1 10 1 0 12 7 .368 .478 .526 1.005 195 30 0 0 1 6
1946 39 CHW AL 149 659 582 59 180 27 5 1 55 6 4 71 41 .309 .384 .378 .762 117 220 15 0 6 *6 AS,MVP-12
1947 40 CHW AL 139 572 503 67 154 29 0 8 49 8 6 64 28 .306 .386 .412 .797 125 207 15 1 4 *6/5 AS,MVP-10
1948 41 CHW AL 139 594 497 63 156 16 2 0 47 10 4 94 35 .314 .423 .354 .777 111 176 17 0 3 56 MVP-22
1949 42 CHW AL 142 619 492 82 148 21 5 5 58 7 12 121 24 .301 .439 .394 .833 124 194 23 0 6 *6 MVP-22
1950 43 CHW AL 50 144 128 11 30 3 4 0 13 2 0 12 8 .234 .300 .320 .620 61 41 7 0 4 63/4
20 Seasons 2422 10243 8856 1319 2749 440 102 45 1116 179 108 1302 528 .310 .399 .398 .798 112 3528 129 11 74
162 Game Avg. 162 685 592 88 184 29 7 3 75 12 7 87 35 .310 .399 .398 .798 112 236 1 5
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1953 BBWAA ( 0.8%)
1955 BBWAA ( 1.2%)
1956 BBWAA ( 7.3%)
1958 BBWAA (28.9%)
1960 BBWAA (26.8%)
1962 BBWAA (30.0%)
1964 BBWAA (70.6%)
1964 Run Off (94.0%)
Selected to HOF in 1964 by BBWAA in Runoff Election

All-Star Games
1936 (SS)
1939
1940 (SS)
1941
1943
1946 *
1947 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1933 AL (21, 1%)
1935 AL (15, 9%)
1936 AL (2, 81%)
1937 AL (17, 6%)
1939 AL (33, 0%)
1940 AL (10, 16%)
1943 AL (2, 64%)
1946 AL (12, 8%)
1947 AL (10, 13%)
1948 AL (22, 2%)
1949 AL (22, 1%)
2.01 Career Shares (87th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1933 AL  .322 (7th)
1936 AL  .388 (1st)
1940 AL  .348 (2nd)
1941 AL  .314 (10th)
1943 AL  .328 (1st)
1946 AL  .309 (6th)
1947 AL  .306 (9th)
1948 AL  .314 (9th)
Career  .310 (108th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1935 AL  .437 (5th)
1936 AL  .474 (2nd)
1937 AL  .407 (10th)
1939 AL  .430 (7th)
1940 AL  .420 (6th)
1943 AL  .419 (1st)
1946 AL  .384 (6th)
1948 AL  .423 (3rd)
1949 AL  .439 (2nd)
Career  .399 (61st)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1936 AL  .981 (7th)
1943 AL  .825 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
1933 AL  151 (9th)
1935 AL  153 (2nd)
1937 AL  154 (7th)
1941 AL  154 (3rd)
1943 AL  155 (1st)
1946 AL  149 (10th)
Career  2422 (70th)

At Bats s c a p y
1933 AL  612 (4th)
1941 AL  592 (5th)
1943 AL  585 (9th)
1946 AL  582 (5th)
Career  8856 (73rd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1933 AL  670 (9th)
1941 AL  677 (8th)
1943 AL  677 (2nd)
1946 AL  659 (6th)
Career  10243 (59th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
Career  1319 (110th)

Hits s c a p y
1933 AL  197 (6th)
1936 AL  204 (8th)
1940 AL  197 (4th)
1941 AL  186 (4th)
1943 AL  192 (2nd)
1946 AL  180 (3rd)
Career  2749 (48th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1933 AL  271 (9th)
1943 AL  238 (7th)
Career  3528 (141st)

Doubles s c a p y
1933 AL  36 (10th)
1937 AL  42 (6th)
1943 AL  33 (5th)
1947 AL  29 (5th)
Career  440 (102nd)

Triples s c a p y
1940 AL  13 (5th)
Career  102 (146th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1936 AL  128 (6th)
1943 AL  80 (10th)
Career  1116 (182nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1935 AL  122 (2nd)
1937 AL  86 (10th)
1939 AL  105 (3rd)
1943 AL  90 (4th)
1946 AL  71 (9th)
1948 AL  94 (7th)
1949 AL  121 (4th)
Career  1302 (39th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1937 AL  18 (4th)
1939 AL  16 (9th)
1941 AL  12 (8th)
1942 AL  17 (5th)
1943 AL  27 (4th)
1948 AL  10 (8th)

Singles s c a p y
1933 AL  145 (4th)
1936 AL  160 (2nd)
1939 AL  140 (3rd)
1940 AL  157 (2nd)
1941 AL  151 (2nd)
1943 AL  154 (2nd)
1946 AL  147 (2nd)
1947 AL  117 (7th)
1948 AL  138 (5th)
Career  2162 (24th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1936 AL  138 (8th)
1943 AL  142 (6th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1936 AL  126 (7th)
1943 AL  103 (3rd)
Career  1412 (98th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1935 AL  19 (10th)
1936 AL  38 (6th)
1943 AL  37 (2nd)
1949 AL  26 (7th)
Career  216 (225th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1935 AL  1.8 (10th)
1936 AL  3.4 (6th)
1943 AL  3.9 (2nd)
1949 AL  2.5 (7th)
Career  21.1 (240th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1933 AL  253 (10th)
1935 AL  283 (5th)
1936 AL  290 (8th)
1937 AL  269 (10th)
1939 AL  267 (4th)
1940 AL  267 (5th)
1941 AL  269 (5th)
1943 AL  283 (1st)
1946 AL  251 (6th)
1949 AL  269 (9th)
Career  4062 (37th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1936 AL  .748 (5th)
1940 AL  .656 (10th)
1943 AL  .742 (2nd)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1946 AL  15 (10th)
1949 AL  23 (2nd)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1932 AL  8 (10th)
1933 AL  11 (4th)
1937 AL  10 (3rd)
1939 AL  9 (7th)
1941 AL  8 (8th)
1943 AL  8 (9th)
1949 AL  12 (2nd)
Career  108 (84th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1947 AL  8.0 (9th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1936 AL  21.0 (10th)
1937 AL  20.5 (9th)
1941 AL  18.5 (10th)
1942 AL  23.6 (7th)
1943 AL  20.2 (8th)
1947 AL  18.0 (9th)
1949 AL  20.5 (7th)
Career  16.8 (181st)

Outs Made s c a p y
1933 AL  428 (7th)
1946 AL  427 (10th)
Career  6418 (92nd)

Oldest s c a p y
1947 AL  born 1907-04-02 (7th)
1948 AL  born 1907-04-02 (4th)
1949 AL  born 1907-04-02 (2nd)
1950 AL  born 1907-04-02 (1st)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 9 (246), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 103 (210), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 149 (84), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 57 (44), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

August 19, 1930: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from Atlanta (Southern Association).

November 9, 1950: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

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