Luke Appling

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 183lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: April 2, 1907 in High Point, NC us

Died: January 3, 1991 in Cumming, GA

Buried: Sawnee View Memorial Gardens, Cumming, GA

High School: Fulton HS (Atlanta, GA)

School: Oglethorpe University (Atlanta, GA)

Debut: September 10, 1930 (Age 23-161d, 7,125th in major league history)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1950 (Age 43-182d)
vs. SLB 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1964. (Voted by BBWAA in Runoff Election on 189/201 ballots)
View Luke Appling's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1931 season

Full Name: Lucius Benjamin Appling

Nicknames: Old Aches and Pains or Luscious Luke

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

77.4

8856

2749

.310

1319

RBI

1116

179

OBP

.399

SLG

.398

OPS

.798

OPS+

113

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-12 / in Starts: 5-12
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 70 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	42 (19-16-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 70 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	46 (24-14-7)

Most Driven In
J Dickshot	2
R Schalk	2
W Moses	1
O Hockett	1
D Reynolds	0
G Curtright	0

Most Driven In By
B Nagel	3
T Cuccinello	2
J Dickshot	1

1945 Batting Game Log

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1945 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	ROE	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1786	125 (124)	Sep 2 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,6-0	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	5	.57	0.061	.02	0.00%	0.44	SS
2	1787	126	Sep 2 (2)	CHW		SLB	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	5	1.09	-0.029	.05	0.00%	-0.13	SS
3	1788	127	Sep 3 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	1	1	0		0	0		0	.364	.462	.636	1.098	5						SS
4	1789	128	Sep 3 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,5-6	GS-0	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0		0	.357	.438	.571	1.009	5						SS
5	1790	129	Sep 5 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	W,15-6	CG	6	4	2	3	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	1	.444	.545	.611	1.157	5	.44	0.151	.00	0.00%	3.26	SS
6	1791	130	Sep 5 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-5	GS-10	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.381	.519	.524	1.042	5	.92	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.60	SS
7	1792	131	Sep 6 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.516	.520	1.036	5	1.69	0.257	.01	0.00%	2.27	SS
8	1793	132	Sep 6 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	W,2-1	GS-7	3	3	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.529	.643	1.172	5	1.14	0.263	.00	0.00%	1.38	SS
9	1794	133	Sep 7 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	L,3-4	GS-7	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.433	.553	.633	1.186	5	.73	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.09	SS
10	1795	134	Sep 7 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,2-9	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.438	.561	.688	1.248	5	1.03	0.096	.00	0.00%	0.85	SS
11	1796	136 (1)	Sep 9 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.400	.533	.629	1.162	5	1.74	-0.121	.00	0.00%	-1.01	SS
12	1797	137	Sep 9 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.510	.615	1.126	5	1.48	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.38	SS
13	1798	138	Sep 10 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-10	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.357	.481	.571	1.052	5	.51	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.98	SS
14	1799	140 (1)	Sep 11	CHW	@	WSH	W,2-1	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.349	.472	.558	1.030	8	1.45	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.13	PH
15	1800	141	Sep 12 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.370	.491	.565	1.056	5	1.16	0.111	.00	0.00%	0.95	SS
16	1801	145 (3)	Sep 16 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-1	GS-0	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0		0	.380	.492	.560	1.052	6						SS
17	1802	148 (2)	Sep 22	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0		0	.370	.477	.537	1.014	5						SS
18	1803	150 (1)	Sep 25	CHW	@	SLB	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.478	.526	1.005	5	.72	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.19	SS
							6-12		70	57	12	21	2	2	1	9	12	0	6	1	0	1	.368	.478	.526	1.005		1.00	0.720	.01	0.00%	7.02

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