Luke Sewell

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: January 5, 1901 in Titus, AL us

Died: May 14, 1987 in Akron, OH

Buried: Rose Hill Burial Park, Fairlawn, OH

High School: Wetumpka HS (Wetumpka, AL)

School: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Debut: June 30, 1921 (Age 20-176d, 5,276th in major league history)
vs. DET 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 1, 1942 (Age 41-208d)
vs. NYY 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1922 season

Full Name: James Luther Sewell

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Relatives: Brother of Joe Sewell, Tommy Sewell; Cousin of Rip Sewell

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.8

5383

1393

.259

653

RBI

698

OBP

.323

SLG

.341

OPS

.665

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1934 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1934 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	51 (50)	Jun 13 (1)	WSH		CHW	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
2	54 (2)	Jun 15	WSH		CHW	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
3	55	Jun 16 (1)	WSH		CLE	W,7-1	GF	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	57 (1)	Jun 17	WSH		CLE	L,5-8	GS	23	5.0	4	0	0	4	0
5	58	Jun 19 (1)	WSH		CLE	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
6	59	Jun 19 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,0-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	60	Jun 20	WSH		DET	L,10-13	CG	55	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
8	63 (2)	Jun 23 (1)	WSH		DET	L,6-9	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	65 (1)	Jun 24	WSH		SLB	W,7-0	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
10	66	Jun 25	WSH		SLB	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
11	67	Jun 26	WSH		SLB	W,10-9	GS	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	70 (2)	Jul 2	WSH	@	PHA	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
13	71	Jul 3	WSH	@	PHA	W,12-6	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
14	72	Jul 4 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,9-10	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
15	74 (1)	Jul 5	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	75	Jul 6	WSH	@	NYY	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
17	76	Jul 7	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
18	77	Jul 8	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	78	Jul 11	WSH	@	DET	L,7-13	CG	47	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
20	79	Jul 13	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
21	80	Jul 14	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	81	Jul 15 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,8-10	GS	35	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	83 (1)	Jul 16	WSH	@	DET	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
24	84	Jul 17	WSH	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	85	Jul 18	WSH	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
26	86	Jul 19	WSH	@	SLB	L,7-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	87	Jul 20	WSH	@	SLB	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
28	88	Jul 21	WSH	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG	40	8.2	4	0	0	4	1
29	89	Jul 22	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
30	90	Jul 23	WSH	@	CHW	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	91	Jul 24	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
32	92	Jul 25	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	1
33	93	Jul 26	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-9	GS	24	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	94	Jul 28 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
35	95	Jul 28 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	3
36	96	Jul 30	WSH		BOS	L,0-8	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
37	97	Jul 31	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	99 (1)	Aug 4	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-5	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
39	100	Aug 5 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	103 (2)	Aug 7 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
41	105 (1)	Aug 10	WSH		PHA	L,6-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	106	Aug 11	WSH		PHA	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
43	113 (6)	Aug 18 (2)	WSH		CHW	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	1
44	114	Aug 19	WSH		CHW	L,8-9	GF	0		0	0	0	0	0
45	118 (3)	Aug 25	WSH		DET	L,2-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	120 (1)	Aug 26 (2)	WSH		SLB	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
47	124 (3)	Aug 30	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	42	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
48	125	Aug 31	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-3	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	129 (3)	Sep 3 (2)	WSH		BOS	T,4-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	135 (5)	Sep 9 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	0	10.0	5	1	0	6	0
51	136	Sep 10	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	137	Sep 11	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-3	GF	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
53	139 (1)	Sep 14	WSH	@	DET	L,4-6	GF	19	3.1	1	0	0	1	0
54	140	Sep 15	WSH	@	DET	L,2-12	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	141	Sep 16	WSH	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
56	142	Sep 17	WSH	@	CLE	W,13-6	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
57	143	Sep 18 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	47	11.0	1	1	0	2	1
58	144	Sep 18 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-9	CG	0	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
59	145	Sep 19	WSH	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
60	146	Sep 20	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	147	Sep 23 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
62	149 (1)	Sep 24 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
63	151 (1)	Sep 25 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	1
64	153 (1)	Sep 29 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
65	155 (1)	Sep 30	WSH		NYY	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
							65gm		420.0	212	30	2	244	11