Luke Appling

Position: Shortstop

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)

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)
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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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1930	23	-5.7	Atlanta	SOUA	A		104		374		122	19	17	5						.326		.508		190
1930	23	-5.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	6	26	26	2	8	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	.308	.308	.385	.692	10		0	0		0
1931	24	-4.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	96	330	297	36	69	13	4	1	28	9	2	29	27	.232	.303	.313	.616	93		1	3		0
1932	25	-3.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	139	532	489	66	134	20	10	3	63	9	8	40	36	.274	.329	.374	.703	183		0	3		1
1933	26	-2.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	151	670	612	90	197	36	10	6	85	6	11	56	29	.322	.379	.443	.822	271		0	2		1
1934	27	-1.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	118	516	452	75	137	28	6	2	61	3	1	59	27	.303	.384	.405	.789	183		0	5		1
1935	28	-0.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	153	654	525	94	161	28	6	1	71	12	6	122	40	.307	.437	.389	.826	204		0	7		8
1936	29	0.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	138	618	526	111	204	31	7	6	128	10	6	85	25	.388	.474	.508	.982	267		1	6		6
1937	30	1.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	154	665	574	98	182	42	8	4	77	18	10	86	28	.317	.407	.439	.846	252		1	4		6
1938	31	2.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	81	338	294	41	89	14	0	0	44	1	3	42	17	.303	.392	.350	.742	103		1	1		1
1939	32	4.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	148	630	516	82	162	16	6	0	56	16	9	105	37	.314	.430	.368	.798	190	11	0	9		5
1940	33	5.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	150	639	566	96	197	27	13	0	79	3	5	69	35	.348	.420	.442	.862	250	11	1	3		6
1941	34	6.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	154	677	592	93	186	26	8	1	57	12	8	82	32	.314	.399	.390	.789	231	10	1	2		11
1942	35	7.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	142	613	543	78	142	26	4	3	53	17	5	63	23	.262	.342	.341	.682	185	7	3	4		1
1943	36	7.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	155	677	585	63	192	33	2	3	80	27	8	90	29	.328	.419	.407	.825	238	13	1	1		12

1945	38	7.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	18	70	57	12	21	2	2	1	10	1	0	12	7	.368	.478	.526	1.005	30	0	0	1		0
1946	39	9.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	149	659	582	59	180	27	5	1	55	6	4	71	41	.309	.384	.378	.762	220	15	0	6		2
1947	40	10.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	139	572	503	67	154	29	0	8	49	8	6	64	28	.306	.386	.412	.797	207	15	1	4		3
1948	41	12.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	139	594	497	63	156	16	2	0	47	10	4	94	35	.314	.423	.354	.777	176	17	0	3		3
1949	42	13.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	142	619	492	82	148	21	5	5	58	7	12	121	24	.301	.439	.394	.833	194	23	0	6		1
1950	43	14.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	50	144	128	11	30	3	4	0	13	2	0	12	8	.234	.300	.320	.620	41	7	0	4		0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (20 seasons)					Majors		2422	10243	8856	1319	2749	440	102	45	1116	179	108	1302	528	.310	.399	.398	.798	3528		11	74		68
Minors (1 season)					Minors		104	374	374		122	19	17	5						.326		.508		190
All Levels (20 Seasons)							2526	10617	9230	1319	2871	459	119	50	1116	179	108	1302	528	.311		.403		3718		11	74		68