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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	26-45 / in Starts: 24-28
Longest Hitting Streak	9 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 232 PAs	21
Actual Runners on Base	134 (71-42-21) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 232 PAs	27
Avg. Runners on Base	157 (80-48-27)

Most Driven In
R Kress	3
P Susko	3
Self	2
F Schulte	2
J Cronin	2
C Travis	1
J Kuhel	1
J Stone	1

Most Driven In By
J Stone	3
B Myer	3
O Bluege	2
C Bolton	2
Self	2
J Gill	1
B Burke	1
F Schulte	1

1934 Batting Game Log

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1934 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1105	51 (50)	Jun 13 (1)	WSH		CHW	W,11-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.13	-0.022	.24	-0.02%	-1.15	C
2	1106	54 (2)	Jun 15	WSH		CHW	W,8-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.56	-0.057	1.43	-0.09%	-0.94	C
3	1107	55	Jun 16 (1)	WSH		CLE	W,7-1	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	8	.09	0.004	.25	0.01%	0.63	C
4	1108	57 (1)	Jun 17	WSH		CLE	L,5-8	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	8	.67	0.042	2.17	0.08%	0.28	C
5	1109	58	Jun 19 (1)	WSH		CLE	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.267	.308	.574	8	.62	0.005	1.98	0.01%	0.50	C
6	1110	59	Jun 19 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,0-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	8	.57	-0.015	1.99	-0.03%	-0.18	PR C
7	1111	60	Jun 20	WSH		DET	L,10-13	CG(11)	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.111	.238	.222	.460	8	1.18	-0.060	4.13	-0.13%	-0.93	C
8	1112	63 (2)	Jun 23 (1)	WSH		DET	L,6-9	9-GF(10)	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.273	.368	.641	6	.48	0.028	1.37	0.05%	1.29	C
9	1113	65 (1)	Jun 24	WSH		SLB	W,7-0	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.261	.346	.435	.781	8						C
10	1114	66	Jun 25	WSH		SLB	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.333	.407	.741	8	.38	-0.031	.57	-0.03%	-0.34	C
11	1115	67	Jun 26	WSH		SLB	W,10-9	GS-3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.250	.344	.393	.737	8	.89	0.005	1.54	0.01%	0.17	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	1116	70 (2)	Jul 2	WSH	@	PHA	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.306	.344	.649	8	.72	-0.069	.79	-0.05%	-1.06	C
13	1117	71	Jul 3	WSH	@	PHA	W,12-6	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.268	.297	.566	8	.68	0.013	.86	0.01%	-0.45	C
14	1118	72	Jul 4 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,9-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.171	.244	.268	.513	8	1.37	-0.127	1.92	-0.11%	-1.05	C
15	1119	74 (1)	Jul 5	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.224	.244	.469	8	.53	-0.054	.75	-0.05%	-1.25	C
16	1120	75	Jul 6	WSH	@	NYY	W,9-8	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.222	.240	.462	8	1.07	0.052	1.28	0.04%	-0.08	C
17	1121	76	Jul 7	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.241	.278	.519	8	1.00	0.021	1.37	0.02%	0.23	C
18	1122	77	Jul 8	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.226	.259	.484	8	.59	-0.067	.62	-0.04%	-0.86	C
19	1123	78	Jul 11	WSH	@	DET	L,7-13	CG	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.254	.279	.532	8	1.03	0.059	.73	0.03%	0.06	C
20	1124	79	Jul 13	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.169	.239	.262	.501	8	.47	-0.051	.18	-0.01%	-0.79	C
21	1125	80	Jul 14	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.230	.250	.480	8	1.08	-0.091	.47	-0.02%	-0.72	C
22	1126	81	Jul 15 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,8-10	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.155	.221	.239	.460	8	1.42	-0.149	.62	-0.04%	-1.52	C
23	1127	82	Jul 15 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,8-10	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.155	.231	.239	.470	8	1.07	0.054	.33	0.01%	0.28	PH
24	1128	83	Jul 16	WSH	@	DET	W,10-8	CG	5	4	2	3	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.187	.265	.307	.572	8	1.24	0.361	.40	0.07%	2.38	C
25	1129	84	Jul 17	WSH	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.264	.295	.559	8	1.65	0.000	.68	0.00%	0.12	C
26	1130	85	Jul 18	WSH	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.198	.286	.309	.594	8	1.71	-0.036	.56	-0.01%	0.34	C
27	1131	86	Jul 19	WSH	@	SLB	L,7-8	CG	4	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.316	.325	.641	8	.89	0.131	.11	0.01%	1.72	C
28	1132	87	Jul 20	WSH	@	SLB	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.218	.313	.322	.635	7	1.28	-0.084	.14	-0.01%	-0.25	1B
29	1133	88	Jul 21	WSH	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.209	.301	.308	.609	7	.84	-0.094	.08	-0.01%	-1.11	1B
30	1134	89	Jul 22	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.290	.295	.584	7	.87	-0.034	.06	0.00%	-0.97	1B
31	1135	90	Jul 23	WSH	@	CHW	W,11-5	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.202	.295	.303	.598	8	.23	-0.069	.02	0.00%	-1.26	C
32	1136	91	Jul 24	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.304	.300	.604	8	.78	0.035	.05	0.00%	0.35	C
33	1137	92	Jul 25	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.204	.311	.301	.612	8	.45	-0.011	.02	0.00%	-0.11	C
34	1138	93	Jul 26	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-9	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.210	.314	.305	.619	8	.42	0.042	.01	0.00%	0.08	C
35	1139	94	Jul 28 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,3-6	CG	4	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.328	.333	.661	8	1.26	0.286	.03	0.00%	1.91	C
36	1140	95	Jul 28 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.336	.342	.678	8	.88	0.072	.01	0.00%	0.78	1B
37	1141	96	Jul 30	WSH		BOS	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.341	.348	.689	8	.53	-0.012	.01	0.00%	-0.69	1B
38	1142	97	Jul 31	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.338	.345	.683	8	.59	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-1.19	1B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
39	1143	99 (1)	Aug 4	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-5	9-GF(10)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.248	.341	.347	.688	9	2.10	0.188	.01	0.00%	0.40	PH C
40	1144	100	Aug 5 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.248	.338	.344	.682	8						C
41	1145	103 (2)	Aug 7 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.248	.336	.341	.677	8	.87	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.54	C
42	1146	105 (1)	Aug 10	WSH		PHA	L,6-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.246	.333	.338	.672	9	3.30	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.35	PH C
43	1147	106	Aug 11	WSH		PHA	L,1-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.331	.336	.667	6	8.63	-0.548	.00	0.00%	-1.64	PR C
44	1148	108 (1)	Aug 13	WSH		PHA	L,0-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.329	.333	.662	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.18	PH
45	1149	112 (3)	Aug 18 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,3-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.327	.331	.657	9	.66	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.12	PH
46	1150	113	Aug 18 (2)	WSH		CHW	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.325	.328	.653	8	1.61	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.20	C
47	1151	114	Aug 19	WSH		CHW	L,8-9	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.325	.328	.653	5						PR C
48	1152	117 (2)	Aug 24	WSH		DET	L,6-12	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.239	.323	.326	.649	9	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
49	1153	118	Aug 25	WSH		DET	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.239	.323	.326	.649	5						C
50	1154	120 (1)	Aug 26 (2)	WSH		SLB	L,5-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.239	.321	.324	.645	7	.22	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.28	C
51	1155	124 (3)	Aug 30	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.331	.347	.679	7	.58	0.106	.00	0.00%	0.58	C
52	1156	125	Aug 31	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.329	.345	.674	8	.47	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PR 2B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
53	1157	128 (2)	Sep 3 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.240	.327	.342	.670	9	.21	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.12	PH
54	1158	129	Sep 3 (2)	WSH		BOS	T,4-4	CG(8)	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.247	.331	.347	.678	7	1.27	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.11	C
55	1159	135 (5)	Sep 9 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.240	.324	.338	.661	7						C
56	1160	136	Sep 10	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	5	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.326	.342	.668	7	1.29	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.49	C
57	1161	137	Sep 11	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-3	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.326	.342	.668	6						3B
58	1162	138	Sep 13	WSH	@	DET	L,0-2	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.245	.330	.358	.688	9	.50	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.28	PH
59	1163	139	Sep 14	WSH	@	DET	L,4-6	9-GF(12)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.247	.330	.358	.688	6	2.25	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.61	PH C
60	1164	140	Sep 15	WSH	@	DET	L,2-12	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.245	.328	.356	.684	4	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.27	LF
61	1165	141	Sep 16	WSH	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		1		0	0	.247	.332	.355	.687	8	1.87	0.133	.00	0.00%	0.66	LF
62	1166	142	Sep 17	WSH	@	CLE	W,13-6	CG	6	5	1	3	0	0	0	3	1		1	0	0				0	0	.257	.342	.363	.705	6						RF
63	1167	143	Sep 18 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG(12)	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.249	.332	.350	.682	5	1.62	-0.246	.00	0.00%	-1.55	RF
64	1168	144	Sep 18 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0	0	.244	.330	.344	.674	5						RF
65	1169	145	Sep 19	WSH	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	0		1	0	0				0	0	.249	.332	.351	.683	6						RF
66	1170	146	Sep 20	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.325	.344	.669	6	.86	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-1.02	RF
67	1171	147	Sep 23 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.319	.337	.656	8	1.01	-0.111	.00	0.00%	-1.11	C
68	1172	149 (1)	Sep 24 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.314	.330	.644	7	1.78	-0.138	.00	0.00%	-1.07	C
69	1173	151 (1)	Sep 25 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.230	.309	.325	.634	7	.94	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.59	C
70	1174	152	Sep 25 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-9	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.308	.323	.631	9	2.07	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-0.61	PH
71	1175	153	Sep 29 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,8-5	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.316	.328	.644	7	.67	0.123	.00	0.00%	2.16	C
72	1176	155 (1)	Sep 30	WSH		NYY	W,5-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.237	.316	.329	.645	7	1.18	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.18	C
							26-45		232	207	21	49	7	3	2	21	23	1	10	1	1		2		0	1	.237	.316	.329	.645		1.00	-0.762	.50	-0.29%	-11.82

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