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.

1933 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1933 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	WSH		PHA	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	7	2	0	9	1
2	2	Apr 13	WSH		PHA	W,11-4	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
3	3	Apr 14	WSH		PHA	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
4	4	Apr 15	WSH		BOS	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
5	5	Apr 17	WSH		BOS	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
6	6	Apr 18	WSH		BOS	L,4-6	CG	0	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
7	7	Apr 20	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-8	CG	36	8.0	4	2	1	7	1
8	8	Apr 21	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
9	9	Apr 22	WSH	@	PHA	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
10	10	Apr 23	WSH		NYY	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
11	11	Apr 24	WSH		NYY	W,11-10	GS	37	7.0	3	2	0	5	0
12	12	Apr 25	WSH		NYY	L,0-16	GS	32	6.0	4	0	0	4	0
13	13	Apr 27	WSH	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
14	14	Apr 28	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	8	0	0	8	0
15	15	Apr 29	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
16	16	Apr 30	WSH		PHA	W,5-4	CG	48	12.0	6	0	0	6	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 4	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
18	18	May 6	WSH	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
19	19	May 7 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,9-10	GS	36	6.0	6	0	0	6	0
20	20	May 7 (2)	WSH	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	21	May 8	WSH	@	SLB	W,10-8	CG	54	12.0	5	0	0	5	0
22	22	May 9	WSH	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
23	23	May 10	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-5	CG	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
24	24	May 11	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	31	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
25	25	May 13	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	1	0	1	2	0
26	26	May 14 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,8-10	GS	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	27	May 14 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,11-9	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	28	May 16	WSH		CLE	W,11-10	CG	57	12.0	3	1	0	4	0
29	29	May 17	WSH		CLE	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	30	May 18	WSH		CLE	L,5-6	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	31	May 19	WSH		CHW	L,1-10	GS	36	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	32	May 20	WSH		CHW	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	33	May 21	WSH		CHW	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
34	34	May 22	WSH		DET	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
35	35	May 23	WSH		DET	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	36	May 24	WSH		DET	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
37	37	May 25	WSH		SLB	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
38	38	May 26	WSH		SLB	W,5-2	CG	29	7.0	5	0	0	5	0
39	39	May 28	WSH		PHA	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
40	40	May 30	WSH		NYY	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
41	41	May 31 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,12-7	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
42	42	May 31 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,7-9	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	43	Jun 1	WSH		BOS	L,5-7	CG	53	13.0	3	1	0	4	0
44	44	Jun 2	WSH		BOS	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	45	Jun 3	WSH		BOS	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	46	Jun 4	WSH		BOS	W,4-3	CG	50	13.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	47	Jun 5	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-7	GS	24	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	48	Jun 6	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	49	Jun 7	WSH	@	PHA	T,13-13	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	50	Jun 8 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	1	1	0	2	0
51	51	Jun 8 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,12-3	GF	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
52	52	Jun 9	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	54 (1)	Jun 11	WSH		PHA	W,13-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	55	Jun 13	WSH		PHA	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
55	56	Jun 17	WSH	@	SLB	W,10-3	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	57	Jun 18 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,14-1	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
57	58	Jun 18 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-3	GF	0	3.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	59	Jun 19	WSH	@	SLB	W,10-4	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
59	60	Jun 21	WSH	@	CHW	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	61	Jun 22	WSH	@	CHW	W,11-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
61	62	Jun 23	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
62	63	Jun 24	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
63	64	Jun 25 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
64	66 (1)	Jun 26	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
65	67	Jun 27	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	42	8.2	4	0	0	4	0
66	68	Jun 28	WSH	@	CLE	W,15-2	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
67	69	Jun 29	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
68	70	Jun 30	WSH	@	DET	W,2-1	GS	0		6	0	0	6	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	71	Jul 1	WSH	@	DET	W,11-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	72	Jul 4 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-5	GS	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
71	73	Jul 4 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
72	74	Jul 8 (1)	WSH		CLE	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
73	75	Jul 8 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
74	76	Jul 9	WSH		CLE	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
75	77	Jul 10	WSH		CLE	L,2-3	GS	40	11.0	1	1	0	2	0
76	78	Jul 11	WSH		CHW	L,3-9	GS	21	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	79	Jul 12	WSH		CHW	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	80	Jul 13	WSH		CHW	L,6-9	CG	49	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
79	81	Jul 14	WSH		CHW	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
80	82	Jul 15 (1)	WSH		SLB	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
81	84 (1)	Jul 16	WSH		SLB	L,0-7	GS	0		5	1	1	7	0
82	85	Jul 18	WSH		SLB	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	1	6	0
83	86	Jul 19	WSH		SLB	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
84	87	Jul 20	WSH		DET	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	88	Jul 21	WSH		DET	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
86	89	Jul 22	WSH		DET	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
87	90	Jul 23	WSH		DET	L,8-12	CG	49	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
88	92 (1)	Jul 24 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
89	93	Jul 25	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-1	CG	22	5.0	3	0	0	3	0
90	94	Jul 27	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	5	1	0	6	1
91	95	Jul 29	WSH		NYY	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
92	96	Jul 30	WSH		NYY	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	97	Jul 31	WSH		NYY	L,9-13	GS	38	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	98	Aug 2	WSH		BOS	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
95	99	Aug 3	WSH		BOS	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
96	100	Aug 5	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
97	101	Aug 6	WSH		PHA	L,8-12	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
98	102	Aug 7 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	41	8.2	4	0	0	4	0
99	103	Aug 7 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
100	104	Aug 8	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
101	105	Aug 9	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
102	106	Aug 10	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
103	107	Aug 11	WSH	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
104	108	Aug 12	WSH	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
105	109	Aug 13	WSH		NYY	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
106	110	Aug 15	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
107	111	Aug 16	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
108	112	Aug 17	WSH	@	CHW	W,14-1	GS	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	113	Aug 18	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-4	GS	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
110	115 (1)	Aug 20 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
111	116	Aug 20 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	117	Aug 22	WSH	@	DET	L,8-10	CG	0	8.2	4	0	0	4	0
113	118	Aug 23 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	0	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
114	120 (1)	Aug 24	WSH	@	DET	W,13-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
115	122 (1)	Aug 26	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	49	10.1	2	0	0	2	0
116	123	Aug 27 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,14-1	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
117	124	Aug 27 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
118	125	Aug 29 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	40	10.0	3	2	0	5	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	127 (1)	Sep 1	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-12	GS	27	5.0	2	0	1	3	0
120	128	Sep 2 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-7	GF	30	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
121	129	Sep 2 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
122	130	Sep 3	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
123	131	Sep 5 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	45	11.0	5	1	0	6	1
124	132	Sep 5 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	0	9.0	5	2	0	7	1
125	133	Sep 6	WSH		CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
126	134	Sep 7	WSH		CHW	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	135	Sep 8	WSH		CHW	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
128	136	Sep 9	WSH		CHW	W,3-2	GS	0		7	0	0	7	0
129	137	Sep 10	WSH		CLE	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
130	138	Sep 11	WSH		CLE	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
131	139	Sep 12	WSH		CLE	L,1-3	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
132	140	Sep 14	WSH		DET	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	4	3	0	7	0
133	141	Sep 16 (1)	WSH		DET	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	1	4	0
134	142	Sep 16 (2)	WSH		DET	W,4-3	CG	0	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
135	143	Sep 17	WSH		DET	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
136	145 (1)	Sep 19	WSH		SLB	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
137	146	Sep 20	WSH		SLB	W,13-5	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
138	147	Sep 21	WSH		SLB	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
139	150 (2)	Sep 28	WSH	@	NYY	L,9-11	GS	22	4.0	3	0	0	3	0
140	151	Sep 29	WSH	@	NYY	W,8-5	GS	34	7.0	3	1	0	4	0
141	152	Sep 30	WSH	@	NYY	W,7-2	GS	20	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
							141gm		1177.0	516	61	6	583	12