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	22-41 / in Starts: 19-31
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	55 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 193 PAs	16
Actual Runners on Base	118 (58-42-18) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 193 PAs	22
Avg. Runners on Base	128 (64-40-23)

Most Driven In
G Burns	5
J Sewell	4
H Summa	3
S Clarke	2
T Speaker	1
P McNulty	1

Most Driven In By
R Stephenson	7
F Ellerbe	5
G Burns	2
C Jamieson	2
F Brower	2
C Fewster	2
L Gardner	1
S Clarke	1

1924 Batting Game Log

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1924 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	55	2 (1)	Apr 16	CLE	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	8	.81	-0.045	1.94	-0.06%	-0.89	C
2	56	3	Apr 18	CLE	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	8	.75	-0.015	1.66	-0.02%	-0.29	C
3	57	4	Apr 20	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-5	4-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	8	.22	-0.006	.52	-0.01%	-0.18	C
4	58	6 (1)	Apr 23	CLE		DET	W,6-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	8	2.03	0.355	5.06	0.53%	1.29	C
5	59	10 (3)	Apr 27	CLE	@	SLB	W,10-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	8						C
6	60	11	Apr 28	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.294	.250	.544	8	1.45	-0.120	3.46	-0.17%	-0.99	C
May		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
7	61	14 (2)	May 4	CLE		CHW	W,13-7	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1		0	0	.235	.278	.235	.513	8	1.68	0.010	3.31	0.01%	0.11	C
8	62	16 (1)	May 6	CLE		SLB	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.318	.333	.652	8	.85	0.034	2.03	0.05%	0.43	C
9	63	17	May 7	CLE		SLB	L,8-10	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.318	.348	.455	.802	9	.92	0.101	1.87	0.12%	1.14	PH
10	64	18	May 8	CLE		SLB	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.333	.423	.756	5	1.04	-0.039	1.80	-0.04%	-0.40	C
11	65	20 (1)	May 11	CLE		PHA	W,8-5	GS-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.357	.444	.802	5	1.00	0.030	1.65	0.03%	0.40	C
12	66	24 (3)	May 17	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-6	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.323	.344	.419	.763	5	1.60	-0.007	4.11	-0.01%	0.02	C
13	67	26 (1)	May 22	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.333	.406	.740	8	.83	-0.022	2.01	-0.03%	-0.26	PH
14	68	32 (5)	May 28 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,6-13	GS-7	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.324	.361	.441	.802	6	.72	0.064	1.22	0.07%	0.59	C
15	69	34 (1)	May 30 (2)	CLE		DET	L,0-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.314	.351	.429	.780	8	3.73	-0.100	5.20	-0.08%	-0.48	PH
Jun		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
16	70	36 (1)	Jun 1	CLE		DET	L,6-10	6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.314	.368	.429	.797	9	1.06	0.037	1.08	0.02%	0.40	PH
17	71	39 (2)	Jun 6	CLE		PHA	L,7-11	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.372	.410	.782	6	.49	-0.044	.37	-0.02%	-0.65	C
18	72	40	Jun 7	CLE		WSH	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.293	.356	.390	.746	6	.98	-0.052	.66	-0.02%	-0.69	C
19	73	42 (1)	Jun 9	CLE		WSH	W,6-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.295	.354	.386	.741	6	.95	-0.001	.82	0.00%	0.17	C
20	74	43	Jun 10	CLE		WSH	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.295	.354	.386	.741	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
21	75	45 (1)	Jun 12	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.295	.354	.386	.741	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
22	76	49 (3)	Jun 16	CLE		NYY	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.295	.354	.386	.741	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
23	77	52 (2)	Jun 19 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,16-5	CG	6	5	2	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.306	.370	.388	.758	6	.59	0.115	.96	0.11%	1.31	C
24	78	53	Jun 19 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.302	.362	.377	.739	6	1.29	-0.138	2.41	-0.16%	-0.94	C
25	79	62 (8)	Jun 27	CLE		DET	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.298	.355	.368	.723	6	1.84	-0.072	4.38	-0.10%	-0.47	C
26	80	63	Jun 28	CLE		DET	L,3-9	CG(8)	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.305	.379	.373	.752	6	.43	0.009	.81	0.01%	0.41	C
27	81	64	Jun 29	CLE		DET	W,7-3	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.295	.377	.361	.737	7	1.26	0.045	1.89	0.04%	0.56	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
28	82	78 (13)	Jul 12 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-1	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.371	.355	.726	6	.67	-0.017	1.03	-0.02%	-0.18	C
29	83	79	Jul 12 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-9	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.303	.378	.364	.742	6	.31	-0.025	.57	-0.03%	0.26	C
30	84	85 (5)	Jul 18 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.372	.348	.720	5	.90	-0.014	.91	-0.01%	-0.42	C
31	85	91 (5)	Jul 23	CLE	@	BOS	L,12-16	GS-2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.380	.371	.751	5	.91	0.086	.16	0.01%	1.15	C
32	86	93 (1)	Jul 26	CLE		WSH	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.297	.373	.365	.738	5	.53	-0.021	.06	0.00%	-0.32	C
33	87	95 (1)	Jul 28	CLE		WSH	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.295	.368	.359	.727	5	.60	0.013	.06	0.00%	0.24	C
34	88	98 (2)	Jul 31 (1)	CLE		PHA	L,3-7	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.305	.374	.366	.739	5	.58	0.010	.08	0.00%	0.16	C
35	89	99	Jul 31 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.291	.358	.349	.707	5	1.96	-0.305	.19	-0.02%	-1.88	C
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
36	90	101 (1)	Aug 2	CLE		PHA	L,4-12	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.289	.360	.344	.704	5	.45	-0.034	.04	0.00%	-0.54	C
37	91	103 (1)	Aug 4	CLE		BOS	W,14-5	5-GF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.289	.373	.344	.717	5	.10	0.006	.01	0.00%	0.68	C
38	92	106 (2)	Aug 7	CLE		NYY	L,5-7	CG	4	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.287	.368	.351	.719	5	1.17	-0.065	.38	-0.01%	-0.68	C
39	93	110 (3)	Aug 12	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.358	.340	.698	6	.99	-0.077	.15	-0.01%	-0.55	C
40	94	111	Aug 13	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.354	.330	.684	6	.86	-0.079	.08	0.00%	-1.35	C
41	95	112	Aug 14	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.345	.320	.665	6	1.53	-0.118	.16	-0.01%	-0.83	C
42	96	113	Aug 16 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.345	.320	.665	9						PR
43	97	115 (1)	Aug 18	CLE	@	PHA	W,13-3	CG	6	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.352	.327	.680	6	.36	-0.044	.01	0.00%	0.90	C
44	98	116	Aug 19	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.349	.324	.674	6	1.08	-0.063	.03	0.00%	-0.43	C
45	99	121 (4)	Aug 24	CLE		SLB	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.354	.339	.693	6	.25	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.54	C
46	100	126 (4)	Aug 28 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,6-7	GS-7	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.353	.347	.701	5	1.31	-0.018	.00	0.00%	0.09	C
47	101	129 (2)	Aug 31	CLE		CHW	L,1-10	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.351	.345	.695	5	.22	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.39	C
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
48	102	130	Sep 1 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,8-11	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.353	.341	.694	5	.82	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.13	C
49	103	133 (2)	Sep 3 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.281	.361	.359	.720	5	1.68	0.073	.00	0.00%	0.34	C
50	104	135 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.349	.346	.695	5	1.20	-0.138	.00	0.00%	-1.64	C
51	105	137 (1)	Sep 6	CLE	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.274	.355	.348	.703	6	.50	-0.009	.00	0.00%	0.10	C
52	106	138	Sep 7	CLE	@	DET	L,7-8	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.281	.359	.353	.711	6	1.24	0.070	.00	0.00%	0.40	C
53	107	139	Sep 11 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,12-7	CG	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.360	.345	.705	5	1.02	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.70	C
54	108	142 (2)	Sep 13	CLE		PHA	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.360	.345	.705	5	.92	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.24	C
55	109	143	Sep 14	CLE		PHA	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0				0	0	.268	.351	.336	.687	5						C
56	110	144	Sep 16	CLE		WSH	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.355	.340	.695	5	1.00	-0.036	.00	0.00%	0.01	C
57	111	145	Sep 17	CLE		WSH	L,2-3	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.353	.338	.690	5	.99	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.35	C
58	112	147 (1)	Sep 19	CLE		BOS	L,3-5	0-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.271	.351	.335	.686	5						C
59	113	148	Sep 21 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.351	.335	.686	5						C
60	114	150 (1)	Sep 22	CLE		NYY	L,4-10	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.272	.354	.335	.689	5	1.26	0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.01	C
61	115	151	Sep 23	CLE		NYY	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.357	.340	.697	5	1.10	0.073	.00	0.00%	0.51	C
62	116	152	Sep 24	CLE		NYY	L,0-2	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.362	.337	.700	6	1.37	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.23	C
63	117	153	Sep 27	CLE		SLB	W,12-1	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.363	.331	.694	6	.64	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-1.01	C
							22-41		193	166	26	45	8	1	0	16	20	0	14	4	3		3		1	0	.271	.363	.331	.694		.98	-0.600	.86	0.17%	-4.68

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