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Luke Appling
Lucius Benjamin Appling (Old Aches and Pains,Luscious Luke)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 183 lb.
School Oglethorpe

MLB Debut September 10, 1930
Final Game October 1, 1950
Born April 2, 1907 in High Point, NC
Died January 3, 1991 (age 83)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1933 26 CHA AL  146  578   96  176  31   6   5   52   9   7   65   38  .304  .373  .405  .778   105   234  21   6  12   2  10  
 1934 27 CHA AL  134  445   73  131  27   7   0   38   4   1   60   20  .294  .376  .387  .763    99   172   3   3   5   0   7  
 1935 28 CHA AL  146  523   96  167  22   8   2   53  17  11  100   44  .319  .430  .403  .833   111   211   8   1   3   2  14  
 1936 29 CHA AL  148  571  137  204  26   7   9   50  26   8   95   43  .357  .450  .475  .924   118   271   9   4  14   4   8  
 1937 30 CHA AL  154  631  115  208  32   6   5   47  25  14   89   38  .330  .412  .423  .835   110   267   9   4   4   2  11  
 1938 31 CHA AL  113  330   45   86   9   0   0   28   2   6   43   16  .261  .346  .288  .634    83    95   2   4   3   2   3  
 1939 32 CHA AL  153  593  107  174  16   7   0   49  27   6   94   64  .293  .389  .344  .733    96   204  27   4   5   1  13  
 1940 33 CHA AL  154  616  110  205  20  17   0   79  20   7   66   42  .333  .394  .420  .815   100   259  39  10   5   3  17  
 1941 34 CHA AL  150  639  112  207  30   8   0   45  16   7   91   36  .324  .407  .396  .803   108   253   7   2   5   0  13  
 1942 35 CHA AL  153  599   63  134  16   1   1   37  24   9   71   24  .224  .308  .259  .567    86   155  28   4   0   4  12  
 1943 36 CHA AL  154  616  102  172  28   1   0   45  56  24  109   32  .279  .389  .328  .717   109   202  11   5  21   5   8  MVP-10
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 38 CHA AL   25   56   10   15   2   0   0    7   0   0   19   15  .268  .443  .304  .747   113    17   1   3   0   1   0  
 1946 39 CHA AL  154  634   92  200  24   7   1   47  13  12   84   48  .315  .396  .380  .777   109   241   7   3   8   3   7  
 1947 40 CHA AL  142  543   88  166  30   0  14   43  18   7   72   21  .306  .386  .438  .825   115   238   6   4  10   2  10  
 1948 41 CHA AL  144  559   87  186  26   2   0   40   6   5   88   41  .333  .421  .386  .807   111   216   9   4   3   0   9  
 1949 42 CHA AL  149  543   93  157  27   1  12   63  11  11  125   35  .289  .421  .409  .830   113   222  14   4   4   2   4  MVP-9
 1950 43 CHA AL   34   58    1   11   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    3  .190  .230  .207  .436    57    12   1   0   0   0   2  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons     2253 8534 1427 2599 367  78  49  725 275 135 1274  560  .305  .394  .383  .777        3269 202  65 102  33 148
 Per 600 PA           507   85  154  22   5   3   43  16   8   76   33                                 194  12   4   6   2   9
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With CHA     2253 8534 1427 2599 367  78  49  725 275 135 1274  560  .305  .394  .383  .777        3269 202  65 102  33 148
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1933 26 CHA AL  29   89   5.4   1   0   0  .000  37  177  117  .661    0    0  .000  SS   2e55      -43   
 1934 27 CHA AL  10   68   5.6  23   8   0  .348  20  105   65  .619    0    0  .000  2B   3e25      -26   
 1935 28 CHA AL  21   96   6.7  15   6   0  .400  27  161  113  .702    0    0  .000  SS   2e38        7   
 1936 29 CHA AL  20  131   9.0   4   2   0  .500  35  175  120  .686    0    0  .000  SS   2e45      -57   
 1937 30 CHA AL  19  115   6.8   0   0   0  .000  36  178  126  .708    0    0  .000  SS   2e48      -11   
 1938 31 CHA AL   6   35   3.7  20   4   0  .200  14   82   56  .683    0    0  .000  SS   3e38     -109   
 1939 32 CHA AL  22   89   5.2   0   0   0  .000  34  171  120  .702    0    0  .000  SS   2e40      -65   
 1940 33 CHA AL  23  106   5.9   0   0   0  .000  31  182  132  .725    0    0  .000  SS   2e37      -47   
 1941 34 CHA AL  17  108   6.4   1   1   0 1.000  34  176  130  .739    0    0  .000  SS   2e42       14   
 1942 35 CHA AL  17   54   2.8   0   0   0  .000  27  161  112  .696    0    0  .000  SS   2e40     -115   
 1943 36 CHA AL  17   89   4.9   0   0   0  .000  33  195  143  .733    0    0  .000  SS   2e35     -108   
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 38 CHA AL  12   10   6.4   8   4   0  .500   9   16    7  .438    0    0  .000  SS   2e62     -258   
 1946 39 CHA AL  29  100   5.8   0   0   0  .000  42  200  138  .690    0    0  .000  SS   2e39       14   
 1947 40 CHA AL  21   95   6.4   7   3   0  .429  25  153  112  .732    0    0  .000  SS   2e41       28   
 1948 41 CHA AL  30   97   6.6   6   4   0  .667  20   82   45  .549    0    0  .000  SS   3e48       30   
 1949 42 CHA AL  38  105   6.8   1   1   0 1.000  19  161  123  .764    0    0  .000  SS   2e28       -3   
 1950 43 CHA AL  54    2   1.4  18   6   0  .333   0    8    5  .625    0    0  .000  UT            -184   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 17 Seasons         1397   5.8 104  39   0  .375 443 2383 1664  .698    0    0  .000                 -33   5
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 56.8 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 126.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1933 26 CHA AL  SS   145   285   441   37   89   .952   144  1282.1   5.10
 1934 27 CHA AL  2B    71   189   190    9   48   .977    67   584.1   5.84
                 SS    44    59   119   11   22   .942    35   332.2   4.82
 1935 28 CHA AL  SS   129   238   386   27   81   .959   128  1141.2   4.92
 1936 29 CHA AL  SS   143   271   441   35  119   .953   136  1230.0   5.21
 1937 30 CHA AL  SS     0     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .0      ?
 1938 31 CHA AL  SS    92   145   253   14   54   .966    74   691.1   5.18
 1939 32 CHA AL  SS   153   276   443   34  104   .955   153  1353.1   4.78
 1940 33 CHA AL  SS   154   295   417   31   81   .958   154  1394.0   4.60
 1941 34 CHA AL  SS   149   331   536   34  109   .962   149  1337.2   5.83
 1942 35 CHA AL  SS   153   278   447   27  103   .964   153  1377.2   4.74
 1943 36 CHA AL  SS   154   304   500   33  100   .961   154  1419.1   5.10
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945 38 CHA AL  SS    18    33    32    9   10   .878    15   130.1   4.49
 1946 39 CHA AL  SS   154   302   440   42   98   .946   154  1382.1   4.83
 1947 40 CHA AL  SS   134   263   372   25   80   .962   130  1196.1   4.78
                 3B     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   2.25
 1948 41 CHA AL  3B   131    81   325   20   23   .953   130  1163.1   3.14
                 SS     7    17    30    0    2  1.000     6    69.0   6.13
 1949 42 CHA AL  SS   149   290   463   19  126   .975   143  1289.2   5.25
 1950 43 CHA AL  2B     7    13    17    0    4  1.000     5    43.2   6.18
                 1B     7    39     1    0    3  1.000     4    36.0  10.00
                 SS     7     6    11    0    2  1.000     3    29.0   5.28
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS  1785  3393  5331  378 1180   .958  1731 15656.2   5.01
                 3B   132    81   326   20   23   .953   130  1167.1   3.14
                 2B    78   202   207    9   52   .978    72   628.0   5.86
                 1B     7    39     1    0    3  1.000     4    36.0  10.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1933  CHA   96-58   Robert Rescigno
 1934  CHA   83-71   Robert Rescigno
 1935  CHA   72-82   Robert Rescigno
 1936  CHA   83-71   Robert Rescigno
 1937  CHA   80-74   Robert Rescigno
 1938  CHA   82-72   Robert Rescigno
 1939  CHA   87-67   Robert Rescigno
 1940  CHA   87-67   Robert Rescigno
 1941  CHA   84-70   Robert Rescigno
 1942  CHA   69-85   Robert Rescigno
 1943  CHA   87-67   Robert Rescigno
 1945  CHA   73-81   Robert Rescigno
 1946  CHA   83-71   Robert Rescigno
 1947  CHA   71-83   Robert Rescigno
 1948  CHA   75-79   Robert Rescigno
 1949  CHA   84-70   Robert Rescigno
 1950  CHA   72-82   Robert Rescigno

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