Joe Sewell

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-6, 155lb (168cm, 70kg)

Born: October 9, 1898 in Titus, AL us

Died: March 6, 1990 in Mobile, AL

Buried: Tuscaloosa Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa, AL

High School: Wetumpka HS (Wetumpka, AL)

School: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Debut: September 10, 1920 (Age 21-337d, 5,093rd in major league history)
vs. NYY 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1933 (Age 34-350d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1977. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Joe Sewell's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1921 season

Full Name: Joseph Wheeler Sewell

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Relatives: Brother of Luke Sewell, Tommy Sewell; Cousin of Rip Sewell

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

54.7

7132

2226

.312

1141

RBI

1054

OBP

.391

SLG

.413

OPS

.804

OPS+

109

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 13	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	1
2	2	Apr 14	NYY		BOS	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 15	NYY		PHA	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
4	4	Apr 16	NYY		PHA	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
5	5	Apr 18	NYY		PHA	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	3	1	6	1
6	6	Apr 21	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
7	7	Apr 22	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	8	Apr 23	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	9	Apr 24	NYY	@	WSH	L,10-11	CG	41	8.0	4	2	1	7	0
10	10	Apr 25	NYY	@	WSH	W,16-0	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
11	11	Apr 27	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	12	Apr 28	NYY		WSH	L,3-4	CG	45	10.0	0	2	0	2	0
13	13	Apr 29	NYY		WSH	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
14	14	Apr 30 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	15	Apr 30 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 2	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
17	17	May 4	NYY	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	18	May 6	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	19	May 7 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	0	2	0	2	1
20	20	May 7 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	1
21	21	May 8	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	3	4	0	7	0
22	22	May 10	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-10	GS	27	5.0	0	1	0	1	0
23	23	May 14 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	24	May 14 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	25	May 17	NYY		DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
26	26	May 18	NYY		DET	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	1
27	27	May 19	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	28	May 20	NYY		SLB	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	29	May 21	NYY		SLB	L,4-8	CG	0	9.0	1	4	0	5	1
30	30	May 22	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
31	31	May 23	NYY		CLE	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
32	32	May 26	NYY		CHW	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
33	33	May 27	NYY		CHW	W,15-11	CG	48	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
34	34	May 28 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
35	35	May 28 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	36	May 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
37	37	May 31 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,7-12	CG	43	8.0	0	3	1	4	0
38	38	May 31 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-7	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	39	Jun 2	NYY		PHA	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
40	40	Jun 3	NYY		PHA	W,17-11	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	41	Jun 4 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	42	Jun 4 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
43	43	Jun 6 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	1
44	44	Jun 6 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
45	45	Jun 8	NYY	@	PHA	L,10-14	CG	46	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
46	46	Jun 9	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
47	47	Jun 10 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-9	CG	45	8.0	0	4	0	4	0
48	48	Jun 10 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-8	CG	40	8.1	0	2	0	2	1
49	49	Jun 11 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
50	50	Jun 11 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,9-11	CG	32	5.0	1	1	1	3	1
51	51	Jun 13	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
52	52	Jun 14	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-13	CG	45	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
53	53	Jun 15	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	1
54	54	Jun 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
55	55	Jun 18 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
56	56	Jun 18 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
57	57	Jun 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	0
58	58	Jun 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,15-8	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
59	59	Jun 21	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-3	CG	55	13.0	2	4	0	6	0
60	60	Jun 22	NYY	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	2	0	1	3	0
61	61	Jun 23 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
62	62	Jun 23 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	0	1	1	2	1
63	63	Jun 24	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
64	64	Jun 25 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	0	11.2	3	0	1	4	0
65	65	Jun 25 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	0	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	66	Jun 27	NYY	@	DET	W,9-8	CG	50	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
67	67	Jun 28	NYY	@	DET	W,10-7	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
68	68	Jun 29	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	42	9.0	2	5	0	7	0
69	69	Jun 30	NYY	@	CLE	L,12-13	CG	46	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	70	Jul 1	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	71	Jul 2	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
72	72	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,5-6	CG	42	10.0	2	2	0	4	1
73	73	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
74	74	Jul 7	NYY		DET	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
75	75	Jul 8	NYY		DET	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	2	1	1	4	0
76	76	Jul 9 (1)	NYY		DET	W,11-7	CG	0	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
77	77	Jul 9 (2)	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
78	78	Jul 10	NYY		DET	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
79	79	Jul 11	NYY		SLB	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
80	80	Jul 12	NYY		SLB	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
81	81	Jul 13	NYY		SLB	W,12-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	82	Jul 14	NYY		SLB	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
83	83	Jul 15	NYY		CHW	W,11-2	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
84	84	Jul 18	NYY		CHW	W,9-4	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	2
85	85	Jul 19	NYY		CHW	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
86	86	Jul 20	NYY		CLE	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	87	Jul 21	NYY		CLE	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
88	88	Jul 22	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
89	89	Jul 23 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
90	90	Jul 23 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
91	91	Jul 26 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
92	92	Jul 26 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	1	4	0	5	2
93	93	Jul 27	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	45	9.2	2	0	0	2	0
94	94	Jul 29	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-11	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
95	95	Jul 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
96	96	Jul 31	NYY	@	WSH	W,13-9	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	97	Aug 2	NYY		PHA	L,3-16	CG	52	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
98	98	Aug 3	NYY		PHA	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
99	99	Aug 5	NYY		PHA	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
100	100	Aug 6	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
101	101	Aug 7 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	5	0	6	1
102	102	Aug 7 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
103	103	Aug 8	NYY		WSH	L,1-5	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
104	104	Aug 9	NYY		WSH	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
105	105	Aug 12 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,9-11	GS	43	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
106	106	Aug 12 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	1
107	107	Aug 13	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
108	108	Aug 15	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-5	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	109	Aug 16	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-13	GS	30	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
110	110	Aug 17	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	44	9.1	0	2	0	2	0
111	111	Aug 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-3	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	112	Aug 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	52	11.1	0	2	0	2	0
113	113	Aug 20 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,14-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
114	114	Aug 20 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	1	2	1
115	115	Aug 21	NYY	@	CHW	T,3-3	CG	76	18.0	2	8	0	10	1
116	116	Aug 22	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
117	124 (7)	Aug 29	NYY	@	DET	W,11-9	GF	20	3.0	0	1	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
118	128 (3)	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
119	130 (1)	Sep 6	NYY		SLB	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
120	132 (1)	Sep 8	NYY		SLB	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
121	135 (2)	Sep 10 (2)	NYY		DET	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
122	136	Sep 11	NYY		DET	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
123	137	Sep 12	NYY		DET	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
124	138	Sep 17 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	6	0	6	0
125	139	Sep 17 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
126	140	Sep 18 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
127	141	Sep 18 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	0	5	0	5	1
128	142	Sep 19 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,10-1	CG	31	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
129	143	Sep 19 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,10-3	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
130	144	Sep 20	NYY		CHW	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
131	145	Sep 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,16-12	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
							131gm		1138.0	123	224	13	360	27