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.

1925 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1925 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	CLE	@	SLB	W,21-14	GF	30	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	4 (2)	Apr 18	CLE	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
3	5	Apr 20	CLE	@	DET	W,5-4	GS	23	6.0	3	1	0	4	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	14 (8)	May 1	CLE		DET	W,8-7	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	23 (8)	May 13	CLE		BOS	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
6	27 (3)	May 17	CLE		WSH	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
7	28	May 18	CLE		WSH	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	8	0	1	9	0
8	34 (5)	May 26 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	36	8.1	3	0	0	3	0
9	35	May 27	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	38	10.0	4	2	0	6	0
10	38 (2)	May 30 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,7-12	GF	17	4.0	2	1	0	3	0
11	39	May 30 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,2-10	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	43 (3)	Jun 3	CLE		SLB	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
13	44	Jun 4	CLE		SLB	W,11-10	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
14	45	Jun 5	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	36	8.1	3	1	0	4	0
15	46	Jun 6	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
16	47	Jun 8	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	3	2	0	5	1
17	48	Jun 9	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
18	50 (1)	Jun 11	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
19	53 (2)	Jun 14	CLE		PHA	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
20	55 (1)	Jun 16	CLE	@	PHA	L,7-12	CG	44	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
21	57 (1)	Jun 18	CLE		PHA	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	58	Jun 19	CLE		WSH	L,5-7	CG	51	12.0	4	1	1	6	0
23	59	Jun 20	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-2	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
24	69 (9)	Jun 30	CLE		DET	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	70	Jul 1 (1)	CLE		DET	W,11-0	GS	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	74 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,5-14	CG	50	9.0	3	1	1	5	0
27	78 (3)	Jul 6 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,4-3	GS	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
28	79	Jul 8 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,14-3	CG	38	9.0	3	1	1	5	0
29	82 (2)	Jul 10	CLE		PHA	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
30	85 (2)	Jul 13	CLE		BOS	L,11-12	GS	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	88 (2)	Jul 15 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,4-9	CG	48	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
32	91 (2)	Jul 18	CLE		WSH	L,6-19	CG	52	9.0	4	3	0	7	1
33	92	Jul 19	CLE		WSH	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	1
34	94 (1)	Jul 23	CLE	@	SLB	W,10-1	GF	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	95	Jul 25	CLE	@	SLB	W,12-7	GS	36	7.0	3	0	0	3	1
36	97 (1)	Jul 28	CLE	@	BOS	W,16-7	GF	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	101 (3)	Aug 1	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
38	105 (3)	Aug 6 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,9-6	GF	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
39	106	Aug 6 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	7	1	1	9	0
40	111 (4)	Aug 10	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	1	1	5	0
41	113 (1)	Aug 13 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
42	114	Aug 13 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
43	115	Aug 14	CLE		SLB	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
44	116	Aug 15	CLE		SLB	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
45	119 (2)	Aug 19	CLE		WSH	L,8-12	CG	48	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
46	120	Aug 20	CLE		WSH	L,0-1	CG	50	12.0	6	4	0	10	2
47	122 (1)	Aug 22	CLE		NYY	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
48	123	Aug 23	CLE		NYY	W,7-6	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
49	124	Aug 24	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	125	Aug 25	CLE		PHA	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
51	126	Aug 26	CLE		PHA	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	1	8	0
52	127	Aug 28	CLE		BOS	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
53	128	Aug 29	CLE		BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
54	129	Aug 30	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	130	Sep 3	CLE		DET	L,9-11	CG	49	9.0	5	2	0	7	0
56	131	Sep 5	CLE		DET	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	132	Sep 7 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	3	2	1	6	0
58	133	Sep 7 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
59	134	Sep 8	CLE		CHW	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
60	135	Sep 10 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
61	136	Sep 10 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	2	6	0
62	137	Sep 11	CLE	@	DET	L,4-5	GS	31	7.0	1	1	0	2	0
63	144 (6)	Sep 18	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
64	148 (3)	Sep 24 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	39	9.1	3	0	0	3	0
65	150 (1)	Sep 25	CLE	@	PHA	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	5	1	1	7	0
66	153 (2)	Oct 1	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
67	154	Oct 3	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-9	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
68	155	Oct 4	CLE	@	CHW	L,8-10	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
							68gm		534.0	222	54	8	284	13