Luke Appling
Lucius Benjamin Appling
Born: April 2, 1907
High Point, NC USA
Deceased: 1991
Cumming, GA USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 183
Career: 1930-1950
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.
Minor League Statistics
Luke Appling compiled a career batting average of .310 with 45 home runs and 1116 RBI in his 2422-game career with the Chicago White Sox. He began playing during the 1930 season and last took the field during the 1950 campaign. Appling was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 6 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .308 | .385 | .692 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 96 | 330 | 297 | 36 | 69 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 27 | .232 | .303 | .313 | .616 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 139 | 532 | 489 | 66 | 134 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 63 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 36 | .274 | .329 | .374 | .703 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 151 | 670 | 612 | 90 | 197 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 85 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 29 | .322 | .379 | .443 | .822 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 118 | 516 | 452 | 75 | 137 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 27 | .303 | .384 | .405 | .788 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 153 | 654 | 525 | 94 | 161 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 71 | 12 | 6 | 122 | 40 | .307 | .437 | .389 | .826 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 138 | 618 | 526 | 111 | 204 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 128 | 10 | 6 | 85 | 25 | .388 | .474 | .508 | .981 | 267 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 154 | 665 | 574 | 98 | 182 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 77 | 18 | 10 | 86 | 28 | .317 | .407 | .439 | .846 | 252 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 81 | 338 | 294 | 41 | 89 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 17 | .303 | .392 | .350 | .742 | 103 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 148 | 630 | 516 | 82 | 162 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 16 | 9 | 105 | 37 | .314 | .430 | .368 | .798 | 190 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 150 | 639 | 566 | 96 | 197 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 79 | 3 | 5 | 69 | 35 | .348 | .420 | .442 | .862 | 250 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 154 | 677 | 592 | 93 | 186 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 57 | 12 | 8 | 82 | 32 | .314 | .399 | .390 | .789 | 231 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 142 | 613 | 543 | 78 | 142 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 17 | 5 | 63 | 23 | .262 | .342 | .341 | .682 | 185 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 155 | 677 | 585 | 63 | 192 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 80 | 27 | 8 | 90 | 29 | .328 | .419 | .407 | .825 | 238 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 18 | 70 | 57 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | .368 | .478 | .526 | 1.005 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 149 | 659 | 582 | 59 | 180 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 6 | 4 | 71 | 41 | .309 | .384 | .378 | .762 | 220 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 139 | 572 | 503 | 67 | 154 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 28 | .306 | .386 | .412 | .797 | 207 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 139 | 594 | 497 | 63 | 156 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 94 | 35 | .314 | .423 | .354 | .777 | 176 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 142 | 619 | 492 | 82 | 148 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 7 | 12 | 121 | 24 | .301 | .439 | .394 | .833 | 194 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 50 | 144 | 128 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | .234 | .300 | .320 | .620 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2422 | 10243 | 8856 | 1319 | 2749 | 440 | 102 | 45 | 1116 | 179 | 108 | 1302 | 528 | .310 | .399 | .398 | .798 | 3528 | 129 | 11 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 1 | .879 | 4.833 | |
| 1931 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 5.000 | |
| 1931 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 76 | 0 | 0.0 | 147 | 232 | 42 | 37 | .900 | 4.987 | |
| 1932 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 62 | 110 | 6 | 16 | .966 | 5.733 | |
| 1932 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 2 | .854 | 2.500 | |
| 1932 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 85 | 0 | 0.0 | 195 | 287 | 37 | 66 | .929 | 5.671 | |
| 1933 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 314 | 534 | 55 | 107 | .939 | 5.616 | |
| 1934 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | .974 | 4.625 | |
| 1934 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 110 | 0 | 0.0 | 243 | 341 | 34 | 55 | .945 | 5.309 | |
| 1935 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 335 | 556 | 39 | 93 | .958 | 5.824 | |
| 1936 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 137 | 0 | 0.0 | 320 | 471 | 41 | 119 | .951 | 5.774 | |
| 1937 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 280 | 541 | 49 | 111 | .944 | 5.331 | |
| 1938 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 78 | 0 | 0.0 | 149 | 258 | 20 | 37 | .953 | 5.218 | |
| 1939 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 148 | 0 | 0.0 | 289 | 461 | 39 | 78 | .951 | 5.068 | |
| 1940 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 307 | 436 | 37 | 83 | .953 | 4.953 | |
| 1941 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 294 | 473 | 42 | 95 | .948 | 4.981 | |
| 1942 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 141 | 0 | 0.0 | 269 | 418 | 38 | 77 | .948 | 4.872 | |
| 1943 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 155 | 0 | 0.0 | 300 | 500 | 36 | 115 | .957 | 5.161 | |
| 1945 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | 56 | 7 | 7 | .930 | 5.471 | |
| 1946 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 252 | 505 | 39 | 99 | .951 | 5.081 | |
| 1947 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1947 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 129 | 0 | 0.0 | 232 | 422 | 35 | 86 | .949 | 5.070 | |
| 1948 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 72 | 0 | 0.0 | 84 | 163 | 15 | 13 | .943 | 3.431 | |
| 1948 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 64 | 0 | 0.0 | 133 | 210 | 20 | 50 | .945 | 5.359 | |
| 1949 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 141 | 0 | 0.0 | 253 | 450 | 26 | 95 | .964 | 4.986 | |
| 1950 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 91 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 1.000 | 7.923 | |
| 1950 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1950 | AL | Chicago White Sox | SS | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | 50 | 3 | 13 | .967 | 4.350 | |
| Totals | 2359 | 0 | 0.0 | 4674 | 7543 | 672 | 1475 | .948 | 5.179 |
Awards
1936 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1937 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1940 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1943 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
