#43 Luke "Old aches and pRR&" Appling, Shortstop, 38 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Monday, 10/23/1945 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Luke Appling Old aches and pRR& 4/2/1907 38 USA,NC,HIGH POINT 5"10 203
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 5 / 6 (Very Popular) Good Normal Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 750,000 1945 $ 300,000 (1 year(s)) 16 Year(s), 0 Days (2752 total Days) 172 Day(s) 16 Year(s), 0 Days (2752 total Days) 15 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Versus RHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Talent | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 4 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings SS : 2 (Range), .943 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
8/18 | @DET | W 7-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
8/25 | @CLE | L 6-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
8/26 | @CLE | L 5-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
8/31 | @BOS | W 7-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/1 | @BOS | L 3-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/10 | DET | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/14 | CLE | W 7-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
9/17 | @SLA | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/21 | NYY | W 7-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/4 | SLA | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 24 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .200 | .259 | .240 | .499 | .381 | .040 |
Projected | 24 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .200 | .259 | .240 | .499 | .381 | .040 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 4 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .571 | 1.000 |
vs. RHP | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 |
Close/Late | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .429 | .500 | .929 |
Scoring Position | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .300 | .250 | .550 |
Pinch Hitting | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 |
Road | 13 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .333 | .313 | .646 |
March/April | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
May | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
June | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
July | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 |
August | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .273 | .333 | .273 | .606 |
Sept/Oct | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1930 | 146 | 586 | 175 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 96 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | .299 | .369 | .382 | .751 | CHA |
1931 | 153 | 634 | 185 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 98 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 2 | .292 | .356 | .386 | .742 | CHA |
1932 | 153 | 602 | 180 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 104 | 79 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 2 | .299 | .381 | .407 | .788 | CHA |
1933 | 152 | 611 | 188 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 71 | 100 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 1 | .308 | .381 | .406 | .787 | CHA,AL |
1934 | 155 | 596 | 173 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 93 | 78 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | .290 | .374 | .421 | .795 | CHA,AL |
1935 | 155 | 619 | 180 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 107 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | .291 | .371 | .383 | .754 | CHA |
1936 | 153 | 615 | 197 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 69 | 113 | 88 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 2 | .320 | .404 | .452 | .856 | CHA,AL |
1937 | 154 | 614 | 184 | 34 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 109 | 74 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 5 | .300 | .373 | .435 | .808 | CHA |
1938 | 145 | 532 | 141 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 68 | 86 | 83 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .362 | .372 | .734 | CHA |
1939 | 149 | 531 | 156 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 71 | 78 | 80 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 1 | .294 | .384 | .418 | .802 | CHA |
1940 | 150 | 537 | 152 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 85 | 70 | 75 | 1 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .369 | .425 | .794 | CHA |
1941 | 143 | 492 | 125 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 65 | 68 | 73 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .350 | .352 | .702 | CHA |
1942 | 156 | 550 | 140 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 78 | 71 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 2 | 3 | .255 | .340 | .365 | .705 | CHA |
1943 | 110 | 304 | 72 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 33 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .331 | .316 | .647 | CHA |
1944 | 52 | 54 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .355 | .407 | .762 | CHA |
1945 | 24 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .259 | .240 | .499 | CHA |
Total | 2150 | 7902 | 2267 | 398 | 85 | 102 | 884 | 1246 | 1032 | 16 | 39 | 474 | 27 | 19 | .287 | .369 | .397 | .766 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 4.50 | | | | |
Shortstop | 11 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 29 | 2 | .931 | 45.2 | 5.72 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1930... Had first career hit on 4/1/1930, off Lefty Stewart (DET)... Hit first career homerun on 4/23/1930, off Logan Hensley (DET)... Injured on 9/17/1930 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Washington on 6/16/1931... Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1931... 1/31/1933: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Washington on 5/28/1933... Had 6 hits with 3 RBI against Washington on 6/18/1933... Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1933, hitting .630 with 1 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game... 1/31/1934: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1934, hitting .583 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... 1/31/1935: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1935, hitting .550 with 0 HR, 2 RBI... 8/6/1935: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years. Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game... 10/5/1939: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years. Injured on 6/4/1941 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... Had 2000th career hit on 8/9/1941, off Denny Galehouse (SLA)... 10/5/1943: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $340,000 per year, for 1 years. 10/17/1944: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $750,000 per year, for 1 years. 10/23/1945: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $300,000 per year, for 1 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1936 - .404 - 7th
| Hits 1933 - 188 - 8th 1935 - 180 - 9th 1936 - 197 - 4th 1937 - 184 - 10th
| Triples 1934 - 9 - 4th 1936 - 10 - 5th
| Runs 1936 - 113 - 8th
| BB 1932 - 79 - 5th 1934 - 78 - 9th 1936 - 88 - 5th 1938 - 83 - 8th
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