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Nicknames
"Old Aches and Pains"
"Luscious Luke"

Hall of Fame
Baseball Evolution - 2006
Cooperstown - 1964

Years Played
1930-1950

Main Team
Chicago White Sox 1930-1950

Awards
none

All Star Appearances
1936; 1939-1940; 1943; 1946-1947

Positional Breakdown
SS 2218; 3B 88; 2B 40; 1B 13

Notes of Significance

• One of three shortstops to have won multiple batting titles
• Hit over .300 in 16 of 20 ML seasons
• Among shortstops, is 4th all time in double plays, 5th in assists
• Missed two seasons due to WWII
• Famous for fouling off pitches and playing through injuries, including a broken leg in 1938

Career Stats

Hitting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	SB%	DP%	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	BR+	HWS
2422	8856	1319	2749	440	102	45	1116	179	62.4	8.5	.310	.399	.398	.797	113	3528	217	267

Fielding

FR	FWS	/162	FA+	RngF+	RNG	ARM		A-E	A/G	PB/G
FR	109	7.29	-4	.35	106	101		N/A	N/A	N/A

Baseball Evolution Links for Lucius Benjamin "Luke" Appling

Keith's take on 40 Bound for the Hall
Keith calls out Asher for claiming to have invented Luke Appling and underrating Nomar Garciaparra, among other things

Keith's Top 200 Commentary
Keith decides that Appling, not Ripken, is the real Iron Man.

Keith's Second Quiz: Shortstops
Think you know shortstops? Then take Keith's quiz!