#43 Luke "Old aches and pRR" Appling, Shortstop, 27 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Friday, 10/20/1934 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Luke Appling Old aches and pRR 4/2/1907 27 USA,NC,HIGH POINT 5"10 188
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 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : 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 $ 2,442,857 1934 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 6 4 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings SS : 5 (Range), .950 (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 | | |
9/23 | @NYY | W 6-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/24 | @NYY | W 6-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/26 | @PHA | L 3-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/27 | @PHA | W 4-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/28 | BOS | W 8-7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | BOS | W 6-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/30 | CLE | W 5-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #1 | PoG | |
10/1 | @DET | L 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/2 | @SLA | L 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/4 | SLA | L 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 155 | 596 | 173 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 93 | 78 | 24 | .290 | .374 | .421 | .795 | .758 | .131 |
Projected | 155 | 596 | 173 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 93 | 78 | 24 | .290 | .374 | .421 | .795 | .758 | .131 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 146 | 681 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 251 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 96.1 | 5.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 131 | 50 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .382 | .467 | .573 | 1.040 |
vs. RHP | 465 | 123 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 64 | 57 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .265 | .347 | .378 | .725 |
Close/Late | 70 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .414 | .468 | .671 | 1.140 |
Scoring Position | 124 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .298 | .373 | .419 | .793 |
Pinch Hitting | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | .889 | 1.333 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 77 | 292 | 86 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 50 | 42 | 10 | .295 | .379 | .425 | .803 |
Road | 78 | 304 | 87 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 43 | 36 | 14 | .286 | .364 | .418 | .782 |
March/April | 25 | 98 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 4 | .255 | .354 | .429 | .783 |
May | 25 | 100 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 3 | .330 | .417 | .460 | .877 |
June | 26 | 101 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | .356 | .431 | .446 | .877 |
July | 24 | 89 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 2 | .315 | .386 | .528 | .914 |
August | 26 | 97 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 1 | .227 | .318 | .309 | .627 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 111 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 6 | .261 | .325 | .369 | .695 |
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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 |
Total | 759 | 3029 | 901 | 171 | 30 | 27 | 308 | 491 | 356 | 9 | 9 | 152 | 11 | 6 | .297 | .372 | .400 | .772 | |
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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% |
Shortstop | 151 | 146 | 196 | 601 | 100 | 830 | 33 | .960 | 1311.0 | 5.70 | | | | |
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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...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Hits 1933 - 188 - 8th
| BB 1932 - 79 - 5th
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