Luke Appling

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Luke Appling was a star shortstop for the Chicago White Sox and a Baseball Hall of Famer known for his exceptional hitting and on-base skills during the 1930s and 1940s.

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Luke Appling canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball player ⓘ
human ⓘ
professional baseball player ⓘ
shortstop ⓘ
AllStarSelection 7 ⓘ
bats right ⓘ
battingAverageInSeason .328 in 1943 ⓘ
.388 in 1936 ⓘ
birthDate 1907-04-02 ⓘ
birthPlace High Point, North Carolina, United States ⓘ
burialPlace Sawnee View Gardens, Cumming, Georgia, United States ⓘ
careerBattingAverage .310 ⓘ
careerHits 2749 ⓘ
careerHomeRuns 45 ⓘ
careerOnBasePercentage .399 ⓘ
careerRunsBattedIn 1116 ⓘ
careerWalks 1302 ⓘ
coachedFor Baltimore Orioles ⓘ
Cleveland Indians ⓘ
Detroit Tigers ⓘ
collegeAttended Oglethorpe University ⓘ
deathDate 1991-01-03 ⓘ
deathPlace Cumming, Georgia, United States ⓘ
linked to: Cumming, Georgia
finalMLBGameDate 1950-10-01 ⓘ
fullName Lucius Benjamin Appling ⓘ
givenName Lucius ⓘ
HallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⓘ
HallOfFameInduction 1964 ⓘ
HallOfFameVoteMethod Baseball Writers' Association of America ⓘ
honor Chicago White Sox retired his uniform number 4 ⓘ
jerseyNumberRetiredBy Chicago White Sox ⓘ
league American League ⓘ
managedTeam Atlanta Crackers ⓘ
Kansas City Athletics ⓘ
linked to: Oakland Athletics
missedSeason most of 1944 due to military service ⓘ
MLBDebutDate 1930-09-10 ⓘ
MLBDebutTeam Chicago White Sox ⓘ
nickname Luke Appling ⓘ
Old Aches and Pains ⓘ
notableSkill ability to foul off pitches ⓘ
exceptional bat control ⓘ
high on-base percentage ⓘ
playedEra 1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
playedFor Chicago White Sox ⓘ
position shortstop ⓘ
teamDuringBattingTitles Chicago White Sox ⓘ
throws right ⓘ
warService served in United States Army in World War II ⓘ
wonBattingTitle 1936 ⓘ
1943 ⓘ

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Luke Appling → nickname → Luke Appling ⓘ