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Willie Mays League 9-19-2085 |
| Luke Appling |  Second BaseRetired (1959, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | .267 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .810 | Status | Deceased (2002) | Option Years | 0
|
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| H | 797 | Age at Death | 79 | Date of Birth | 10-25-1923 | |
| HR | 178 | Drafted | Round 8, Pick 128 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 0 years (0 games) |
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| RBI | 519 | |||||
| SB | 37 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (86.7%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (51.2%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | CHA | 137 |
445 |
61 |
116
|
20 |
4 |
18 |
66 |
38 |
77 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
3 | 25 | .768 |
.323 |
.445 |
.184 |
.261 |
|
| 1951 | CHA | 123 |
163 |
38 |
58
|
13 |
4 |
18 |
45 |
12 |
28 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
1 | 0 | 1.215 |
.399 |
.816 |
.460 |
.356 |
|
| 1952 | CHA | 135 |
459 |
82 |
134
|
19 |
1 |
40 |
89 |
37 |
88 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
0 | 10 | .948 |
.349 |
.599 |
.307 |
.292 |
|
| 1953 | CHA | 70 |
180 |
21 |
36
|
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
11 |
42 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
1 | 3 | .599 |
.244 |
.356 |
.156 |
.200 |
|
| 1954 | CHA | 81 |
303 |
38 |
93
|
9 |
1 |
21 |
58 |
12 |
60 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
5 | 10 | .883 |
.332 |
.551 |
.244 |
.307 |
|
| 1955 | CHA | 133 |
500 |
63 |
134
|
24 |
2 |
26 |
106 |
27 |
91 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
2 | 11 | .785 |
.305 |
.480 |
.212 |
.268 |
|
| 1956 | CHA | 99 |
305 |
39 |
71
|
15 |
0 |
13 |
34 |
21 |
65 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
7 | 15 | .696 |
.286 |
.410 |
.177 |
.233 |
|
| 1957 | CHA | 25 |
96 |
11 |
28
|
2 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
21 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
0 | 9 | .777 |
.340 |
.438 |
.146 |
.292 |
|
| 1958 | CHA | 92 |
349 |
54 |
91
|
8 |
3 |
22 |
64 |
18 |
76 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
3 | 12 | .788 |
.298 |
.490 |
.229 |
.261 |
|
| 1959 | CHA | 43 |
185 |
23 |
36
|
5 |
2 |
9 |
29 |
4 |
34 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
0 | 4 | .603 |
.214 |
.389 |
.195 |
.195 |
|
| Total | 938 |
2985 |
430 |
797
|
122 |
17 |
178 |
519 |
187 |
582 | 14 | 18 | 37 |
22 | 99 | .810 |
.311 |
.498 |
.231 |
.267 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1959-11-01 | Luke Appling has retired from the Chicago Dire Wolves |
| 1958-04-01 | The Chicago Dire Wolves have promoted Luke Appling to the major league team. |
| 1957-09-23 | The Chicago Dire Wolves have promoted Darrell Kelly to the major league team. The Chicago Dire Wolves have sent Luke Appling to the minors. |
| 1956-07-11 | The Chicago Dire Wolves have promoted Luke Appling to the major league team. The Chicago Dire Wolves have sent Birdie Savage to the minors. |
| 1956-06-13 | The Chicago Dire Wolves have promoted Johnny Wyrostek to the major league team. The Chicago Dire Wolves have sent Luke Appling to the minors. |
| 1955-04-01 | The Chicago Dire Wolves have promoted Luke Appling to the major league team. The Chicago Dire Wolves have sent Brian Busby to the minors. |
| 1954-09-01 | The Chicago Dire Wolves have promoted Brian Busby to the major league team. The Chicago Dire Wolves have sent Luke Appling to the minors. |
| 1954-08-03 | The Chicago Dire Wolves have promoted Luke Appling to the major league team. The Chicago Dire Wolves have sent Ed Welch to the minors. |
| 1954-06-24 | The Chicago Dire Wolves have promoted Jeff Morrison to the major league team. The Chicago Dire Wolves have sent Luke Appling to the minors. |