Luke Appling
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1907, High Point, USA · d. 1991 · MLB debut 1930-09-10, final game 1950-10-01
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | CHA | AL | 6 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .308 | .385 |
| 1931 | CHA | AL | 96 | 297 | 36 | 69 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 29 | 27 | .232 | .303 | .313 |
| 1932 | CHA | AL | 139 | 489 | 66 | 134 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 63 | 9 | 40 | 36 | .274 | .329 | .374 |
| 1933 | CHA | AL | 151 | 612 | 90 | 197 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 85 | 6 | 56 | 29 | .322 | .379 | .443 |
| 1934 | CHA | AL | 118 | 452 | 75 | 137 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 3 | 59 | 27 | .303 | .384 | .405 |
| 1935 | CHA | AL | 153 | 525 | 94 | 161 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 71 | 12 | 122 | 40 | .307 | .437 | .389 |
| 1936 | CHA | AL | 138 | 526 | 111 | 204 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 128 | 10 | 85 | 25 | .388 | .474 | .508 |
| 1937 | CHA | AL | 154 | 574 | 98 | 182 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 77 | 18 | 86 | 28 | .317 | .407 | .439 |
| 1938 | CHA | AL | 81 | 294 | 41 | 89 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 42 | 17 | .303 | .392 | .350 |
| 1939 | CHA | AL | 148 | 516 | 82 | 162 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 16 | 105 | 37 | .314 | .430 | .368 |
| 1940 | CHA | AL | 150 | 566 | 96 | 197 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 79 | 3 | 69 | 35 | .348 | .420 | .442 |
| 1941 | CHA | AL | 154 | 592 | 93 | 186 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 57 | 12 | 82 | 32 | .314 | .399 | .390 |
| 1942 | CHA | AL | 142 | 543 | 78 | 142 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 17 | 63 | 23 | .262 | .342 | .341 |
| 1943 | CHA | AL | 155 | 585 | 63 | 192 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 80 | 27 | 90 | 29 | .328 | .419 | .407 |
| 1945 | CHA | AL | 18 | 57 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 7 | .368 | .478 | .526 |
| 1946 | CHA | AL | 149 | 582 | 59 | 180 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 6 | 71 | 41 | .309 | .384 | .378 |
| 1947 | CHA | AL | 139 | 503 | 67 | 154 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 8 | 64 | 28 | .306 | .386 | .412 |
| 1948 | CHA | AL | 139 | 497 | 63 | 156 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 94 | 35 | .314 | .423 | .354 |
| 1949 | CHA | AL | 142 | 492 | 82 | 148 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 7 | 121 | 24 | .301 | .439 | .394 |
| 1950 | CHA | AL | 50 | 128 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 8 | .234 | .300 | .320 |
| 1930–1950 | 2422 | 8856 | 1319 | 2749 | 440 | 102 | 45 | 1116 | 179 | 1302 | 528 | .310 | .399 | .398 |
Awards
- 1936 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1936 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
- 1936 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1937 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1937 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
- 1940 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1940 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
- 1940 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1943 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1943 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | BBWAA | 2 | 264 | 198 | |
| 1955 | BBWAA | 3 | 251 | 189 | |
| 1956 | BBWAA | 14 | 193 | 145 | |
| 1958 | BBWAA | 77 | 266 | 200 | |
| 1960 | BBWAA | 72 | 269 | 202 | |
| 1962 | BBWAA | 48 | 160 | 120 | |
| 1964 | BBWAA | 142 | 201 | 151 | |
| 1964 | Run Off | 189 | 201 | Inducted |