For the English footballer, see Joseph Sewell. For the US politician, see Joseph Sewall. For the American academic, see Joseph A. Sewall.
Baseball player
Joe Sewell
Sewell, c. 1921
Shortstop / Third baseman
Born:(1898-10-09)October 9, 1898 Titus, Alabama, U.S.
Died: March 6, 1990(1990-03-06) (aged 91) Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1920, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 1933, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average
.312
Hits
2,226
Home runs
49
Runs batted in
1,054
Teams
Cleveland Indians (1920–1930)
New York Yankees (1931–1933)
Career highlights and awards
2× World Series champion (1920, 1932)
Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
1977
Election method
Veterans Committee
Joseph Wheeler Sewell (October 9, 1898 – March 6, 1990) was an American professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees from 1920 to 1933. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977.[1]
Sewell was a member of two World Series-winning teams. He holds the record for the lowest strikeout rate in major league history, striking out on average only once every 73 plate appearances,[2] and the most consecutive games without a strikeout, at 115.
^"Joe Sewell". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
^Spatz, Lyle (2007). TheSABR Baseball List & Record Book – Baseball's Most Fascinating Records and Unusual Statistics. United States: Simon & Schuster. p. 496. ISBN 9781416532453.
cousin Rip Sewell was a major league pitcher credited with inventing the eephus pitch. JoeSewell was a member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. Sewell-Thomas Stadium...
10 seasons playing with his brother JoeSewell, a Hall of Fame shortstop. He had another brother named Tommy Sewell, who had one at-bat with the Chicago...
Joe" during the after the 7th inning. Sewell-Thomas Stadium is nicknamed "The Joe" by Crimson Tide fans, in honor of Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe...
White Sox, were not slowed down by the death of their teammate. Rookie JoeSewell hit .329 after replacing Chapman in the lineup. In September 1920, the...
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370 in six consecutive seasons. Other notable players include: Shoeless Joe Jackson batted .356 over 13 seasons before he was permanently suspended from...
Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022. "JoeSewell". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original...
2020, Sewell endorsed Joe Biden for president. As of October 2021, Sewell had voted in line with Biden's stated position 100% of the time. Sewell voted...
averaging 70.66 plate appearances between strikeouts, second only to JoeSewell, another Hall of Famer, who averaged 73.06 plate appearances between each...
Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved January 6, 2011. "Hall of Famers: JoeSewell". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved January 6, 2011...
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Lance Berkman 1,146 224 Ben Chapman 1,144 225 Steve Garvey 1,143 226 JoeSewell* 1,141 227 John Olerud 1,139 228 Ron Santo* 1,138 229 Michael Young 1...
He was the brother of Baseball Hall of Famer JoeSewell and of Luke Sewell, and the cousin of Rip Sewell. Career statistics and player information from...
run in the bottom half off Bob Smith when Combs doubled and scored on JoeSewell's single. Yankee starter Red Ruffing pitched a complete game, striking...
1,058 256 Herman Long 1,055 JoeSewell* 1,055 258 Willie Davis 1,053 259 Tommy Davis 1,052 260 George Scott 1,051 261 Joe Kuhel 1,049 262 Nick Markakis...
his life. His physical abilities rapidly declining, Gehrig told manager Joe McCarthy to take him out of the lineup on May 2, 1939. He never played again...
Lefty Gomez, Tony Lazzeri, Herb Pennock, Red Ruffing, Babe Ruth, and JoeSewell). The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World...
of the live-ball era (1920), the career leader in sacrifice bunts is JoeSewell with 275. He was first called up by the Cleveland Indians late in the...
Nephi Sewell (born December 19, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college...
through September 27, 1949 Consecutive games without a strikeout 115 – JoeSewell, Cleveland Indians – May 17 through September 19, 1929 Consecutive games...
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