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Luke Appling

Lucius Benjamin Appling (April 2, 1907 – January 3, 1991), nicknamed "Old Aches and Pains", was an American professional baseball shortstop who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox (1930–1950). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.

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Batting average
.310
Hits
2,749
Home runs
45
Induction
1964
Runs batted in
1,116
Vote
94.0% (seventh ballot)

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Early life and career

MLB playing career

Later life

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Luke Appling

Nodes64
Edges63
Triples21
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.03125
Components1

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Luke Appling

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related to External links · 11
Luke Appling → Appling, Baseball AlmanacLuke Appling, Baseball Hall, Baseball Reference, Baseball-Reference, Fame Career, Fangraphs, Find, GraveThe Deadball Era, Minors, Retrosheet
Batting average · 1
Luke Appling → .310
Hits · 1
Luke Appling → 2,749
Home runs · 1
Luke Appling → 45
Induction · 1
Luke Appling → 1964
Runs batted in · 1
Luke Appling → 1,116
Vote · 1
Luke Appling → 94.0% (seventh ballot)

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appling league white sox baseball batting shortstop chicago games major played atlanta career hit first runs 1930 georgia average luke

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Luke ApplingBatting average.3101.00infobox
Luke ApplingHits2,7491.00infobox
Luke ApplingHome runs451.00infobox
Luke ApplingInduction19641.00infobox
Luke ApplingRuns batted in1,1161.00infobox
Luke ApplingVote94.0% (seventh ballot)1.00infobox
a sore backinstance ofAppling was famous among his teammates for complaining about minor ailments0.80text
a weak shoulderinstance ofAppling was famous among his teammates for complaining about minor ailments0.80text
shin splintsinstance ofAppling was famous among his teammates for complaining about minor ailments0.80text
or a sprained fingerinstance ofAppling was famous among his teammates for complaining about minor ailments0.80text
Luke Applingrelated to External linksBaseball Hall0.60section
Luke Applingrelated to External linksFame Career0.60section

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