Joe Sewell

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Full Name: Joseph Wheeler Sewell	Primary Position: SS,3B
Height/Weight: 5' 6.5"/155	First Game: September 10, 1920
Birthdate: October 9, 1898	Final Game: September 24, 1933
Birthplace: Titus, Alabama	MLB Experience: 14 years
Died: March 6, 1990
Deathplace: Mobile, Alabama
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977

Contents

1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
5 Video Gallery
6 Picture Gallery
7 See Also
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Joe Sewell (Joseph Wheeler Sewell) was born on October 9, 1898 in Titus, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 1920 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1921, his rookie year, he hit .318 with 4 home runs and 93 RBI. Sewell played for the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees over the course of his 14 year career.

Most people believe that Joe Sewell's best season was 1923, when he hit for a .353 average and knocked in 109 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1920	CLE	A	22	70	14	23	0	12	.329	.412	.414	4	1	9	4	1	3	1	0	0
1921	CLE	A	154	572	101	182	4	93	.318	.412	.444	36	12	80	17	11	20	7	0	0
1922	CLE	A	153	558	80	167	2	83	.299	.386	.385	28	7	73	20	6	19	10	0	0
1923	CLE	A	153	553	98	195	3	109	.353	.456	.479	41	10	98	12	7	24	9	0	0
1924	CLE	A	153	594	99	188	4	106	.316	.388	.429	45	5	67	13	2	22	3	0	0
1925	CLE	A	155	608	78	204	1	98	.336	.402	.424	37	7	64	4	4	23	7	0	0
1926	CLE	A	154	578	91	187	4	85	.324	.399	.433	41	5	65	6	8	21	17	0	0
1927	CLE	A	153	569	83	180	1	92	.316	.382	.424	48	5	51	7	9	23	3	0	0
1928	CLE	A	155	588	79	190	4	70	.323	.391	.418	40	2	58	9	7	25	7	0	0
1929	CLE	A	152	578	90	182	7	73	.315	.372	.427	38	3	48	4	5	41	6	0	0
1930	CLE	A	109	353	44	102	0	48	.289	.374	.371	17	6	41	3	7	13	1	0	0
1931	NY	A	130	484	102	146	6	64	.302	.390	.388	22	1	61	8	9	17	1	0	0
1932	NY	A	125	503	95	137	11	68	.272	.349	.392	21	3	56	3	3	14	0	0	0
1933	NY	A	135	524	87	143	2	54	.273	.361	.323	18	1	71	4	1	10	2	0	0
Total			1903	7132	1141	2226	49	1055	.312	.391	.413	436	68	842	114	80	275	74	0	0

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1920	CLE	A	SS	22	0	0	44	70	15	11	0	0	0	0	0	.884
1921	CLE	A	SS	154	0	0	319	480	47	75	0	0	0	0	0	.944
1922	CLE	A	2B	12	0	0	27	35	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	.954
1922	CLE	A	SS	139	0	0	295	462	49	72	0	0	0	0	0	.939
1923	CLE	A	SS	151	0	0	286	497	59	82	0	0	0	0	0	.930
1924	CLE	A	SS	153	0	0	349	514	36	76	0	0	0	0	0	.960
1925	CLE	A	SS	153	0	0	314	529	29	80	0	0	0	0	0	.967
1925	CLE	A	2B	3	0	0	10	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1926	CLE	A	SS	154	0	0	326	463	37	86	0	0	0	0	0	.955
1927	CLE	A	SS	153	0	0	361	480	33	80	0	0	0	0	0	.962
1928	CLE	A	SS	137	0	0	297	438	28	103	0	0	0	0	0	.963
1928	CLE	A	3B	19	0	0	22	61	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	.943
1929	CLE	A	3B	152	0	0	163	336	13	28	0	0	0	0	0	.975
1930	CLE	A	3B	97	0	0	83	184	14	16	0	0	0	0	0	.950
1931	NY	A	3B	121	0	0	131	227	18	14	0	0	0	0	0	.952
1931	NY	A	2B	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1932	NY	A	3B	123	0	0	122	221	9	15	0	0	0	0	0	.974
1933	NY	A	3B	131	0	0	123	224	13	27	0	0	0	0	0	.964
Total			SS	1216	0	0	2591	3933	333	665	0	0	0	0	0	.951
Total			2B	16	0	0	38	44	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	.965
Total			3B	643	0	0	644	1253	72	103	0	0	0	0	0	.963

[edit] Transactions

Sold by New Orleans (Southern Association) to Cleveland Indians (September 6, 1920).
Released by Cleveland Indians (January 20, 1931).
Signed by New York Yankees (January 24, 1931).
Released by New York Yankees (January 6, 1934).

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