Rip Sewell
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[edit] Biography
Born on May 11, 1907 in Decatur, Alabama, Rip Sewell (Truett Banks Sewell) played for the Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 13 year career. Sewell broke into the bigs on June 14, 1932 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 4.08 ERA in 176.1 innings pitched in 1939, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Rip Sewell's best season was 1943, when he posted a 2.54 ERA, won 21 games and struck out 65 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | DET | A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.66 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | PIT | N | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.23 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38.1 | 41 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1939 | PIT | N | 52 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4.08 | 69 | 93 | 80 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 176.1 | 177 | 10 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1940 | PIT | N | 33 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2.80 | 60 | 71 | 59 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 189.2 | 169 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1941 | PIT | N | 39 | 32 | 14 | 17 | 3.72 | 76 | 126 | 103 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 249 | 225 | 18 | 84 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 1942 | PIT | N | 40 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 3.41 | 69 | 117 | 94 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 248 | 259 | 13 | 72 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1943 | PIT | N | 35 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 2.54 | 65 | 94 | 75 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 265.1 | 267 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1944 | PIT | N | 38 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 3.18 | 87 | 112 | 101 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 286 | 263 | 15 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1945 | PIT | N | 33 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4.07 | 60 | 116 | 85 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 188 | 212 | 9 | 91 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 1946 | PIT | N | 25 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3.68 | 33 | 68 | 61 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 149.1 | 140 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1947 | PIT | N | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3.57 | 36 | 58 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 121 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1948 | PIT | N | 21 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3.48 | 36 | 51 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 121.2 | 126 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1949 | PIT | N | 28 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3.91 | 26 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 82 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 385 | 243 | 143 | 97 | 3.43 | 634 | 968 | 804 | 137 | 20 | 15 | 2108.2 | 2082 | 114 | 740 | 0 | 30 | 23 | |
| Total | AL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.66 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 390 | 243 | 143 | 97 | 3.48 | 636 | 983 | 819 | 137 | 20 | 15 | 2119.1 | 2101 | 116 | 748 | 0 | 30 | 23 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | DET | A | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1938 | PIT | N | P | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .929 |
| 1939 | PIT | N | P | 52 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .982 |
| 1940 | PIT | N | P | 33 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .926 |
| 1941 | PIT | N | P | 39 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 56 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .975 |
| 1942 | PIT | N | P | 40 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .972 |
| 1943 | PIT | N | P | 35 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .948 |
| 1944 | PIT | N | P | 38 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .946 |
| 1945 | PIT | N | P | 33 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 |
| 1946 | PIT | N | P | 25 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .944 |
| 1947 | PIT | N | P | 24 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .973 |
| 1948 | PIT | N | P | 21 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .912 |
| 1949 | PIT | N | P | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .882 |
| Total | P | 390 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 445 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .954 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | DET | A | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | PIT | N | 17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1939 | PIT | N | 52 | 55 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .241 | .273 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1940 | PIT | N | 47 | 73 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | .192 | .224 | .288 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1941 | PIT | N | 42 | 92 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 5 | .174 | .200 | .228 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1942 | PIT | N | 41 | 87 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 4 | .149 | .178 | .184 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1943 | PIT | N | 41 | 105 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 17 | .286 | .299 | .343 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 1944 | PIT | N | 44 | 112 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 12 | .223 | .237 | .304 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1945 | PIT | N | 35 | 64 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 6 | .313 | .380 | .359 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1946 | PIT | N | 26 | 50 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .180 | .241 | .220 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1947 | PIT | N | 24 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .125 | .146 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1948 | PIT | N | 21 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .250 | .238 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | PIT | N | 28 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .250 | .063 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 418 | 748 | 81 | 151 | 6 | 59 | .202 | .240 | .263 | 22 | 3 | 37 | 153 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 20 | |
| Total | AL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 423 | 750 | 81 | 152 | 6 | 59 | .203 | .241 | .264 | 22 | 3 | 37 | 154 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Buffalo (International) to Pittsburgh Pirates (September 10, 1937).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (September 29, 1947).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (October 1, 1949).
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