Joe Sewell
Joseph Wheeler Sewell
Born: October 9, 1898
Titus, AL USA
Deceased: 1990
Mobile, AL USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 155
College: University of Alabama
Career: 1920-1933
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977.
Minor League Statistics
Joe Sewell compiled a career batting average of .312 with 49 home runs and 1055 RBI in his 1903-game career with the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees. He began playing during the 1920 season and last took the field during the 1933 campaign. Sewell was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 22 | 83 | 70 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | .329 | .413 | .414 | .827 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 154 | 683 | 572 | 101 | 182 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 93 | 7 | 6 | 80 | 17 | .318 | .412 | .444 | .856 | 254 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 153 | 656 | 558 | 80 | 167 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 83 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 20 | .299 | .386 | .385 | .771 | 215 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 153 | 682 | 553 | 98 | 195 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 109 | 9 | 6 | 98 | 12 | .353 | .456 | .479 | .935 | 265 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 153 | 685 | 594 | 99 | 188 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 106 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 13 | .316 | .388 | .429 | .817 | 255 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 155 | 699 | 608 | 78 | 204 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 98 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 4 | .336 | .402 | .424 | .827 | 258 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 154 | 672 | 578 | 91 | 187 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 17 | 7 | 65 | 6 | .324 | .399 | .433 | .832 | 250 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 153 | 652 | 569 | 83 | 180 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 92 | 3 | 16 | 51 | 7 | .316 | .382 | .424 | .805 | 241 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 155 | 678 | 588 | 79 | 190 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 7 | 1 | 58 | 9 | .323 | .391 | .418 | .809 | 246 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 152 | 672 | 578 | 90 | 182 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 73 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 4 | .315 | .372 | .427 | .800 | 247 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 109 | 414 | 353 | 44 | 102 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 3 | .289 | .374 | .371 | .745 | 131 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | AL | New York Yankees | 130 | 571 | 484 | 102 | 146 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 8 | .302 | .390 | .388 | .778 | 188 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | AL | New York Yankees | 125 | 576 | 503 | 95 | 137 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 3 | .272 | .349 | .392 | .740 | 197 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | New York Yankees | 135 | 606 | 524 | 87 | 143 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 4 | .273 | .361 | .323 | .683 | 169 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1903 | 8329 | 7132 | 1141 | 2226 | 436 | 68 | 49 | 1055 | 74 | 72 | 842 | 114 | .312 | .391 | .413 | .804 | 2945 | 0 | 80 | 275 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 70 | 15 | 11 | .884 | 5.182 | |
| 1921 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 319 | 480 | 47 | 75 | .944 | 5.188 | |
| 1922 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 35 | 3 | 7 | .954 | 5.167 | |
| 1922 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 295 | 462 | 49 | 72 | .939 | 5.446 | |
| 1923 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 286 | 497 | 59 | 82 | .930 | 5.185 | |
| 1924 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 349 | 514 | 36 | 76 | .960 | 5.641 | |
| 1925 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.333 | |
| 1925 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 314 | 529 | 29 | 80 | .967 | 5.510 | |
| 1926 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 326 | 463 | 37 | 86 | .955 | 5.123 | |
| 1927 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 361 | 480 | 33 | 80 | .962 | 5.497 | |
| 1928 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 61 | 5 | 3 | .943 | 4.368 | |
| 1928 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 137 | 0 | 0.0 | 297 | 438 | 28 | 103 | .963 | 5.365 | |
| 1929 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 163 | 336 | 13 | 28 | .975 | 3.283 | |
| 1930 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 97 | 0 | 0.0 | 83 | 184 | 14 | 16 | .950 | 2.753 | |
| 1931 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 | |
| 1931 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 121 | 0 | 0.0 | 131 | 227 | 18 | 14 | .952 | 2.959 | |
| 1932 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 123 | 0 | 0.0 | 122 | 221 | 9 | 15 | .974 | 2.789 | |
| 1933 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 131 | 0 | 0.0 | 123 | 224 | 13 | 27 | .964 | 2.649 | |
| Totals | 1875 | 0 | 0.0 | 3273 | 5230 | 408 | 776 | .954 | 4.535 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | 7 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .174 | .240 | .174 | .414 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 4 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .400 | .900 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 45 | 38 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .237 | .356 | .263 | .619 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | SS | 7 | 7 | 61.0 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 3 | .870 | 5.902 | 5.714 |
| 1932 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 3B | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .909 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
| Totals | 11 | 11 | 97.0 | 15 | 35 | 7 | 4 | .877 | 4.639 | 4.545 |
Awards
1923 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1924 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1925 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1926 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1927 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1928 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
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