Rip Sewell
Truett Banks Sewell
Born: May 11, 1907
Decatur, AL USA
Deceased: 1989
Plant City, FL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
College: Vanderbilt University, Marion Military Institute
Career: 1932-1949
Minor League Statistics
Rip Sewell compiled a career record of 143 wins and 97 losses in his 423-game career with the Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1932 season and last took the field during the 1949 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 12.66 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | |
| 1938 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.23 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38.3 | 41 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 176 |
| 1939 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 9 | .526 | 4.08 | 52 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 176.3 | 177 | 93 | 80 | 10 | 73 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 763 |
| 1940 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 16 | 5 | .762 | 2.80 | 33 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 189.7 | 169 | 71 | 59 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 790 |
| 1941 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | 17 | .452 | 3.72 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 249.0 | 225 | 126 | 103 | 18 | 84 | 0 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1055 |
| 1942 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 17 | 15 | .531 | 3.41 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 248.0 | 259 | 117 | 94 | 13 | 72 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1067 |
| 1943 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | 9 | .700 | 2.54 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 265.3 | 267 | 94 | 75 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1113 |
| 1944 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | 12 | .636 | 3.18 | 38 | 33 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 286.0 | 263 | 112 | 101 | 15 | 99 | 0 | 87 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1218 |
| 1945 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11 | 9 | .550 | 4.07 | 33 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 188.0 | 212 | 116 | 85 | 9 | 91 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 863 |
| 1946 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 12 | .400 | 3.68 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 149.3 | 140 | 68 | 61 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 641 |
| 1947 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.57 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 121.0 | 121 | 58 | 48 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 504 |
| 1948 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 13 | 3 | .813 | 3.48 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 121.7 | 126 | 51 | 47 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 522 |
| 1949 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 1 | .857 | 3.91 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 76.0 | 82 | 35 | 33 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 |
| Totals | 143 | 97 | .596 | 3.48 | 390 | 243 | 88 | 137 | 20 | 15 | 2119.3 | 2101 | 983 | 819 | 116 | 748 | 0 | 636 | 23 | 2 | 30 | 9101 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 17 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 52 | 62 | 55 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .200 | .241 | .273 | .514 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 47 | 77 | 73 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .192 | .224 | .288 | .511 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 42 | 99 | 92 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .174 | .200 | .228 | .428 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 41 | 91 | 87 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .149 | .178 | .184 | .362 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 41 | 108 | 105 | 9 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .286 | .299 | .343 | .642 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 116 | 112 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .223 | .237 | .304 | .540 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 72 | 64 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .313 | .380 | .359 | .740 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 26 | 56 | 50 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .180 | .241 | .220 | .461 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 24 | 41 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .125 | .146 | .200 | .346 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | 49 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | .143 | .250 | .238 | .488 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .063 | .250 | .063 | .313 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 423 | 807 | 750 | 81 | 152 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 37 | 154 | .203 | .241 | .264 | .505 | 198 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 | |
| 1938 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | .929 | .765 | |
| 1939 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 52 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 47 | 1 | 3 | .982 | 1.077 | |
| 1940 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 46 | 5 | 0 | .926 | 1.909 | |
| 1941 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 56 | 2 | 6 | .975 | 1.974 | |
| 1942 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 51 | 2 | 3 | .972 | 1.750 | |
| 1943 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 60 | 4 | 4 | .948 | 2.086 | |
| 1944 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 49 | 4 | 1 | .946 | 1.842 | |
| 1945 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 2 | .978 | 1.364 | |
| 1946 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 1 | .944 | 1.360 | |
| 1947 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 3 | .973 | 1.500 | |
| 1948 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 1 | .912 | 1.476 | |
| 1949 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .882 | .536 | |
| Totals | 390 | 0 | 0.0 | 142 | 445 | 28 | 27 | .954 | 1.505 |
Awards
1943 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
