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Luke Appling
	Lucius Benjamin Appling
	(Old Aches and Pains,Luscious Luke)

	Born: April 2, 1907 in High Point, NC
	Died: January 3, 1991 - 83 years old
	Bats: R	Throws: R	Ht: 5'10"	Wt: 183

Fielding Ratings(?)

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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1964
- Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from Atlanta in 1930
- Served in the Army during World War II
- High School: Fulton (Atlanta, GA)
- College/Univ: Oglethorpe University (1929-1930)
- Visit Appling's Managerial Page

Transactions

Date							WAR
M	D	Yr	Age	Transaction	From	To	Before	After	Org
8	19	1930	22.7	Purchased	Atlanta	CHA	0.0	74.5	74.5
11	9	1950	42.7	Released	CHA		74.5	0.0

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James