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Luke Appling was an American professional baseball player who had a long and illustrious career in Major League Baseball. He played shortstop for the Chicago White Sox from 1930 to 1950 and was an All-Star for seven consecutive seasons from 1936 to 1942. Appling was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.
Appling began his career with the White
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These percentile rankings are a score to indicate how Luke Appling ranks among all historic players for several skill categories. For example, a percentile of "85% Power" would indicate a player among the top 15% of players in raw batting power, and a percentile of "Speed 3%" would indicate a player that is among the slowest players in the history of the game. These percentiles are entirely based on career statistical accomplishments for players with over 500 games played or 500 innings pitched, so may not accurately reflect an intangible ability.
Batting & Fielding Skills
Contact
97%
Power
27%
Bunting
85%
Drag
80%
Vision
95%
Discipline
96%
Clutch
96%
Durability
90%
Speed
74%
Arm Str
87%
Arm Acc
89%
Reaction
85%
Fielding
20%
Stealing
72%
Baserunning
73%
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The 1936 Major League Baseball All Star Game was held at Braves Field in Boston,...
1936 MLB All-Star Game - Radio Broadcast / The 1936 Major League Baseball All Star Game was held at Braves Field in Boston, and is most notable for the appearance of rookie Joe DImaggio in the starting lineup. Joe didn't do much in this game, but at the break he was hitting .354 with 11 Homeruns, 27 doubles, and 62 RBI. The National League was looking to win their first All-Star game after 3 straight losses by throwing Dizzy Dean of the Cardinals on the mound to start the game. Dizzy led the majors with 30 wins in 1934 and 28 in 1935.
The game was broadcast by the Mutual Radio Network by announcers Fred Hoey and Linus Travers