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Positions: SS-2218, 3B-88, 2B-40, 1B-13

Full Name: Lucius Benjamin Appling
Nickname: Old Aches and Pains, Luscious Luke
Born: Apr 2,1907 in High Point, North Carolina
Death: Jan 3,1991
Height: 5-10 Weight: 183 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: -
College: Oglethorpe University

Drafted: Not drafted

Batting Champion 2x AL 1936,1943

Hall of Famers Inducted in 1964

Major League All-Star Game 7x 1936,1939-1941,1943,1946-1947

Major League Manager

Military Service US Army (USA)

Retired Numbers White Sox (#4)

Same Franchise for 15 Years Chicago White Sox

MLB Debut: Sep 10,1930

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Scouting Report
Power:	39
Power:	79
Speed:	61
Contact:	77
Patience:	77
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Awards (25)

1933	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #21)
1935	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #15)
1936	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #2)
1936	Played in MLB All-Star Game
1937	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #17)
1939	Played in MLB All-Star Game
1939	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #33)
1940	Played in MLB All-Star Game
1940	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #10)
1941	Played in MLB All-Star Game
1943	Played in MLB All-Star Game
1943	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #2)
1946	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #12)
1946	Played in MLB All-Star Game
1947	Played in MLB All-Star Game
1947	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #10)
1948	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #22)
1949	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #22)
1953	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (2 votes - 0.76%)
1955	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (3 votes - 1.2%)
1956	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (14 votes - 7.25%)
1958	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (77 votes - 28.95%)
1960	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (72 votes - 26.77%)
1962	Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (48 votes - 30%)
1964	Elected to Hall of Fame (189 votes - 84%)

Awards Notes: Includes Major League Baseball Awards since 1903 and other league awards since 1993. Awards include trophies, all-star selections, trophy voting record and hall-of-fame voting histories. Awards are generally updated once a year.