Joe Sewell

Joe Sewell
Sewell, c. 1921
Shortstop / Third baseman
Born: (1898-10-09)October 9, 1898
Titus, Alabama, U.S.
Died: March 6, 1990(1990-03-06) (aged 91)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1920, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 1933, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average.312
Hits2,226
Home runs49
Runs batted in1,054
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1977
Election methodVeterans Committee

Joseph Wheeler Sewell (October 9, 1898 – March 6, 1990) was an American professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees from 1920 to 1933. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977.[1]

Sewell was a member of two World Series-winning teams. He holds the record for the lowest strikeout rate in major league history, striking out on average only once every 73 plate appearances,[2] and the most consecutive games without a strikeout, at 115.

  1. ^ "Joe Sewell". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ^ Spatz, Lyle (2007). TheSABR Baseball List & Record Book – Baseball's Most Fascinating Records and Unusual Statistics. United States: Simon & Schuster. p. 496. ISBN 9781416532453.