Player

Luke Appling HOF 1964

Player Info
Full Name
Lucius Benjamin
Born
April 2, 1907
High Point, NC, USA
Died
January 3, 1991
Size
5'10" / 183 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
September 10, 1930
Final Game
October 1, 1950
Career
21 years
Teams
Honors
7 x All-Star
1947, 1946, 1943, 1941, 1940, 1939, 1936
1943 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1943 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
1940 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1940 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1940 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
1937 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1937 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
1936 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1936 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1936 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
Career Batting
2,422
G
.310
AVG
2,749
H
45
HR
1,116
RBI
.797
OPS
119
OPS vs Lg
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Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1950 Chicago White Sox 50 128 30 3 4 0 11 .234
1949 Chicago White Sox 142 492 148 21 5 5 82 .301
1948 Chicago White Sox 139 497 156 16 2 0 63 .314
1947 Chicago White Sox 139 503 154 29 0 8 67 .306
1946 Chicago White Sox 149 582 180 27 5 1 59 .309
1945 Chicago White Sox 18 57 21 2 2 1 12 .368
1943 Chicago White Sox 155 585 192 33 2 3 63 .328
1942 Chicago White Sox 142 543 142 26 4 3 78 .262
1941 Chicago White Sox 154 592 186 26 8 1 93 .314
1940 Chicago White Sox 150 566 197 27 13 0 96 .348
1939 Chicago White Sox 148 516 162 16 6 0 82 .314
1938 Chicago White Sox 81 294 89 14 0 0 41 .303
1937 Chicago White Sox 154 574 182 42 8 4 98 .317
1936 Chicago White Sox 138 526 204 31 7 6 111 .388
1935 Chicago White Sox 153 525 161 28 6 1 94 .307
1934 Chicago White Sox 118 452 137 28 6 2 75 .303
1933 Chicago White Sox 151 612 197 36 10 6 90 .322
1932 Chicago White Sox 139 489 134 20 10 3 66 .274
1931 Chicago White Sox 96 297 69 13 4 1 36 .232
1930 Chicago White Sox 6 26 8 2 0 0 2 .308
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1950 AL 144 .086 .250 8.3 5.6 64 0.0
1949 AL 619 .094 .309 19.5 3.9 128 5.3 ✓
1948 AL 594 .040 .338 15.8 5.9 114 0.0 ✓
1947 AL 572 .105 .313 11.2 4.9 128 8.4 ✓
1946 AL 659 .069 .332 10.8 6.2 121 1.0 ✓
1945 AL 70 .158 .408 17.1 10.0 200 1.1
1943 AL 677 .079 .342 13.3 4.3 150 3.1 ✓
1942 AL 613 .079 .269 10.3 3.8 100 3.3 ✓
1941 AL 677 .076 .331 12.1 4.7 117 1.0 ✓
1940 AL 639 .094 .371 10.8 5.5 131 0.0 ✓
1939 AL 630 .054 .338 16.7 5.9 113 0.0 ✓
1938 AL 338 .048 .321 12.4 5.0 94 0.0
1937 AL 665 .122 .328 12.9 4.2 121 4.2 ✓
1936 AL 618 .120 .400 13.8 4.0 152 6.4 ✓
1935 AL 654 .082 .331 18.7 6.1 122 1.1 ✓
1934 AL 516 .102 .319 11.4 5.2 111 2.1 ✓
1933 AL 670 .121 .331 8.4 4.3 125 6.4 ✓
1932 AL 532 .100 .291 7.5 6.8 88 3.2 ✓
1931 AL 330 .081 .253 8.8 8.2 67 1.0
1930 AL 26 .077 .308 0.0 0.0 79 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
SS 2,218 4,398 7,218 643 1,424 .948
3B 88 98 186 21 15 .931
2B 40 87 127 8 20 .964
1B 13 91 12 0 16 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1950 Chicago White Sox 1B 13 91 12 0 16 1.000
1950 Chicago White Sox 2B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1950 Chicago White Sox SS 20 37 50 3 13 .967
1949 Chicago White Sox SS 141 253 450 26 95 .964
1948 Chicago White Sox 3B 72 84 163 15 13 .943
1948 Chicago White Sox SS 64 133 210 20 50 .945
1947 Chicago White Sox 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1.000
1947 Chicago White Sox SS 129 232 422 35 86 .949
1946 Chicago White Sox SS 149 252 505 39 99 .951
1945 Chicago White Sox SS 17 37 56 7 7 .930
1943 Chicago White Sox SS 155 300 500 36 115 .957
1942 Chicago White Sox SS 141 269 418 38 77 .948
1941 Chicago White Sox SS 154 294 473 42 95 .948
1940 Chicago White Sox SS 150 307 436 37 83 .953
1939 Chicago White Sox SS 148 289 461 39 78 .951
1938 Chicago White Sox SS 78 149 258 20 37 .953
1937 Chicago White Sox SS 154 280 541 49 111 .944
1936 Chicago White Sox SS 137 320 471 41 119 .951
1935 Chicago White Sox SS 153 335 556 39 93 .958
1934 Chicago White Sox 2B 8 21 16 1 4 .974
1934 Chicago White Sox SS 110 243 341 34 55 .945
1933 Chicago White Sox SS 151 314 534 55 107 .939
1932 Chicago White Sox 2B 30 62 110 6 16 .966
1932 Chicago White Sox 3B 14 13 22 6 2 .854
1932 Chicago White Sox SS 85 195 287 37 66 .929
1931 Chicago White Sox 2B 1 4 1 1 0 .833
1931 Chicago White Sox SS 76 147 232 42 37 .900
1930 Chicago White Sox SS 6 12 17 4 1 .879
Managerial record: 10-30 (.250) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1967 Kansas City Athletics AL 40 10 30 .250 10