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	Joe Sewell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Joseph Wheeler Sewell (October 9, 1898 - March 6, 1990) was a Major League Baseball infielder for the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees.
		Sewell also had 3 strikeouts in 1930, albeit in just 353 at-bats (as opposed to 503 in his record-setting year), as well as three other full seasons (1925, 1929, 1933) with 4 strikeouts.
		Sewell also played in 1,103 consecutive games played, which was the second-longest streak to that point after Everett Scott.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joe_Sewell (367 words)

	Luke Sewell \| The BASEBALL Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Sewell replaced Steve O'Neill as catcher with the Indians, joining his brother Joe in the Cleveland lineup for several years.
		Sewell caught three no-hitters: Wes Ferrell with the Indians in 1931, Vern Kennedy with Chicago in 1935, and Bill Dietrich with the White Sox in 1937...
		Sewell had a habit of asking umpires to check the bats of opposing batters for illegal substances, and later as a manager, he extended that to being suspicious of opposing pitchers he felt may be throwing a spitter.
	www.thebaseballpage.com /past/pp/sewellluke (274 words)

	Joe Sewell \| The BASEBALL Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Sewell made his major league debut under tragic circumstances, taking over shortstop for Cleveland after Ray Chapman was killed by a pitched ball.
		Sewell was the most difficult batter to strike out in baseball history.
		From September 13, 1922 to April 30, 1930, Sewell played 1,103 consecutive games, a major league record at the time, which was later eclipsed by Lou Gehrig.
	www.thebaseballpage.com /past/pp/sewelljoe (315 words)

	Joe Sewell Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
		Joe Sewell was born on Sunday, October 9, 1898, in Titus, Alabama.
		Sewell was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1920, with the Cleveland Indians, and his Major League Baseball stats for every season he played, along with his career totals are on this page.
		Joe Sewell's biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable) career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this Joe Sewell baseball statistics page.
	baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=seweljo01 (307 words)

	American Heroes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Joe Kelley was one of the most colorful, handsome and popular players in the "dead ball era".
		Joe Kelley batted over.300 in 11 different seasons, and his high was in 1894 when he hit.393; he scored 165 runs that year; the 5th highest runs scored in history.
		Joe Sewell is known as the hardest man in baseball history to strike out.
	www.baseballhistorian.com /html/american_heroes.cfm?page=4 (1438 words)

	Joe Sewell \| BaseballLibrary.com
		While Sewell was playing his first professional season in New Orleans, Cleveland hero Ray Chapman was killed by a Carl Mays pitch in August.
		Released after the 1930 season, Sewell filled a trouble spot at third for the Yankees for three seasons before retiring and spent two more years with the Yankees as a coach.
		Sewell joined the team after September 1st and was not eligible for the series.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/S/Sewell_Joe.stm (1140 words)

	Old Mystery Is Cleared Up
		I think they were estranged at the time, as Sewell had a spirit of wanderlust and at the time of her death he was on the road with a show, he told me.
		“Sewell’s mother, whose name was Ann Kelly and with whom his wife had been living, was quite wealthy, and Sewell frequently had an urge to travel and see the world.
		Joe Sewell in Tazewell, Tennessee allegedly claims that estranged wife, Mollie Black Sewell, was the mystery woman.
	www.angelfire.com /tn3/masterdetective/OldMystery.html (835 words)

	The Annotated This Day in Baseball History
		Sewell spent most of his career as a shortstop but was basically a third baseman by the time the Yankees signed him in 1931 after he was released by
		Sewell had a couple of good years for the Yankees, winning a World Series in 1932 although he was replaced by Red Rolfe before the Yankees won their four consecutive World Series, 1936-39.
		Sewell did play in a low strikeout era, the league leader in Ks topped one-hundred only once during his career, but Sewell’s totals were low regardless.
	thisdaybaseball.blogspot.com /2005/01/january-6th-1931-yankees-sign-joe.html (332 words)

	The Baseball Guru - Fans Speak
		Joe has the all time record for fewest strikeouts per at bat.
		It was not unusual to see Joe strikeout around 4 or 5 times in a 600 at-bat season.
		Sewell loved his bat even more than Long Levi Meyerle loved his (Meyerle carved engravings into his bat and put a leather strap through the bat's handle).
	www.baseballguru.com /bbread3.html (273 words)

	Pi Kappa Phi- America's Leading Fraternity
		The toughest batter in history to strike out, Joe Sewell was a perennial.300 hitter over 14 seasons with the Yankees and Indians.
		Sewell's career rate of one strikeout every 63 at-bats is by far the best in history and his 3 strikeouts in 1932 are the fewest ever for a full season.
		Joe Sewell made up one third of the most feared hitting trio in baseball for the early-1930’s Yankee’s?
	www.pikapp.org /AboutUs/famous.cfm (193 words)

	MastroNet, Inc.
		Sewell later recorded that token of Cobb's friendship by inscribing the barrel in white ink ("10"), "Given to me in 1925 by Ty Cobb, Joe Sewell." Originally obtained directly from Joe Sewell's family, this bat represents one of the finest Cobb gamers extant.
		Joe Sewell, whose Major League debut in 1920 came as a result of Ray Chapman's unfortunate on-field fatality, was one of the game's greatest contact hitters.
		Sewell, like Cobb, was more of a singles hitter, and he often consulted Cobb on mechanics and strategy at the plate.
	www.mastronet.com /index.cfm?action=DisplayContent&ContentName=Lot%20Information&LotIndex=45221 (615 words)

	Rich's Weekend Baseball BEAT
		Joe Sewell was a 21-year-old rookie when he replaced Ray Chapman as the Cleveland Indians shortstop in 1920 after the latter was killed by a pitched ball.
		Sewell, who was the most difficult man to strike out in baseball history by far (fanning once every 63 AB), had more than seven time as many walks as strike outs in his career.
		Expectations were high for the Angels that year as Gene Autry reached into his saddlebags and signed Bobby Grich and Joe Rudi in the dawn of free agency.
	www.baseballbeat.blogspot.com /2003_08_24_baseballbeat_archive.html (3510 words)

	Lab Activity 28: The Listing Pattern
		Joe Sewell explains that they are there to take questions, and he says, pointing at me, ‘And I want to start right here down at the front with my good friend Doug Williams.’”
		Although Durocher fails to measure up to Williams's ideal in a baseball player, Joe Sewell is held in high esteem because he was the _____ player who wrote Williams letters.
		Williams says Sewell had a sharp eye and was known as the most difficult player to strike out.
	wps.ablongman.com /long_henry_er_1/0,7989,1832740-,00.html (1816 words)

	Joe Sewell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Complete chapter-indexed hypertext and e-text from the Literature Project.
		Creative Quotations from Anna Sewell Biographical sketch and quotations.
		ChefMoz: Sewell Detailed restaurant listings and dining guide with reviews submitted by the public and links to outside reviews.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Joe_Sewell.html (192 words)

	Memorabilia Mailbag: The state's best and brightest -- July 2, 2002
		I believe his name is Luke and that he played some major league ball, but he is certainly not in the same category as the others.
		Although not a Hall of Famer, Luke Sewell has to be the All-Alabama catcher.
		Joe also had a dream to play for the University of Alabama, which he did and lettered in 1960, 1961 and 1962.
	homepage.mac.com /chrisolds/PORT/co51.html (862 words)

	What uniform number did former NY Yankees HOF'er Joe Sewell wear while on the Yankees? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Joe Sewell actually had two numbers with the Yankees -- #27 in 1931 and #21 in 1932-33.
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	New York Yankees (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Many of the newly acquired players who would later contribute to their success came from the Boston Red Sox, whose owner, theater impresario Harry Frazee, had bought his team on credit and was hard-pressed to pay off his loans and also produce Broadway shows.
		Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox was in the hunt for the elusive.400 batting average, which he achieved on the last day of the season.
		Initially derided as a retread choice ("Clueless Joe" ran the headline on one of the city's tabloid newspapers), Torre's smooth manner proved out as he led the Yankees to a World Series victory in 1996, defeating the Atlanta Braves in six games.
	encyclozine.com /New_York_Yankees (5624 words)

	Joe Sewell Autograph on Ltd. Edition Perez Steele Postcard - Baseball Memorabilia, Sports - Collectibles - Memorabilia, ...
		Joe Sewell Autograph on Ltd. Edition Perez Steele Postcard.
		Deceased Hall of Famer, Sewell was born in 1898 and died in 1990.
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	www.atlantaantiquegallery.com /wsm/i-10194_joe_sewell_autograph_on_ltd_edition_perez_steele_postcard.html (134 words)

	Joe Sewell \| National Baseball Hall of Fame
		The toughest batter in history to strike out, with just 114 strikeouts in 7,132 at-bats, Joe Sewell was a perennial.300 hitter over 14 seasons with the Yankees and Indians.
		In 1920, Cleveland summoned Sewell from the minors to replace the late Ray Chapman at shortstop, and the rookie batted.329 down the stretch to lead the Indians to the pennant.
		A great contact hitter, his career rate of one strikeout every 63 at-bats is by far the best in history, and his 3 Ks in 1932 are the fewest ever for a full season.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/Sewell_Joe.htm (205 words)

	AUTOGRAPHS & MANUSCRIPTS: JOE SEWELL - CHECK SIGNED 08/14/1952
		Joe Sewell (1898-1990) played shortstop for the Cleveland Indians (1920-1930) and New York Yankees (1931-1933).
		From September 13, 1922 to April 30, 1930, Sewell played 1,103 straight games, a major league record later broken by Lou Gehrig.
		Sewell's career rate of one strikeout every 63 at-bats is by far the best in history, and his 3 K's in 1932 are the fewest ever for a full season.
	www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/6_2004/sports/158831-JOE-SEWELL.htm (209 words)

	Mollie Black - Sewell
		The "unknown lady" buried here who is the gaiety of one of the nightly social functions held there before the 1860's, dropped dead on the ballroom floor while dancing.
		Joe Sewell of Tazewell, Tennessee, reportedly told the tale of his estranged wife 'dancing herself to death at Harrodsburg.'
		Also reporting that his wife, Molly Black, had a small son at the time of her death, who was probably brought up in Laurel County, Kentucky, as she herself was born there.
	www.tngenweb.org /queries/east/webbbs/queries/index.cgi?read=383 (386 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		CLEVELAND -- You won't see Louis Sockalexis, Tris Speaker, Stan Coveleski, Jim Bagby, Joe Jackson, Joe Sewell, Nap Lajoie or Addie Joss at Jacobs Field Saturday night, but their ghosts might show up to enjoy the 100-year anniversary celebration of Cleveland Indians baseball.
		And their arrival would be welcomed, for much of the franchise's baseball legacy is steeped in its glorious early years at League Park.
		And maybe only a handful of fans will be able to recount in detail the Lou Boudreau era of the 1940s or the magic of the 1954 season.
	www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/cle_20010720_100celebration_news.jsp (540 words)

	DiMaggio, Joe on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Martinez, Calif. One of the most charismatic of 20th-century sports figures, “Joltin' Joe” joined the New York Yankees of the American League in 1936 and quickly rose to stardom, winning the league's batting title with a.381 average in his fourth season.
		C308/3: Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams: posed with bats
		DiMaggio and Monroe remain ultimate love match in sport and showbiz league; Beckham can be considered as talented in his field as DiMaggio was in his, but Posh was never remotely a star of Monroe's magnitude.(Sport)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/D/DiM1aggio.asp (482 words)

	Beacons sign Joe Sewell and Jimi St. John :: SportzDomain :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Joe Sewell comes to the Beacons after playing with the Toledo Storm and Augusta Lynx of the ECHL (East Coast Hockey League).
		Sewell did play nine games with the Fort Wayne Komets back in the 2000-2001 season.
		He was in the line up on Wednesday when the Beacons hosted the Kalamazoo Wings where he earned his first Beacon point as he assisted on Casey Harris goal at 3:42 of the third period.
	www.sportzdomain.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=20983&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 (442 words)

	Lynx acquired right wing Joe Sewell from toledo :: SportzDomain :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Augusta Lynx announced today that the team has acquired right wing Joe Sewell from the Toledo Storm in exchange for cash considerations.
		Sewell spent last season with Laredo in the CHL (26g, 43 pts.) where he was a teammate of current Lynx captain Rob Stanfield before heading to Toledo this year.
		Sewell will join the Lynx in time for their game against the Columbus Cottonmouths on Tuesday night.
	www.sportzdomain.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=19581&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 (395 words)

	Baseball Almanac - Autograph Of The Week: Joe Sewell
		These elements should not exist as they do today." - Joe Sewell
		On May 26, 1930, Joe Sewell of the Cleveland Indians, who had struck out only 1 time during the entire season, was fanned twice more during the same game by Pat Caraway of the White Sox.
		While with the club, he batted over.300 nine times in eleven seasons, drove in more than ninety runs five times, had more than one-hundred eighty hits eight times, and led the league in fielding average three times!
	www.baseball-almanac.com /autoweek/aut2000h.shtml (150 words)

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