Luke Appling

Luke Appling
Shortstop
Born: (1907-04-02)April 2, 1907 High Point, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: January 3, 1991(1991-01-03) (aged 83) Cumming, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1930, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1950, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.310
Hits	2,749
Home runs	45
Runs batted in	1,116
Teams
As player Chicago White Sox (1930–1943, 1945–1950) As manager Kansas City Athletics (1967)
Career highlights and awards
7× All-Star (1936, 1939–1941, 1943, 1946, 1947) 2× AL batting champion (1936, 1943) Chicago White Sox No. 4 retired
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1964
Vote	94.0% (seventh ballot)

Lucius Benjamin Appling (April 2, 1907 – January 3, 1991), nicknamed "Old Aches and Pains" was an American professional baseball shortstop who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox (1930–1950). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.

Born in North Carolina, Appling briefly attended Oglethorpe College. He was signed by the minor league Atlanta Crackers in 1930 and debuted with the Chicago White Sox later that year. He interrupted his career to serve in World War II in 1944 and 1945. He played for Chicago until 1950, then was a minor league manager and major league coach for many years. He served one stint as an interim major league manager in 1967. He died in Georgia in 1991.