Joseph W Sewell was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1977 along with Ernie Banks, Martin Dihigo, Pop Lloyd, Alfonso Lopez and Amos Rusie. Sewell was a SS\3B with 14 seasons MLB experience playing with the Cleveland Indians (1920-1930) and New York Yankees (1931-1933). For his MLB career he hit .312/.391/.413 with 49 HR, 1055 RBI, 1141 R, 74 SB in 1903 games.
I believe his three best seasons were 1923 when he hit .353/.456/.479 with 3 HR, 109 RBI, 98 R, 9 SB in 153 games, 1924 when he hit .316/.388/.429 with 4 HR, 106 RBI, 99 R, 3 SB in 153 games and 1926 when he hit .324/.399/.433 with 4 HR, 85 RBI, 91 R, 17 SB in 154 games.
Sewell led the American League in doubles in 1924 (45).
He holds the MLB record for most at bats per strikeouts (62.6). Sewell won the World Series Championship with the Indians in 1920 and the Yankees in 1932.
Hall of Fame page
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