Rip Sewell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: May 11, 1907 in Decatur, AL us

Died: September 3, 1989 in Plant City, FL

Buried: Oaklawn Cemetery, Plant City, FL

Schools: Marion Military Institute (Marion, AL), Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)

Debut: June 14, 1932 (Age 25-034d, 7,493rd in major league history)
vs. PHA 1.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: September 19, 1949 (Age 42-131d)
vs. NYG 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: Truett Banks Sewell

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Relatives: Cousin of Joe Sewell, Luke Sewell, Tommy Sewell

4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.9

143

ERA

3.48

390

243

2119.1

636

WHIP

1.344

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-36 / in Starts: 6-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 64 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	43 (22-18-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 64 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (22-13-7)

Most Driven In
L Handley	3
Self	1

Most Driven In By
A Vaughan	1
Self	1
B Brubaker	1
J Rizzo	1

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	23	2 (1)	Apr 18	PIT		STL	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	24	3	Apr 22	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-4	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.35	-0.009	.89	-0.01%	-0.11	P
3	25	6 (2)	Apr 25	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-5	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.79	-0.019	1.67	-0.02%	-0.11	P
4	26	8 (1)	Apr 27	PIT	@	STL	L,5-6	0-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	27	10 (1)	May 1	PIT		CIN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.88	-0.097	1.21	-0.08%	-1.37	P
6	28	13 (2)	May 5	PIT	@	PHI	W,10-7	GS-9	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.41	0.038	.75	0.04%	-0.63	P
7	29	17 (3)	May 10	PIT	@	NYG	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	.50	0.014	1.12	0.02%	-0.11	P
8	30	21 (3)	May 15	PIT		CHC	L,2-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.375	.563	9	1.08	-0.027	2.60	-0.04%	-0.23	P
9	31	25 (3)	May 19	PIT		BSN	L,2-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.188	.375	.563	9						P
10	32	29 (3)	May 23	PIT		NYG	W,13-4	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	1.04	0.049	2.00	0.06%	1.38	P
11	33	33 (3)	May 27	PIT	@	CHC	W,9-1	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.423	.731	9	.20	0.026	.40	0.03%	0.28	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	34	38 (4)	Jun 1	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.300	.379	.679	9	1.21	-0.069	2.65	-0.09%	-0.74	P
13	35	42 (3)	Jun 5	PIT	@	BRO	L,2-6	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.276	.300	.379	.679	9	1.44	-0.020	4.06	-0.03%	-0.19	P
14	36	47 (4)	Jun 10	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.290	.367	.657	9	.42	-0.011	.84	-0.01%	-0.11	P
15	37	52 (4)	Jun 17	PIT		PHI	L,2-11	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.290	.367	.657	9						P
16	38	53	Jun 21	PIT		NYG	L,4-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.290	.367	.657	9						P
17	39	54	Jun 22	PIT		NYG	W,8-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.290	.367	.657	9						P
18	40	58 (3)	Jun 27	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.290	.367	.657	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	41	62 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,4-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.290	.367	.657	9						P
20	42	67 (4)	Jul 9 (1)	PIT		STL	L,3-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.290	.367	.657	9						P
21	43	70 (2)	Jul 14	PIT	@	BRO	L,4-14	0-0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.290	.333	.387	.720	9						P
22	44	72 (1)	Jul 16 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-3	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.324	.375	.699	9	1.23	-0.030	1.57	-0.02%	-0.15	P
23	45	75 (2)	Jul 18	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-8	1-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.306	.353	.658	9	.65	-0.032	.95	-0.03%	-0.37	P
24	46	78 (2)	Jul 21	PIT	@	NYG	W,4-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.306	.353	.658	9						P
25	47	80 (1)	Jul 23 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	W,3-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.297	.343	.640	9	.86	-0.022	1.72	-0.03%	-0.41	P
26	48	82 (1)	Jul 25	PIT		PHI	W,5-4	1-10	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.237	.275	.316	.591	9	1.64	-0.120	2.39	-0.10%	-0.96	P
27	49	85 (2)	Jul 27	PIT		PHI	L,8-9	5-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.268	.308	.576	9	1.41	0.020	2.54	0.02%	-0.16	P
28	50	87 (1)	Jul 29	PIT		BSN	W,6-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.268	.308	.576	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	51	91 (3)	Aug 3	PIT		BRO	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.268	.308	.576	9						P
30	52	92	Aug 4	PIT		NYG	W,3-2	8-GF(11)	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.302	.325	.627	8	3.05	0.181	1.68	0.06%	0.92	P
31	53	94 (1)	Aug 6 (1)	PIT		NYG	L,5-9	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.295	.317	.613	9	1.28	-0.031	.85	-0.01%	-0.29	P
32	54	97 (2)	Aug 11	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.289	.310	.598	9	.78	-0.020	.24	0.00%	-0.11	P
33	55	99 (1)	Aug 13	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.289	.310	.598	9						P
34	56	100	Aug 14	PIT	@	CIN	L,8-9	6-9	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.304	.349	.653	9	.30	0.022	.07	0.00%	0.63	P
35	57	104 (3)	Aug 17	PIT		STL	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.304	.349	.653	9						P
36	58	105	Aug 18	PIT		STL	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.304	.349	.653	9						P
37	59	111 (5)	Aug 23 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	L,1-3	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.298	.341	.639	9	1.23	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
38	60	113 (1)	Aug 26 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-6	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.298	.341	.639	9						P
39	61	118 (4)	Aug 31 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,6-11	1-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.239	.286	.326	.612	9	.75	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.58	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
40	62	120 (1)	Sep 3 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,6-14	1-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.275	.313	.587	9	.63	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.58	P
41	63	124 (3)	Sep 6 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.264	.300	.564	9	1.73	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
42	64	126 (1)	Sep 7	PIT		CIN	W,8-7	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.259	.294	.553	9	3.82	-0.107	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
43	65	128 (1)	Sep 9	PIT		STL	L,2-12	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.259	.294	.553	9						P
44	66	129	Sep 10 (1)	PIT		STL	L,3-9	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.255	.288	.543	9	.35	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
45	67	132 (2)	Sep 13 (1)	PIT		NYG	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.255	.288	.543	9						P
46	68	133	Sep 13 (2)	PIT		NYG	W,7-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.255	.288	.543	9						P
47	69	136 (2)	Sep 15	PIT		BRO	L,2-4	0-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.255	.288	.543	9						P
48	70	138 (1)	Sep 17 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,3-7	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.255	.288	.543	9						P
49	71	141 (2)	Sep 19	PIT		BSN	W,5-3	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.241	.273	.514	9	.47	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.49	P
50	72	144 (2)	Sep 22 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-6	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.196	.237	.268	.505	9	.43	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
51	73	148 (3)	Sep 24	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-11	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.193	.233	.263	.496	9	.84	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
52	74	149	Sep 27 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,8-9	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.233	.263	.496	9						P
							16-36		64	57	5	11	1	0	1	4	3	0	12	0	3		0	1	0	0	.193	.233	.263	.496		.95	-0.540	1.16	-0.26%	-6.46

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