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, 7,492nd 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

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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

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1932	25	DET-min	AA,A	5	7	.417	4.00	18	0					72.0	74	41	32		30									1.444	9.3		3.8			TTO,BMT IL,TL
1932	25	DET	AL	0	0		12.66	5	0	3	0	0	0	10.2	19	15	15	2	8	0	2	0	0	0	59	38	7.11	2.531	16.0	1.7	6.8	1.7	0.25

1938	31	PIT	NL	0	1	.000	4.23	17	0	11	0	0	1	38.1	41	27	18	3	21	2	17	2	0	3	176	90	4.98	1.617	9.6	0.7	4.9	4.0	0.81
1939	32	PIT	NL	10	9	.526	4.08	52	12	20	5	1	2	176.1	177	93	80	10	73	5	69	1	0	1	763	94	3.81	1.418	9.0	0.5	3.7	3.5	0.95
1940	33	PIT	NL	16	5	.762	2.80	33	23	3	14	2	1	189.2	169	71	59	6	67	6	60	3	0	2	790	136	3.33	1.244	8.0	0.3	3.2	2.8	0.90	MVP-25
1941	34	PIT	NL	14	17	.452	3.72	39	32	7	18	2	2	249.0	225	126	103	18	84	7	76	3	0	8	1055	98	3.71	1.241	8.1	0.7	3.0	2.7	0.90
1942	35	PIT	NL	17	15	.531	3.41	40	33	7	18	5	2	248.0	259	117	94	13	72	4	69	2	0	4	1067	99	3.09	1.335	9.4	0.5	2.6	2.5	0.96
1943	36	PIT	NL	21	9	.700	2.54	35	31	4	25	2	3	265.1	267	94	75	6	75	12	65	2	1	2	1112	137	3.33	1.289	9.1	0.2	2.5	2.2	0.87	AS,MVP-6
1944	37	PIT	NL	21	12	.636	3.18	38	33	4	24	3	2	286.0	263	112	101	15	99	8	87	3	1	1	1218	117	3.82	1.266	8.3	0.5	3.1	2.7	0.88	AS,MVP-11
1945	38	PIT	NL	11	9	.550	4.07	33	24	7	9	1	1	188.0	212	116	85	9	91	15	60	2	0	5	863	97	4.16	1.612	10.1	0.4	4.4	2.9	0.66	AS
1946	39	PIT	NL	8	12	.400	3.68	25	20	3	11	2	0	149.1	140	68	61	6	53	7	33	1	0	2	641	96	3.75	1.292	8.4	0.4	3.2	2.0	0.62	AS
1947	40	PIT	NL	6	4	.600	3.57	24	12	8	4	1	0	121.0	121	58	48	11	36	8	36	3	0	1	504	119	4.22	1.298	9.0	0.8	2.7	2.7	1.00
1948	41	PIT	NL	13	3	.813	3.48	21	17	3	7	0	0	121.2	126	51	47	9	37	2	36	1	0	1	522	118	4.06	1.340	9.3	0.7	2.7	2.7	0.97
1949	42	PIT	NL	6	1	.857	3.91	28	6	9	2	1	1	76.0	82	35	33	8	32	2	26	0	0	0	330	108	4.46	1.500	9.7	0.9	3.8	3.1	0.81
1950	43	PIT-min	A	0	0			2						10.0																				CHS SALL
13 Yrs				143	97	.596	3.48	390	243	89	137	20	15	2119.1	2101	983	819	116	748	78	636	23	2	30	9100	108	3.74	1.344	8.9	0.5	3.2	2.7	0.85
162 Game Avg.				15	10	.596	3.48	42	26	10	15	2	2	228	226	106	88	12	80	8	68	2	0	3	978	108	3.74	1.344	8.9	0.5	3.2	2.7	0.85

PIT (12 yrs)				143	97	.596	3.43	385	243	86	137	20	15	2108.2	2082	968	804	114	740	78	634	23	2	30	9041	109	3.72	1.338	8.9	0.5	3.2	2.7	0.86
DET (1 yr)				0	0		12.66	5	0	3	0	0	0	10.2	19	15	15	2	8	0	2	0	0	0	59	38	7.11	2.531	16.0	1.7	6.8	1.7	0.25

NL (12 yrs)				143	97	.596	3.43	385	243	86	137	20	15	2108.2	2082	968	804	114	740	78	634	23	2	30	9041	109	3.72	1.338	8.9	0.5	3.2	2.7	0.86
AL (1 yr)				0	0		12.66	5	0	3	0	0	0	10.2	19	15	15	2	8	0	2	0	0	0	59	38	7.11	2.531	16.0	1.7	6.8	1.7	0.25

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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