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Luke Sewell

Manager

James Luther Sewell

1259 Games

606-644 Record

0.485 Win%

10 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R

Throws R

Born 1/5/1901
Titus, AL, USA

Died 5/14/1987
Akron, OH, USA

MLB Debut 1921-06-30

Final Game 1942-08-01

📊 Career Record

1259 Games Managed

606 Wins

644 Losses

                        0.485
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

10 seasons

Managing Career Arc

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Luke Sewell — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
1941	SLA	AL	113	55	55	0.500	6	N
1942	SLA	AL	151	82	69	0.543	3	Y
1943	SLA	AL	153	72	80	0.474	6	N
1944	SLA	AL	154	89	65	0.578	1st 🏆	N
1945	SLA	AL	154	81	70	0.536	3	N
1946	SLA	AL	125	53	71	0.427	7	N
1949	CIN	NL	3	1	2	0.333	7	N
1950	CIN	NL	153	66	87	0.431	6	N
1951	CIN	NL	155	68	86	0.442	6	N
1952	CIN	NL	98	39	59	0.398	6	N

Luke Sewell as a manager

In 1259 games as a manager between 1941 and 1952, Sewell went 606-644, a .485 mark. Sewell ran the St. Louis Browns (1941-1946) and the Cincinnati Reds (1949-1952). Sewell's strongest year in the dugout came in 1944, when the St. Louis Browns went 89-65. The low point came in 1952: 39-59. The Rank column for the St. Louis Browns years shows 6th, 3rd, 6th, 1st, 3rd, and 7th. With the Cincinnati Reds (1949-1952), the finishes read 7th, 6th, 6th, and 6th. The first season in the table, 1941, ended 55-55; the last, 1952, ended 39-59.

First-place seasons under Sewell: 1944. The Lg column places these seasons in the American League and National League. In 1941 and 1949, Sewell took over a club already in progress that season. The P-M column marks 1942 as player-manager season. The personal information panel gives a birth date of January 5, 1901 in Titus, AL, USA. Sewell's death is recorded on May 14, 1987. The player profile covers Sewell's playing days, 1921 to 1942.

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