The Browns, under Luke Sewell, achieve an 8-game win streak with doubleheader victories, 4 - 2 and 11 - 1, over the A's.

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Luke Sewell

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right
5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)
Born: January 5, 1901 in Titus, AL us
Died: May 14, 1987  in Akron, OH
Buried: Rose Hill Burial Park, Fairlawn, OH
High School: Wetumpka HS (Wetumpka, AL)
School: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Debut: June 30, 1921 (5,277th in major league history)
vs. DET 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: August 1, 1942
vs. NYY 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Full Name: James Luther Sewell
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Relatives: Brother of Joe Sewell, Tommy Sewell; Cousin of Rip Sewell

Nine Players Who Debuted in 1921

Goose Goslin
Kiki Cuyler
Bing Miller
Luke Sewell
Riggs Stephenson
Lu Blue
Earl Sheely
Ray Kolp
Lew Fonseca

 

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After an apprenticeship under Cleveland great Steve O’Neill and two years platooning with Glenn Myatt, Sewell was the Indians’ catcher from 1926 through 1932. He caught for the Senators and White Sox before returning to the Indians as a player-coach in 1939. He set a since-broken AL record by leading league catchers in assists four years (1926-28 and 1936), and holds the AL record of 20 seasons as an active catcher.
Sewell became manager of the Browns on June 5, 1941, and in 1944 guided them to an 89-65 record and the only pennant in the club’s history. Though the Browns lost the World Series to the Cardinals in six games, Sewell was named TSN Major League Manager of the Year. Fired in 1946, he managed the Reds for three games in 1949 and from 1950 to 1952, never finishing higher than sixth. Luke ‘s brother, Hall of Famer Joe Sewell, played 14 years in the majors, while a third brother, Tommy, had one at bat with the Cubs in 1927@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@

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