| SIGNER: Luke Sewell APPROXIMATE SIZE: 4-1/4"x7/8" cut affixed to 4-3/8"x2" cut album page MARKS / STAMPING: Hand-signed by Luke Sewell ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original COMMENTS / CONDITION: As with all of my signed items, the signature is guaranteed to pass further inspection by any major authenticator, or your money back. See scans for conition and signature quality. BIO: James Luther Sewell was born in 1901 in Titus, AL and died in 1987 in Akron, OH. He went to college at the University of Alabama. He played major league baseball from 1921 to 1942 as catcher for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Browns, appeared in the 1933 World Series, and was selected in 1937 as an All-Star. After his retirement as a player in 1939, Sewell became a coach for the Indians. In the middle of the 1941 season, he was appointed manager of the St. Louis Browns. Sewell's major league managerial record was 606-644, a .485 winning percentage. His most significant managerial job took place with the St. Louis Browns from 1941 through 1946 where he managed 850 games and had a 432-410 record. He led them to an AL pennant – the team's only championship in its 52 years in St. Louis—in 1944, although they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in the all-St. Louis World Series. After that, he joined the Reds in 1949 as pitching coach and succeeded to the manager's job later in the season. He remained there until mid-1952 when he was replaced by Rogers Hornsby. In December 1953, Sewell was hired as manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League. He led the team to the league championship in his first season and to a second-place finish in 1955. The team had a .622 winning percentage over his two years as manager. SKU: L14682
Item: L14682
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