Luke Appling Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
LUKE APPLING
Born: April 2, 1907 in High Point, North Carolina
Died: January 3, 1991 in Cumming, Georgia
Died: January 3, 1991 in Cumming, Georgia
Full name Lucius Benjamin Appling Born April 2, 1907, High Point, North Carolina Died January 3, 1991, Cumming, Georgia Buried at Sawnee View Memorial Gardens, Cumming, Georgia (Mausoleum, Chapel West, Crypt 140, 3rd Level from Bottom) First Game: September 10, 1930; Final Game: October 1, 1950 Managed First Game: August 21, 1967; Managed Final Game: October 1, 1967 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 183Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1964 Named Minor League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1952) Named shortstop on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1936, 1940 and 1943)LUKE APPLING This article was written by Ralph Berger and is presented in part, courtesy of the Society for American Baseball Research Luke Appling had the misfortune of playing for the White Sox during some of their leanest years. A decade before his arrival, the franchise had been devastated by the Black Sox scandal, when eight players conspired to fix the 1919 World Series and were banned from baseball, and the team did not compete again until the 1950s. Appling, a happy-go-lucky man and a notorious hypochondriac, was one of the Sox' few bright lights. He never got to play in a World Series, as his career was ending just as the team embarked on a period of competitiveness highlighted by their 1959 pennant.At a time when America, along with the rest of the world, was struggling to cope with the worst depression in its history and the ominous rise of fascism in Europe, baseball provided some diversion from dark times. Appling started his major league career in 1930, just about the beginning of the Depression. The best word to describe Luke Appling is durability, a quality he showed throughout his baseball career and his life. He was emblematic of an America struggling through the Depression and digging into their psyches (perhaps unknowingly) to prepare for another world war. Appling endured and so did America. "Old Aches and Pains," as Appling was called, was arguably the greatest hypochondriac to ever play the game. Backaches, headaches, bad knees, eye problems would torment him-and then he'd go out and get three hits.
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LUKE APPLING - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 46094LUKE APPLING. Signature: " 'Luke' Appling", 3x5 index card. "Old Aches and Pains" Appling retired with a lifetime batting average of .310, hitting .388 in 1936, the highest ever for a shortstop. In 1949, at age 42, he was the oldest regular shortstop in baseball history.Sale Price $81.00
$90.00
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LUKE APPLING - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL - HFSID 113018LUKE APPLING "Old Aches and Pains" signed this official Rawlings American League Baseball in blue ink Baseball signed: "Luke Appling". Official American League Baseball.
Sale Price $198.00
$220.00
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LUKE APPLING - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL - HFSID 135850LUKE APPLING “Old Aches and Pains” signed this official Rawlings American League Baseball in blue ink Baseball signed: "Luke Appling". Rawlings Official American League Baseball.
Sale Price $198.00
$220.00
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LUKE APPLING - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL - HFSID 270030LUKE APPLING "Old Aches and Pains" signed this official Rawlings American League Baseball in blue ink Baseball signed: "Luke Appling". Official Rawlings American League Baseball.
Sale Price $198.00
$220.00
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LUKE APPLING - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 327097LUKE APPLING Photograph of the Hall of Famer shortstop leaning in for a catch, signed in blue felt tip Photograph signed: "Luke Appling", in blue felt tip, Sepia 8x10.
Sale Price $144.00
$160.00
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LUKE APPLING - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 114125LUKE APPLING. Photograph signed: "Luke Appling". B/w with sepia hue, 8x10. "Old Aches and Pains" Appling retired with a lifetime batting average of .310, hitting .388 in 1936, the highest ever for a shortstop. In 1949, at age 42, he was the oldest regular shortstop in baseball history.
Sale Price $126.00
$140.00
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LUKE APPLING - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 114129LUKE APPLING Shown in White Sox uniform, stretching for the ball. Matted in Gallery of History style to 12x14 in a tan matte. Photograph signed: "Luke Appling". B/w with sepia hue, 8x10. "Old Aches and Pains" Appling retired with a lifetime batting average of .310, hitting .388 in 1936, the highest ever for a shortstop.
Sale Price $144.00
$160.00
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LUKE APPLING - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 114133LUKE APPLING. Photograph signed: "Luke Appling". B/w with sepia hue, 8x10. "Old Aches and Pains" Appling retired with a lifetime batting average of .310, hitting .388 in 1936, the highest ever for a shortstop. In 1949, at age 42, he was the oldest regular shortstop in baseball history.
Sale Price $126.00
$140.00
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LUKE APPLING - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: LUIS APARICIO - HFSID 254459LUKE APPLING and LUIS APARICIO The Hall of Fame Chicago White Sox short stops from two different eras are shown together with their gloves open in this rare publicity photo. Photograph signed: "'Luke' Appling" and "Luis Aparicio". B/w, 10x8.
Sale Price $315.00
$350.00
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LUKE APPLING - BASEBALL HALL OF FAME CARD SIGNED - HFSID 113919LUKE APPLING. Hall of Fame Postcard signed: "Luke Appling". Color, 3¼x5¼. Appling was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964. "Old Aches and Pains" Appling retired with a lifetime batting average of .310, hitting .388 in 1936, the highest ever for a shortstop.
Sale Price $90.00
$100.00
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LUKE APPLING - BASEBALL HALL OF FAME PLAQUE POSTCARD SIGNED - HFSID 100337LUKE APPLING. Hall of Fame Plaque Postcard signed: " 'Luke' Appling". Color, 3½x5½. Appling was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964. From the plaque: "Lucius Benjamin Appling/Chicago A.L. 1930-1950/A.L. Batting Champion in 1936 and 1943.
Sale Price $126.00
$140.00
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LUKE APPLING - BASEBALL HALL OF FAME PLAQUE POSTCARD SIGNED - HFSID 44524LUKE APPLING. Hall of Fame Plaque Postcard signed: " 'Luke' Appling". Color, 3½x5½. Appling was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964. From the plaque: "Lucius Benjamin Appling/Chicago A.L. 1930-1950/A.L. Batting Champion in 1936 and 1943.
Sale Price $126.00
$140.00
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LUKE APPLING - PAMPHLET SIGNED - HFSID 290647LUKE APPLING The Hall of Famer signs the cover of a pamphlet for the 1988 Equitable Old Timers Game at Comiskey Park. Pamphlet signed: "Luke Appling", 4 pages, 8½x11, Appling signs the cover of a pamphlet for the Equitable Old Timers Game at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois on May 21, 1988.
Sale Price $162.00
$180.00
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LUKE APPLING - TRADING/SPORTS CARD SIGNED - HFSID 113922LUKE APPLING. Sports Card signed: "Luke Appling". Color, 2½x3½. "Old Aches and Pains" Appling retired with a lifetime batting average of .310, hitting .388 in 1936, the highest ever for a shortstop. In 1949, at age 42, he was the oldest regular shortstop in baseball history.
Sale Price $108.00
$120.00
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LUKE APPLING - TRADING/SPORTS CARD SIGNED - HFSID 113926LUKE APPLING. Sports Card signed: "Luke Appling". B/w, 2½x3½. "Old Aches and Pains" Appling retired with a lifetime batting average of .310, hitting .388 in 1936, the highest ever for a shortstop. In 1949, at age 42, he was the oldest regular shortstop in baseball history.
Sale Price $108.00
$120.00
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LUKE APPLING - TRADING/SPORTS CARD SIGNED - HFSID 113928LUKE APPLING. Sports Card signed: "Luke Appling". Color, 2½x3½. Baseball Legends No. 4. © 1988 Pacific Trading Cards, Inc. "Old Aches and Pains" Appling retired with a lifetime batting average of .310, hitting .388 in 1936, the highest ever for a shortstop.
Sale Price $108.00
$120.00
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DON LARSEN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL CO-SIGNED BY: LUKE APPLING, MEL PARNELL, BOB FELLER, WHITEY FORD, MINNIE (SATURNINO ORESTES) MINOSO, JOSE CARDENAL, EARLY WYNN - HFSID 164722DON LARSEN CO-SIGNED BY: LUKE APPLING, MEL PARNELL, BOB FELLER, WHITEY FORD, JOSE CARDENAL, MINNIE MINOSO and EARLY WYNN Eight baseball greats sign a Dudley Dixie Youth Baseball Baseball signed:
Sale Price $360.00
$400.00
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ENOS SLAUGHTER - EPHEMERA SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: LUKE APPLING, AL BARLICK, JOHNNY MIZE, LOU BROCK, WARREN SPAHN, BILLY HERMAN, BROOKS ROBINSON, EDDIE MATHEWS - HFSID 135633HALL OF FAMERS: BASEBALL Tobacco advertisement signed by nine stars. Metal Advertisement signed: "Eddie Mathews", "Johnny Mize", "Warren Spahn",
Sale Price $234.00
$260.00
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HALL OF FAME 50TH ANNIVERSARY - BASEBALL BAT SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: LUKE APPLING, BILLY WILLIAMS, HARMON KILLEBREW, GEORGE KELL, RAY DANDRIDGE, LOU DIALS, AL BARLICK, BOB GIBSON, BOB FELLER, JOHNNY MIZE, HOYT (JAMES) WILHELM, LOU BOUDREAU, BOB LEMON, ENOS SLAUGHTER, WARREN SPAHN, BOBBY DOERR, BILLY HERMAN, WILLIE STARGELL, DON DRYSDALE, BUCK LEONARD, EDDIE MATHEWS, RED SCHOENDIENST, JOE SEWELL, DUKE SNIDER - HFSID 113402HALL OF FAME 50th ANNIVERSARY BASEBALL BAT Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary bat signed by 24 Hall of Famers. Cooperstown Bat Company Official Pro Ring Adirondack Bat signed by 24 Hall of Famers: "Bob
Sale Price $2,082.50
$2,450.00
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HALL OF FAME BASEBALL - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL CO-SIGNED BY: LUKE APPLING, BILLY WILLIAMS, AL BARLICK, ERNIE "MR. CUB" BANKS, BOB FELLER, WHITEY FORD, JOHNNY MIZE, LOU BOUDREAU, LOU BROCK, ENOS SLAUGHTER, BOBBY DOERR, BILLY HERMAN, BROOKS ROBINSON, WILLIE STARGELL, ROBIN ROBERTS, MONTE IRVIN, DUKE SNIDER - HFSID 100290BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS 17 Hall of Famers sign a baseball Official Bobby Brown American League Baseball signed: "Luke Appling", "Al Barlick", "Lou Brock", "Ernie Banks", "Bob Doerr", "Lou Boudreau",
Sale Price $1,020.00
$1,200.00
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HALL OF FAME BASEBALL - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL CO-SIGNED BY: LUKE APPLING, BILLY WILLIAMS, GEORGE KELL, ERNIE "MR. CUB" BANKS, JUDY JOHNSON, BOB FELLER, HOYT (JAMES) WILHELM, LOU BOUDREAU, FRANK ROBINSON, ENOS SLAUGHTER, BOBBY DOERR, RALPH KINER, AL "MR. TIGER" KALINE, ROBIN ROBERTS - HFSID 279566BASEBALL HALL OF FAME: LUKE APPLING, ERNIE BANKS, LOU BOUDREAU, BOBBY DOERR, BOB FELLER, JUDY JOHNSON, AL KALINE, GEORGE KELL, RALPH KINER, ROBIN ROBERTS, FRANK ROBINSON, ENOS SLAUGHTER, HOYT WILHELM, BILLY
Sale Price $680.00
$800.00
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HALL OF FAME BASEBALL - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL CO-SIGNED BY: LUKE APPLING, BILLY WILLIAMS, RAY DANDRIDGE, JUAN MARICHAL, ERNIE "MR. CUB" BANKS, JUDY JOHNSON, BOB FELLER, WHITEY FORD, HOYT (JAMES) WILHELM, LOU BOUDREAU, FRANK ROBINSON, ENOS SLAUGHTER, BOBBY DOERR, RALPH KINER, AL "MR. TIGER" KALINE, EDDIE MATHEWS, ROBIN ROBERTS - HFSID 279563HALL OF FAME BASEBALL 17 players enshrined in Cooperstown signed this National League baseball. Official Rawlings National League baseball signed in ballpoint by 17 Hall of Famers:
Sale Price $680.00
$800.00
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HALL OF FAME BASEBALL - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL CO-SIGNED BY: LUKE APPLING, GEORGE KELL, RAY DANDRIDGE, JUDY JOHNSON, BOB FELLER, HOYT (JAMES) WILHELM, LOU BOUDREAU, FRANK ROBINSON, ENOS SLAUGHTER, BOBBY DOERR, RALPH KINER, AL "MR. TIGER" KALINE, EDDIE MATHEWS, ROBIN ROBERTS, JOE SEWELL - HFSID 279564HALL OF FAME BASEBALL Fifteen greats of the game signed this National League ball. Official Rawlings National League baseball, Charles S. Feeney, President, signed in ballpoint by 15
Sale Price $680.00
$800.00
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HALL OF FAME BASEBALL - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL CO-SIGNED BY: LUKE APPLING, RICHIE "WHITEY" ASHBURN, ERNIE "MR. CUB" BANKS, LUIS APARICIO, BOB FELLER, WHITEY FORD, LOU BROCK, FRANK ROBINSON, BOB LEMON, BOBBY DOERR, BILLY HERMAN, BROOKS ROBINSON, AL "MR. TIGER" KALINE, ROBIN ROBERTS - HFSID 279565HALL OF FAME BASEBALL Fourteen of Baseball's finest signed this American League ball. Baseball signed: "Brooks Robinson" (sweet-spot), "Bobby Doerr", "Richie
Sale Price $680.00
$800.00
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HALL OF FAME BASEBALL - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: LUKE APPLING, ERNIE "MR. CUB" BANKS, BOB FELLER, LOU BOUDREAU, WARREN SPAHN, BILLY HERMAN, BUCK LEONARD, MONTE IRVIN, JOE SEWELL - HFSID 269870BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS 14x11 Color photograph signed by nine Hall of Famers Photograph signed: "Warren Spahn", "Buck Leonard", "Joe Sewell", "Luke
Sale Price $595.00
$700.00
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HALL OF FAME BASEBALL - BASEBALL BAT SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: LUKE APPLING, BILLY WILLIAMS, AL BARLICK, ERNIE "MR. CUB" BANKS, BOB FELLER, WHITEY FORD, JOHNNY MIZE, LOU BOUDREAU, LOU BROCK, ENOS SLAUGHTER, BOBBY DOERR, BROOKS ROBINSON, WILLIE STARGELL, WILLIE "SAY HEY KID" MAYS, ROBIN ROBERTS, MONTE IRVIN, DUKE SNIDER - HFSID 145089BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS Rawlings Big Stick Adirondack Professional Baseball Bat signed by 17 Hall of Famers Rawlings Big Stick Adirondack Professional Baseball Bat signed: "Luke Appling" (twice), "Al
Sale Price $1,360.00
$1,600.00
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HALL OF FAME BASEBALL - BASEBALL BAT SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: LUKE APPLING, BILLY WILLIAMS, RAY DANDRIDGE, AL BARLICK, BOB LEMON, WARREN SPAHN, BOBBY DOERR, BILLY HERMAN, BROOKS ROBINSON, DON DRYSDALE, EDDIE MATHEWS, DUKE SNIDER - HFSID 137197BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS Rawlings Big Stick Adirondack Professional Baseball Bat signed by 12 Hall of Famers Rawlings Big Stick Adirondack Professional Baseball Bat signed: "Luke Appling", "Al Barlick",
Sale Price $765.00
$900.00
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HALL OF FAME BASEBALL - BASEBALL BAT SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: LUKE APPLING, BILLY WILLIAMS, RAY DANDRIDGE, AL BARLICK, LOU BROCK, BOB LEMON, WARREN SPAHN, BOBBY DOERR, BILLY HERMAN, BROOKS ROBINSON, DON DRYSDALE, EDDIE MATHEWS, DUKE SNIDER - HFSID 113404BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS Rawlings Big Stick Adirondack Professional Baseball Bat signed by 13 Hall of Famers Rawlings Big Stick Adirondack Professional Baseball Bat signed: "Luke Appling", "Al Barlick",
Sale Price $765.00
$900.00
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LOU "THE IRON HORSE" GEHRIG - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL CO-SIGNED BY NUMEROUS OTHERS - HFSID 354497LOU GEHRIG, JOE DiMAGGION, CHARLIE GEHRINGER and Others! 1936 American League All-Stars baseball signed by Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer and many others! Baseball
Sale Price $12,325.00
$14,500.00
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THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX - AUTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: LUKE APPLING, THORNTON "LEFTY" LEE, RIP RADCLIFF, DIXIE WALKER, MIKE KREEVICH, RUFE DAVIS, ANDY MAYO - HFSID 1008181937-1938 CHICAGO WHITE SOX Various Pale Hose team members penned their names on this sheet of paper and album leaf Signatures: "Luke Appling",
Sale Price $270.00
$300.00
