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Joe Sewell
1898–1990Titus, ALItalian American descendantHistoric
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Why Included
Baseball Hall of Fame SS
Biography
Baseball Hall of Fame SS; strikeout at-bat rarity (3 times in 1932); Cleveland Indians; Alabama Italian-American. Baseball Hall of Fame; struck out only 114 times in 7,132 at-bats — historic bat control
Notable For
- Baseball Hall of Fame SS
- strikeout at-bat rarity (3 times in 1932)
- Cleveland Indians
- Alabama Italian-American
Honors & Recognition
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- struck out only 114 times in 7,132 at-bats — historic bat control
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Sports
- Specialty
- Baseball
- Years
- 1898–1990
- Birth Place
- Titus, AL
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Italian
- Ancestry Verification
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