The Baseball Nexus
Hall of Famer of the Day
Luke Appling
Inducted: 1964
1936: Baseball Magazine All-Star
1936: Baseball Magazine All-Star
1936: TSN All-Star
Born On August 24
1859: George Noftsker
1863: Charlie Hall
1864: Lou Hardie
1864: Belden Hill
1876: Frank Quinn
1876: John Brown
1877: Art Williams
1881: Billy Kelsey
1883: Bill Moriarty
1885: Emmett Bowman
1886: Henry McLaughlin
1887: Harry Hooper
1887: Jimmy Walsh
1889: Jewel Ens
1889: Hank Gowdy
1890: Ralph Mattis
1893: Bartolo Portuondo
1893: Shorty Des Jardien
1894: Jimmy Cooney
1895: Les Howe
1895: Mose Herring
1896: Bevo LeBourveau
1897: Frank Pratt
1897: John Monroe
1897: Al Bool
1902: Jack Blott
1902: Jimmy Hudgens
1907: Beryl Richmond
1907: John McFarlin
1909: Lefty Bowers
1912: Frank Secory
1914: George Turbeville
1915: Chubby Dean
1916: Luis Suarez
1917: Laymon Ramsey
1928: Hal Griggs
1932: Hal Woodeshick
1939: Rick Joseph
1953: Luis Sanchez
1954: Chris Batton
1956: Neil Fiala
1956: Tony Bernazard
1957: Butch Benton
1960: Cal Ripken
1964: Kip Gross
1965: Webster Garrison
1966: Dean Wilkins
1968: Tim Salmon
1970: B. J. Waszgis
1971: Everett Stull
1972: Chris Prieto
1972: Kurt Miller
1972: Mike Grzanich
1973: Arquimedez Pozo
1974: Bartolome Fortunato
1974: Jeff Kubenka
1980: Kevin Correia
1981: Omar Beltre
1983: Brett Gardner
1983: Alan Johnson
1985: Anthony Ortega
1985: Christian Garcia
1986: Nick Adenhart
1991: Luke Jackson
1991: Enrique Hernandez
1994: Jamie Callahan
1994: Steven Wilson
1998: Mason Miller
1998: McKinley Moore
2001: Alex Freeland
1904 Cleveland Indians
Most Home Runs
Elmer Flick (6)
Bill Bradley (6)
Nap Lajoie (5)
Most Hits
Nap Lajoie (208)
Bill Bradley (183)
Elmer Flick (177)
Most Wins
Bill Bernhard (23)
Red Donahue (19)
Addie Joss (14)