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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.

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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. (ME)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 11, 1927: In New York, Babe Ruth clouts two consecutive home runs (numbers 19 and 20) off Garland Buckeye, but in his next time up Ruth is set upon by Cleveland C Luke Sewell who demands that the umpires inspect the Bambino's bat. The umps find nothing illegal, but the crowd of 30,000 cheer the Babe, who strikes out. Lazzeri adds a homer and New York wins, 6–4. Burns is 3-for-3 with two doubles for the Tribe. » January 7, 1933: The Washington Senators get veteran C Luke Sewell from Cleveland. » April 29, 1933: Washington C Luke Sewell makes a rare double play, tagging out first Lou Gehrig and then Dixie Walker attempting to score, as the Senators beat the Yankees 6-3. » January 22, 1935: The Senators get Bump Hadley from the St. Louis Browns in a trade for Luke Sewell, who is passed on to the Chicago White Sox. » May 22, 1937: The Athletics regain the American League lead by beating the White Sox, 10–9 in 11 innings. In the inning, however, they need two singles, runner safe on an error, and three walks to win the game as Chicago C Luke Sewell picks one runner off at 2B and throws another out at 3B on a steal try. » June 1, 1937: White Sox P Bill Dietrich pitches an 8-0 no-hitter against the Browns. It is the third no-hitter Luke Sewell has caught, having previously been behind the plate for Wes Ferrell in 1931 and Vern Kennedy in 1935. » December 20, 1938: The White Sox sell veteran C Luke Sewell to Brooklyn. » July 17, 1942: The Browns, under Luke Sewell, achieve an 8-game win streak with doubleheader victories 4-2 and 11-1 over the A's. Chet Laabs blasts HRs in both games. During the eight game streak, Laabs hits eight HRs. He will finish second to Ted Williams in the AL with 27 HRs. » August 31, 1946: Luke Sewell quits as manager of the Browns; Zack Taylor will finish the season. » May 14, 1952: Despite eight interruptions by Reds manager Luke Sewell asking the umps to examine the ball, Sal Maglie records his 6th straight win, 6–3, at the Polo Grounds. After the last play stoppage, an angry Maglie heaves the ball over the umps head, but manager Leo Durocher calms the sizzling Sal down. Bobby Thomson starts the scoring with a triple and a steal of home in the 1st. » July 28, 1952: Rogers Hornsby, after being fired by the St. Louis Browns, replaces another former Brownie manager, Luke Sewell, as manager of the Cincinnati Reds.