Rip Sewell
| Rip Sewell | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 11, 1907 Decatur , Alabama United States 
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| Died on: September 3, 1989 Plant City , Florida United States
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| Suggested: left | Threw: right |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| June 14, 1932 with the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB assignment | |
| September 18, 1949 with the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Win-loss | 143-97 |
| Earned Run Average | 3.48 |
| Strikeouts | 636 |
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4 × All-Star (1943, 1944, 1945, 1946) |
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Truett Banks "Rip" Sewell (born May 11, 1907 in Decatur , Alabama , † September 3, 1989 in Plant City , Florida ) was an American baseball player . In his career he played for the Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates . He is the inventor of the so-called Eephus pitch .
Web links
- Player information and statistics Baseball Reference (English)
- Rip Sewell in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sewell, Rip |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sewell, Truett Banks (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Decatur , Alabama |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd September 1989 |
| Place of death | Plant City , Florida |