Born: October 9, 1898, Titus, Alabama
Died: March 6, 1990, Mobile, Alabama
Batted: left
Threw: right
Played for: Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees
Elected to Hall of Fame by Committee on Baseball Veterans: 1977

Sewell was the most difficult batter to strike out in baseball history. He never fanned more than 20 times in a season. In 1925 he struck out four times in 155 games; in 1926 it was six K's. In total he fanned 114 times in 7,132 official at-bats. His ratio of one K every 62 times up is the best ever.

From September 13, 1922 to April 30, 1930, Sewell played 1,103 consecutive games, a major league record at the time, which was later eclipsed by Lou Gehrig.

After seven straight .300 seasons with the Tribe from 1923-1929, Sewell slumped to .289 in 109 games in 1930. For that indiscretion, he was released at the age of 32. He caught on with the Yankees who plugged him in at third base for three seasons. In Yankee Stadium his power numbers went up and he played on the 1932 World Series champions, hitting .333 in the Fall Classic win over the Cubs.