Sep 19, 1933 - The Yankees pile up 34 hits and drub the White Sox twice‚ 10-1 and 10-3. George Uhle and Charley Devans are the recipients of the offensive largesse. Joe Sewell has six hits for the afternoon‚ while Lou Gehrig has six RBIs. Gehrig hits #30 in game one‚ following immediately after Walker hits a homer. Lou is now even with Ruth‚ who sat out the afternoon

May 22, 1933 - Joe Sewell of the Yankees fans for the first time this season‚ a 3-0 win behind Lefty Gomez over Sewell's old team‚ Cleveland. Sewell will strike out only 3 more times in 524 at bats.

Jul 9, 1932 - Yankees OF Ben Chapman has two HRs and collects 6 RBIs in the 2nd game of a doubleheader with Detroit at Yankee Stadium. Both homers are inside-the-park‚ as the Yankees win‚ 14-9. New York took the opener as well‚ 7-6‚ with the home run heroics provided by Ruth‚ Gehrig‚ and Joe Sewell.

Jun 23, 1932 -  In St. Louis‚ Lou Gehrig plays his 1‚103rd successive game in a New York uniform‚ equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland). The Yanks score two in the first when Bump Hadley walks Gehrig and Dickey with the bases loaded‚ and he walks three more in the 2nd but escapes unharmed. The Browns score three runs in each of the first two innings and top the Yanks George Pipgras‚ 11-10. Goose Goslin leads the way with three homers‚ the third time in his career he's done it in a game‚ while Gehrig (#18) and Ruth (#22) connect for New York.

Jan 20, 1931 - Joe Sewell‚ leaves the Cleveland Indians after last season‚ signs with the New York Yankees.

May 26, 1930 - The Indians take a pair from the White Sox winning 7-3 and 3-2 behind Wes Ferrell and Clint Brown. Ferrell's mound opponent Red Faber holds the Tribe hitless until 2 are out in the 5th‚ when 8 straight hits drive him from the mound. In the nitecap‚ White Sox lefty Pat Caraway twice throws third-strike seeds past Joe Sewell‚ an occurrence that Joe later blames on the white shirts in the CF bleachers. It is the last time the Indians 3B will fan this season‚ and he will end the year by striking out only 3 times in 353 at bats. Once before‚ on May 13‚ 1923‚ Sewell was fanned twice in a game.

May 1, 1930 - At Fenway‚ a high fever strikes out Indians SS Joe Sewell‚ ending his consecutive game streak at 1‚103. He has not missed a game since 1922. The Indians still prevail‚ 8-5. .

Oct 6, 1929 - While the 3rd-place Indians lose two to the 4th-place Browns‚ 4-2 and 4-1‚ Cleveland's Joe Sewell finishes a 152-game schedule with just 4 strikeouts. The Browns bid farewell to Dan Howley as Bill Killefer is signed to manage the Browns next year. The Reds will hire Howley as their manager on October 15.

Sep 20, 1929 - Cleveland's Joe Sewell finally strikes out as Boston's Danny MacFaydan K's him in the 6th of a 6-4 Indian victory. Sewell had not struck out since the Browns George Blaeholder whiffed him in the 3rd inning on May 20-a stretch of 115 games and 442 at bats. The Sox leave 12 on base and are stopped by reliever Wes Ferrell in the 8th.

Sep 19, 1929 - In a pitching duel at Fenway‚ Boston's Milt Gaston beats Willis Hudlin and the Indians‚ 3-2. The Gaston brothers‚ the first brother battery in history for Boston‚ each score a run in the 5th. Indians third sacker Joe Sewell records his 115th straight game without a strikeout to set a ML record. His error‚ however‚ helps the Red Sox score in the 5th.

Jun 7, 1929 - Babe Ruth enters New York's St. Vincent's Hospital for treatment for a cold‚ and a heart murmur is discovered. The Babe is ordered to rest and will be out of action for two weeks. Without Ruth‚ the Indians cuff the Yankees‚ 7-3‚ sending them into 3rd place. Joe Sewell hits a 3-run homer in the 1st and Ed Morgan follows with a roundtripper.

Jul 29, 1928 - The Indians score 8 in the first and 9 in the 2nd in a 24-6 romp over the Yankees at Cleveland. George Pipgras takes a quick loss‚ allowing 5 hits and getting no outs in the first. Johnny Hodapp of the Indians becomes the first AL player to get 2 hits in an inning twice in a game when he strokes a pair of singles in both the 2nd and 6th innings. Hodapp and Joe Sewell each have 5 of the Tribes' 27 hits as Joe Shaute coasts home with the win. The 24 runs is the most ever scored against the Yankees. The Yankees' lead shrinks from 11 1?2 games to 6 in one week.

Aug 22, 1927- The Yankees lose their 4th straight for the first time this year‚ 9-4‚ to the Indians‚ despite Babe Ruth's 40th HR. Righty Urban Shocker‚ on in relief‚ breaks a finger on his left hand when he is hit by Joe Sewell's liner. Sewell has 4 of the 19 hits.

May 27, 1927 - In St. Louis‚ the Indians beat the Browns‚ 7-3‚ scoring their only earned run on John Hoddap's homer. For the 2nd game in a row‚ veteran 1B George Burns swipes home on the front end of a double steal with Joe Sewell‚ pulling it off in the 9th. The two did it yesterday in game two's 9-7 win.

Aug 28, 1926 - The Indians use the same lineup in 2 victories over the Red Sox‚ including Emil Levsen‚ who pitches the 6-1 and 5-1 sweep. He strikes out none and allows 4 hits in the opener and then‚ responding to good natured kidding from teammates Joe Sewell and Jack Burns about how easy he had it‚ asks manager Speaker if he can pitch the nitecap. "Spoke" agrees and Levsen again allows 4 hits and no walks‚ becoming the last pitcher to throw 2 complete games in a day.

Jun 15, 1925 - In Shibe Park‚ with the Indians leading the first-place A's‚ 15-3‚ after 7 innings‚ many fans (and starting pitcher Stan Baumgartner leave and miss the greatest rally of the century. The A's score a run in the 7th and then plate a club-record 13 in the 8th for a 17-15 win and making up a 12-run deficit‚ tying a record set in 1911. Led by Al Simmons with a single and 3-run homer‚ the A's collect 9 hits and 4 walks in the rampage. The outburst gives Tom Glass‚ the 5th pitcher for the A's‚ his lone ML victory (and the last game he ever pitches) as he allows a run and 7 hits in 3 innings. Glass makes the first out in the 8th‚ and is lifted for Sammy Hale when his turn comes up again. Rube Walberg closes out the Indians in the 9th. George Uhle‚ one of four Tribe pitchers in the 8th‚ takes the loss. The Indians tally 24 hits‚ 5 by Charley Jamieson‚ and 4 each by R.H. Knode and Joe Sewell. Bill Lamar‚ in the middle of a 16-game hit streak‚ leads the A's with 4 hits‚ and an intentional walk. The latter loads the bases in the 8th for Al Simmons‚ who park one on the roof of the upper deck in left.

Jul 7, 1923 - Cleveland scores in every inning against the Red Sox‚ but playing at home they don't bat in the 9th. It's hardly needed as they roll to a 27-3 win in a game known as "the Indian massacre." In their 8 innings‚ they run up a then AL-record 27 runs‚ including 13 in the 6th‚ and tie the record when 9 players score 2 or more runs. Boston's Bill Piercy leaves the game with 2 outs in the 6th after being hit by a line drive off the bat of Tris Speaker. Reliever Lefty O'Doul comes on and faces 16 batters‚ walking 6 and allowing 13 unearned runs before recording the final out. Bosox manager Frank Chance‚ annoyed at O'Doul's off-field antics‚ leaves Lefty on the mound‚ O'Doul gives up the record-setting 13 unearned runs on 11 hits and 8 walks. The inning ends when 2B Riggs Stephenson is thrown out trying to steal 2B‚ after the previous batter Joe Sewell had swiped 2B. O'Doul is relieved in the 7th in this‚ his last season as a ML pitcher‚ but he will return to the majors in 1928 as an OF. The Indians keep it up‚ scoring 3 in the first inning of the 2nd game en route to a 8-5 win.

May 13, 1923 - In a 5-2 Cleveland win‚ Washington rookie Wally Warmoth strikes out Cleveland SS Joe Sewell twice. It is the first of only 2 times in his 14-year career that Sewell will fan twice in the same contest.

Sep 15, 1921 - Four A's pitchers help the Indians win game 1‚ 17-3‚ by contributing 16 walks. Among them is the starting pitcher Arliss Taylor‚ appearing in his only ML game. He fans one batter-Joe Sewell‚ the hardest batter to strike out in ML history. Charley Jamieson scores 5 runs. Cleveland wins game 2‚ 6-0.

Jul 21, 1921 - The Indians bang out 9 doubles‚ and the Yankees 7 for an AL record 16 in Cleveland's 17-8 win. The Indians‚ who cling to a 2-game lead‚ are led by Joe Sewell's 5 hits.

Apr 23, 1921 - In the final game of the 4-game series with St. Louis‚ Cleveland SS Joe Sewell is spiked in the heel and forced to leave the game. Brownie manager Fohl allows Jack Graney to be a "courtesy runner" for Sewell‚ who exits for repairs‚ and then returns to his position. The Indians win‚ 7-3.

Oct 5, 1920 - Before the start of the WS‚ Brooklyn owner Charles Ebbets gives his approval for the addition of rookie Joe Sewell to the Indians' roster. Sewell joined the team after September 1st and was not eligible for the series. The tradition of low-scoring WS games continues when the Indians manage to collect only 5 hits off Brooklyn's Rube Marquard (10-7) and 2 relievers. Stan Coveleski's (24-14) 5-hitter gives the Indians a 3-1 opening win.

Sep 29, 1920 - The Indians complete a 4-game sweep of the Browns with a 10-2 win. Coveleski wins his 24th. Cleveland has now won 20 of 26‚ and are 14-3 with rookie Joe Sewell in the lineup.

Sep 26, 1920 - In St. Louis‚ an overflow Sunday crowd of 30‚000 watch the Indians top the Browns 7-5 behind 7 innings of strong relief by George Uhle. Joe Sewell knocks home 4 runs and Steve O'Neill contributes a drive that hits a mounted policeman's horse for a ground rule double. Marty McManus debuts with St. Louis and is 1-for-3 with a triple.

Sep 16, 1920 - Duster Mails delivers for the Indians‚ canceling the Senators 1-0 for his 4th win without a loss. Joe Sewell scores the lone run.

Sep 10, 1920 - Cleveland loses 6-1 to the Yanks as Ruth hits a 2-run homer. Shortstop Joe Sewell‚ brought up from the New Orleans Pelicans‚ makes his ML debut‚ filling in for the injured Harry Lunte. Sewell goes hitless‚ but will then go 10-for-22 to win the job for the decade. Cleveland now leads by percentage points over the White Sox‚ and a half game ahead of the 3rd place Yankees.

Sep 6, 1920 - Cleveland sweeps an A.M.-P.M. doubleheader from the Browns‚ 7-2 and 6-5 to retain first-place in the AL by a thin margin (.623) over Chicago (.614) and New York (.611). In the morning's game‚ slick-fielding SS Harry Lunte‚ Chapman's replacement‚ pulls up lame running out a single and is out of action. OF Joey Evans takes over short‚ but manager Tris Speaker will push to buy 21-year-old minor leaguer Joe Sewell. Cleveland wins game 2 by scoring a pair of runs in the 9th inning. RF Elmer Smith helps on defense with an unassisted DP‚ the 2nd of 4 he'll pull off in his career.

Aug 16, 1920 - At the Polo Grounds Cleveland SS Ray Chapman‚ 29‚ is beaned by a Carl Mays pitch. A righthanded batter who crowds the plate‚ Chapman freezes and fails to get out of the way of the submarine delivery. He is carried from the field and dies the next day from a fractured skull. Mays‚ a surly‚ unpopular pitcher‚ will be the target of fans' and players' outrage. Chapman‚ a Cleveland favorite since his debut in 1912‚ had been married the previous year. In October his wife will receive a full World Series share‚ $3‚986.34. The incident has no effect on Mays's pitching. One week later he will blank Detroit 10-0‚ and go on to win 26 and lose 11. Joe Sewell will be called up to take Chapman's place‚ and for 14 years he will be the hardest man in baseball to strike out. The Indians‚ ahead 3-0 at the time of the beaning‚ edge the Yanks‚ 4-3‚ to open a half-game lead on the idle White Sox.