Luke Appling

Baseball
Inducted: 2022
  • High Point, NC native
  • Played shortstop with the Chicago White Sox from 1930 to 1950
  • Seven-time American League all-star
  • Led the league in batting twice
  • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964
  • After retirement from the major leagues, spent many years as a successful major-league coach and minor-league manager