Even at the age of 75, Luke Appling was adding to his home run total. The Hall of Famer took Warren Spahn deep in the Cracker Jack Old-Timers Baseball Classic #OTD in 1982. https://ow.ly/ib0r50WscYK | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Luke Appling only hit 45 home runs over the course of his 20 seasons with the Chicago White Sox. But 36 years ago today, he added to his long ball total - at the age of 75. https://baseballhall.org/discover/inside-pitch/luke-appling-homers-in-old-timers-game | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Luke Appling hit 45 home runs over the course of his 20 seasons with the White Sox. But #OTD in 1982, the Hall of Famer added to his long ball total – at the age of 75. “Baseball,” Appling once said, “is a game to keep old people young.” https://ow.ly/7lK250SFRNI | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum