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Lou Boudreau Lou Boudreau

Full name: Louis Boudreau Born: July 17, 1917, Harvey, Illinois Died August 10, 2001, Olympia Fields, Illinois Buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Frankfort, Illinois First Game: September 9, 1938; Final Game: August 24, 1952 Managed First Game: April 14, 1942; Managed Final Game: October 2, 1960 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 185 Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1970 AL MVP (1948) TSN Player of the Year (1948) TSN AL Player of the Year (1948) SS on TSN All-Star Team (1947 to 1948) Lou Boudreau Collectibles! Lou Boudreau Memorabilia! Lou Boudreau Cards! Lou Boudreau Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week! Find cards like this at eBay!

Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1938 CLE A                 1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0   0        0   0  .000  .500  .000   0.0 1938 CLE A
1939 CLE A                53   225   42   58  15   4   0   19   28   24   0   3   5    2   1  .258  .340  .360   0.4 1939 CLE A
1940 CLE A               155   627   97  185  46  10   9  101   73   39   2   4  23    6   3  .295  .370  .443   3.5 1940 CLE A
1941 CLE A               148   579   95  149  45   8  10   56   85   57   3  14  11    9   4  .257  .355  .415   3.2 1941 CLE A
1942 CLE A               147   506   57  143  18  10   2   58   75   39   4  19  12    7  16  .283  .379  .370   2.0 1942 CLE A
1943 CLE A               152   539   69  154  32   7   3   67   90   31   0  20  12    4   7  .286  .388  .388   6.8 1943 CLE A
1944 CLE A               150   584   91  191  45   5   3   67   73   39   5  19  10   11   3  .327  .406  .437   7.5 1944 CLE A
1945 CLE A                97   345   50  106  24   1   3   48   35   20   2  20   9    0   4  .307  .374  .409   2.7 1945 CLE A
1946 CLE A               140   515   51  151  30   6   6   62   40   14   1  15  11    6   7  .293  .345  .410   3.7 1946 CLE A
1947 CLE A               150   538   79  165  45   3   4   67   67   10   4  14   9    1   0  .307  .388  .424   5.3 1947 CLE A
1948 CLE A               152   560  116  199  34   6  18  106   98    9   2  16  15    3   2  .355  .453  .534   7.1 1948 CLE A
1949 CLE A               134   475   53  135  20   3   4   60   70   10   4  12  19    0   1  .284  .381  .364   1.5 1949 CLE A
1950 CLE A                81   260   23   70  13   2   1   29   31    5   1   3   9    1   2  .269  .349  .346  -0.2 1950 CLE A
1951 BOS A                82   273   37   73  18   1   5   47   30   12   6   4  10    1   0  .267  .353  .396   0.2 1951 BOS A
1952 BOS A                 4     2    1    0   0   0   0    2    0    0   0   1   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000  -0.1 1952 BOS A
Total                   1646  6029  861 1779 385  66  68  789  796  309  34 164 155i  51  50  .295  .380  .415  43.6 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

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World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1948 CLE A Daily Splits    6    22    1    6   4   0   0    3    1   0    1   1   0   0   0   1   2    0   0  .273  .333  .455 1948 CLE A

All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1940 AL    Daily           1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1940 AL   
1941 AL    Daily Splits    1     2    0    2   0   0   0    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1941 AL   
1942 AL    Daily Splits    1     4    1    1   0   0   1    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .250 1.000 1942 AL   
1947 AL    Daily Splits    1     4    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .250  .250 1947 AL   
1948 AL    Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1948 AL   
Total            Splits    5    12    1    4   0   0   1    3    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333  .583 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   PB   AVG
1938 CLE A        3B    1     0    0    0    0          -
1938 CLE A        1B    1     0    0    0    0          -
1939 CLE A        SS   53   103  184   14   31       .953
1940 CLE A        SS  155   277  454   24  116       .968
1941 CLE A        SS  147   296  444   26   97       .966
1942 CLE A        SS  146   281  426   26  107       .965
1943 CLE A        SS  152   328  488   25  122       .970
1943 CLE A         C    1     3    1    0    0    0 1.000
1944 CLE A        SS  149   339  516   19  134       .978
1944 CLE A         C    1     1    1    0    0    0 1.000
1945 CLE A        SS   97   217  289    9   73       .983
1946 CLE A        SS  139   315  405   22   94       .970
1947 CLE A        SS  148   305  475   14  120       .982
1948 CLE A        SS  151   297  483   20  119       .975
1948 CLE A         C    1     0    0    0    0    0     -
1949 CLE A        SS   88   176  272    8   78       .982
1949 CLE A        3B   38    34   76    4   13       .965
1949 CLE A        1B    6    41    3    0    3      1.000
1949 CLE A        2B    1     2    2    0    1      1.000
1950 CLE A        SS   61   118  170    4   44       .986
1950 CLE A        1B    8    34    5    0    2      1.000
1950 CLE A        2B    2     1    0    0    0      1.000
1950 CLE A        3B    2     3    1    0    0      1.000
1951 BOS A        SS   52    80  153   12   45       .951
1951 BOS A        3B   15    10   27    2    5       .949
1951 BOS A        1B    2     4    1    1    1       .833
1952 BOS A        3B    1     0    0    0    0          -
1952 BOS A        SS    1     0    1    0    0      1.000
Total             SS 1539  3132 4760  223 1180       .973
Total             3B   57    47  104    6   18       .962
Total             1B   17    79    9    1    6       .989
Total             2B    3     3    2    0    1      1.000
Total              C    3     4    2    0    0    0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   PB   AVG

World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1948 CLE A Daily  SS    6    6    6    53      11   14    0    5   0 1.000

All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1940 AL    Daily  SS    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
1941 AL    Daily  SS    1    0    0     4       0    1    0    0   0 1.000
1942 AL    Daily  SS    1    1    1     9       4    5    0    2   0 1.000
1947 AL    Daily  SS    1    1    1     9       4    4    0    0   0 1.000
1948 AL    Daily  SS    1    1    0     4       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total             SS    5    3    2    27      10   10    0    2   0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

Managerial RecordManagerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1942 CLE A  156   75   79  .487   590   659                  4
1943 CLE A  153   82   71  .536   600   577                  3
1944 CLE A  155   72   82  .468   643   677                  5
1945 CLE A  147   73   72  .503   557   548                  5
1946 CLE A  156   68   86  .442   537   638                  6
1947 CLE A  157   80   74  .519   687   588                  4
1948 CLE A  156   97   58  .626   840   568                  1
1949 CLE A  154   89   65  .578   675   574                  3
1950 CLE A  155   92   62  .597   806   654                  4
1952 BOS A  154   76   78  .494   668   658                  6
1953 BOS A  153   84   69  .549   656   632                  4
1954 BOS A  156   69   85  .448   700   728                  4
1955 KC  A  155   63   91  .409   638   911                  6
1956 KC  A  154   52  102  .338   619   831                  8
1957 KC  A  104   36   67  .350   386   477          8- 4    8  7
1960 CHI N  139   54   83  .394   555   661   5- 5           7  7
Total      2404 1162 1224  .487 10157 10381
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

World Series Managerial RecordWorld Series Managerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1948 CLE A    6    4    2  .667    17    17

All-Star Game Managerial RecordAll-Star Game Managerial Record

Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1949 AL       1    1    0 1.000    11     7

TransactionsTransactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1938).

Released by Cleveland Indians (November 21, 1950).

Signed by Boston Red Sox (November 27, 1950).

Released by Boston Red Sox (October 31, 1951).

Signed by Boston Red Sox (1952).

Released by Boston Red Sox (October 15, 1952).

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