Lou Boudreau
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Lou Boudreau (Louis Boudreau) was born on July 17, 1917 in Harvey, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on September 9, 1938 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1939, his rookie year, he hit .258 with 0 home runs and 19 RBI. Boudreau played for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 15 year career.
Most people believe that Lou Boudreau's best season was 1948, when he slugged 18 home runs, hit for a .355 average and knocked in 106 runs.
Statistics
Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | CLE | A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | CLE | A | 53 | 225 | 42 | 58 | 0 | 19 | .258 | .340 | .360 | 15 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1940 | CLE | A | 155 | 627 | 97 | 185 | 9 | 101 | .295 | .370 | .443 | 46 | 10 | 73 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| 1941 | CLE | A | 148 | 579 | 95 | 149 | 10 | 56 | .257 | .355 | .415 | 45 | 8 | 85 | 57 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 1942 | CLE | A | 147 | 506 | 57 | 143 | 2 | 58 | .283 | .379 | .370 | 18 | 10 | 75 | 39 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 1943 | CLE | A | 152 | 539 | 69 | 154 | 3 | 67 | .286 | .388 | .388 | 32 | 7 | 90 | 31 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 1944 | CLE | A | 150 | 584 | 91 | 191 | 3 | 67 | .327 | .406 | .437 | 45 | 5 | 73 | 39 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| 1945 | CLE | A | 97 | 345 | 50 | 106 | 3 | 48 | .307 | .374 | .409 | 24 | 1 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1946 | CLE | A | 140 | 515 | 51 | 151 | 6 | 62 | .293 | .345 | .410 | 30 | 6 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 1947 | CLE | A | 150 | 538 | 79 | 165 | 4 | 67 | .307 | .388 | .424 | 45 | 3 | 67 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 1948 | CLE | A | 152 | 560 | 116 | 199 | 18 | 106 | .355 | .453 | .534 | 34 | 6 | 98 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 1949 | CLE | A | 134 | 475 | 53 | 135 | 4 | 60 | .284 | .381 | .364 | 20 | 3 | 70 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 1950 | CLE | A | 81 | 260 | 23 | 70 | 1 | 29 | .269 | .349 | .346 | 13 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 1951 | BOS | A | 82 | 273 | 37 | 73 | 5 | 47 | .267 | .353 | .396 | 18 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 1952 | BOS | A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1646 | 6029 | 861 | 1779 | 68 | 789 | .295 | .380 | .415 | 385 | 66 | 796 | 309 | 34 | 164 | 51 | 0 | 155 |
Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | CLE | A | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1938 | CLE | A | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1939 | CLE | A | SS | 53 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 184 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .953 |
| 1940 | CLE | A | SS | 155 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 454 | 24 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .968 |
| 1941 | CLE | A | SS | 147 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 444 | 26 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .966 |
| 1942 | CLE | A | SS | 146 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 426 | 26 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .965 |
| 1943 | CLE | A | SS | 152 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 488 | 25 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .970 |
| 1943 | CLE | A | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1944 | CLE | A | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1944 | CLE | A | SS | 149 | 0 | 0 | 339 | 516 | 19 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 |
| 1945 | CLE | A | SS | 97 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 289 | 9 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .983 |
| 1946 | CLE | A | SS | 139 | 0 | 0 | 315 | 405 | 22 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .970 |
| 1947 | CLE | A | SS | 148 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 475 | 14 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .982 |
| 1948 | CLE | A | SS | 151 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 483 | 20 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .975 |
| 1948 | CLE | A | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1949 | CLE | A | SS | 88 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 272 | 8 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .982 |
| 1949 | CLE | A | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1949 | CLE | A | 3B | 38 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 76 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .965 |
| 1949 | CLE | A | 1B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1950 | CLE | A | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1950 | CLE | A | SS | 61 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 170 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .986 |
| 1950 | CLE | A | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1950 | CLE | A | 1B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1951 | BOS | A | 3B | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .949 |
| 1951 | BOS | A | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .833 |
| 1951 | BOS | A | SS | 52 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 153 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .951 |
| 1952 | BOS | A | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1952 | BOS | A | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Total | 3B | 57 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 104 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .962 | ||
| Total | 1B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 | ||
| Total | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | SS | 1539 | 0 | 0 | 3132 | 4760 | 223 | 1180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .973 |
Transactions
- 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).
Trivia
