Tony Lupien
[edit] Biography
Tony Lupien (Ulysses John Lupien) was born on April 23, 1917 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on September 12, 1940 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1942, his rookie year, he hit .281 with 3 home runs and 70 RBI. Lupien played for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Tony Lupien's best season was 1944, when he hit for a .283 average and knocked in 52 runs.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1940
| BOS
| A
| 10
| 19
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 4
| .474
| .500
| .842
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1942
| BOS
| A
| 128
| 463
| 63
| 130
| 3
| 70
| .281
| .351
| .384
| 25
| 7
| 50
| 20
| 0
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 4
|
| 1943
| BOS
| A
| 154
| 608
| 65
| 155
| 4
| 47
| .255
| .317
| .339
| 21
| 9
| 54
| 23
| 1
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 3
|
| 1944
| PHI
| N
| 153
| 597
| 82
| 169
| 5
| 52
| .283
| .347
| .377
| 23
| 9
| 56
| 29
| 2
| 12
| 18
| 0
| 4
|
| 1945
| PHI
| N
| 15
| 54
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 3
| .315
| .383
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| CHI
| A
| 154
| 617
| 69
| 152
| 6
| 54
| .246
| .327
| .316
| 19
| 3
| 74
| 38
| 0
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 168
| 651
| 83
| 186
| 5
| 55
| .286
| .350
| .373
| 24
| 9
| 62
| 29
| 2
| 13
| 20
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 446
| 1707
| 202
| 446
| 13
| 175
| .261
| .332
| .349
| 68
| 21
| 179
| 82
| 1
| 30
| 37
| 0
| 10
|
| Total
|
|
| 614
| 2358
| 285
| 632
| 18
| 230
| .268
| .337
| .355
| 92
| 30
| 241
| 111
| 3
| 43
| 57
| 0
| 14
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1940
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1942
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 121
| 0
| 0
| 1091
| 68
| 9
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1943
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 153
| 0
| 0
| 1487
| 118
| 12
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1944
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 151
| 0
| 0
| 1453
| 103
| 13
| 114
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1945
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 129
| 16
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1948
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 154
| 0
| 0
| 1436
| 92
| 11
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 602
| 0
| 0
| 5633
| 399
| 45
| 532
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
[edit] Transactions
- Claimed on waivers by Philadelphia Phillies from Boston Red Sox (April 13, 1944).
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Pittsburgh Pirates (February 24, 1946).
- Claimed on waivers by Detroit Tigers from Chicago White Sox (January 26, 1949).
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