Lou Boudreau

Full Name: Louis Boudreau Primary Position: SS Height/Weight: 5' 11"/185 First Game: September 9, 1938 Birthdate: July 17, 1917 Final Game: August 24, 1952 Birthplace: Harvey, Illinois MLB Experience: 15 years Died: August 10, 2001 Deathplace: Olympia Fields, Illinois Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970

Biography

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

• All-Star Games: 1940, 1945, 1947, 1948
• World Series Champion: 1948