Lou Boudreau
Louis Boudreau
Born: July 17, 1917
Harvey, IL USA
Deceased: 2001
Olympia Fields, IL USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
College: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Career: 1938-1952
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970.
Minor League Statistics
Lou Boudreau compiled a career batting average of .295 with 68 home runs and 789 RBI in his 1646-game career with the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1938 season and last took the field during the 1952 campaign. Boudreau was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1938 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1939 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 53 | 256 | 225 | 42 | 58 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 24 | .258 | .340 | .360 | .700 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1940 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 155 | 706 | 627 | 97 | 185 | 46 | 10 | 9 | 101 | 6 | 3 | 73 | 39 | .295 | .370 | .443 | .814 | 278 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1941 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 148 | 681 | 579 | 95 | 149 | 45 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 9 | 4 | 85 | 57 | .257 | .355 | .415 | .770 | 240 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
1942 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 147 | 604 | 506 | 57 | 143 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 58 | 7 | 16 | 75 | 39 | .283 | .379 | .370 | .749 | 187 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
1943 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 152 | 649 | 539 | 69 | 154 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 67 | 4 | 7 | 90 | 31 | .286 | .388 | .388 | .776 | 209 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
1944 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 150 | 681 | 584 | 91 | 191 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 67 | 11 | 3 | 73 | 39 | .327 | .406 | .437 | .843 | 255 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
1945 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 97 | 402 | 345 | 50 | 106 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 20 | .307 | .374 | .409 | .783 | 141 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
1946 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 140 | 571 | 515 | 51 | 151 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 14 | .293 | .345 | .410 | .755 | 211 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
1947 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 150 | 623 | 538 | 79 | 165 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 10 | .307 | .388 | .424 | .811 | 228 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 152 | 676 | 560 | 116 | 199 | 34 | 6 | 18 | 106 | 3 | 2 | 98 | 9 | .355 | .453 | .534 | .987 | 299 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
1949 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 134 | 561 | 475 | 53 | 135 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 10 | .284 | .381 | .364 | .745 | 173 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
1950 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 81 | 295 | 260 | 23 | 70 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 5 | .269 | .349 | .346 | .695 | 90 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 82 | 313 | 273 | 37 | 73 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 12 | .267 | .353 | .396 | .748 | 108 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1646 | 7023 | 6029 | 861 | 1779 | 385 | 66 | 68 | 789 | 51 | 50 | 796 | 309 | .295 | .380 | .415 | .795 | 2500 | 155 | 34 | 164 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1938 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
1939 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 53 | 0 | 0.0 | 103 | 184 | 14 | 31 | .953 | 5.415 | |
1940 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 155 | 0 | 0.0 | 277 | 454 | 24 | 116 | .968 | 4.716 | |
1941 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 296 | 444 | 26 | 97 | .966 | 5.034 | |
1942 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 146 | 0 | 0.0 | 281 | 426 | 26 | 107 | .965 | 4.842 | |
1943 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | |
1943 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 328 | 488 | 25 | 122 | .970 | 5.368 | |
1944 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
1944 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 339 | 516 | 19 | 134 | .978 | 5.738 | |
1945 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 97 | 0 | 0.0 | 217 | 289 | 9 | 73 | .983 | 5.216 | |
1946 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 315 | 405 | 22 | 94 | .970 | 5.180 | |
1947 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 148 | 0 | 0.0 | 305 | 475 | 14 | 120 | .982 | 5.270 | |
1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 297 | 483 | 20 | 119 | .975 | 5.166 | |
1949 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 7.333 | |
1949 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 | |
1949 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 76 | 4 | 13 | .965 | 2.895 | |
1949 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 88 | 0 | 0.0 | 176 | 272 | 8 | 78 | .982 | 5.091 | |
1950 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.875 | |
1950 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | |
1950 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
1950 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 61 | 0 | 0.0 | 118 | 170 | 4 | 44 | .986 | 4.721 | |
1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 2.500 | |
1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 5 | .949 | 2.467 | |
1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 52 | 0 | 0.0 | 80 | 153 | 12 | 45 | .951 | 4.481 | |
1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
Totals | 1618 | 0 | 0.0 | 3265 | 4877 | 230 | 1205 | .973 | 5.032 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | 6 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .333 | .455 | .788 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 6 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .333 | .455 | .788 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | SS | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 4.245 | 4.167 |
Totals | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 4.245 | 4.167 |
Awards
1946 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1947 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1948 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star SS
1948 - AL Most Valuable Player
1948 - AL TSN Player of the Year
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