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Louis William Heyman

Lou, Bud

  • Bats Right, Throws Right
  • Height 6' 3", Weight 215 lb.

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[edit] Biographical Information

Lou Heyman played in the minors from 1946-1958, primarily in the Philadelphia Phillies chain. A catcher, he twice hit over 30 home runs but hit .206 or lower 3 of his 4 seasons at AAA. He led the 1952 Interstate League with 30 homers.

Lou is mentioned in Willie Mays' autobiography, "Say Hey"[1]:

I also made [a difficult] catch in Trenton in 1950 that was even more fun to watch. Lou Haymen [sic] of Wilmington hit a shot to dead center, right at the 405-foot sign. I ran back, jumped, and caught it bare-handed just as it was going over. I bounced off the fence and threw the ball on the fly all the way to home plate. Nobody knew about it because it was just another game in a small town. To me, it was still a catch.

[edit] Statistics

Season Team (League) BA HR RBI
1946Terre Haute Phillies (I.I.I.).11100
1946Carbondale Pioneers (North Atlantic).209630
1947Vandergrift Pioneers (Middle Atlantic).2641258
1948Baton Rouge Red Sticks (Evangeline).28232106
1949Toronto Maple Leafs (International).2301032
1950Wilmington Blue Rocks (Interstate).26321101
1951Terre Haute Phillies (I.I.I.).2671993
1952Schenectady Blue Jays (Eastern).25729
1953Terre Haute Phillies (I.I.I.).2771686
1954Syracuse Chiefs (International).206715
1955Syracuse Chiefs (International).194412
1956 Little Rock-Montgomery Travelers (Southern Association).181715
1957Little Rock Travelers (Southern Association).231420
1958Little Rock Travelers (Southern Association).215219

[edit] References

  1. Mays, Willie with Lou Sahadi (1989). Say Hey: The Autobiography of Willie Mays. Pocket Books. ISBN 0671678361.

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