Lou Heyman
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Louis William Heyman
Lou, Bud
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 3", Weight 215 lb.
- Born June 2, 1920 in Chicago, IL USA
- Died December 23, 2000 in Wausau, WI USA
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Terre Haute Phillies (I.I.I.) | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | Carbondale Pioneers (North Atlantic) | .209 | 6 | 30 |
| 1947 | Vandergrift Pioneers (Middle Atlantic) | .264 | 12 | 58 |
| 1948 | Baton Rouge Red Sticks (Evangeline) | .282 | 32 | 106 |
| 1949 | Toronto Maple Leafs (International) | .230 | 10 | 32 |
| 1950 | Wilmington Blue Rocks (Interstate) | .263 | 21 | 101 |
| 1951 | Terre Haute Phillies (I.I.I.) | .267 | 19 | 93 |
| 1952 | Schenectady Blue Jays (Eastern) | .257 | 2 | 9 |
| 1953 | Terre Haute Phillies (I.I.I.) | .277 | 16 | 86 |
| 1954 | Syracuse Chiefs (International) | .206 | 7 | 15 |
| 1955 | Syracuse Chiefs (International) | .194 | 4 | 12 |
| 1956 | Little Rock-Montgomery Travelers (Southern Association) | .181 | 7 | 15 |
| 1957 | Little Rock Travelers (Southern Association) | .231 | 4 | 20 |
| 1958 | Little Rock Travelers (Southern Association) | .215 | 2 | 19 |
[edit] References
- ↑ Mays, Willie with Lou Sahadi (1989). Say Hey: The Autobiography of Willie Mays. Pocket Books. ISBN 0671678361.
