Lou Boudreau

Louis Boudreau (Old Shufflefoot or Handsome Lou)

Position: Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 17, 1917 in Harvey, IL
High School: Thornton HS (Harvey, IL)
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)
Debut: September 9, 1938 (Age 21)
Final Game: August 24, 1952 (Age 35)
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1970 (232/300 ballots).
View Lou Boudreau Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: August 10, 2001 in Olympia Fields, IL
Buried: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Frankfort, IL
Relatives: Father-In-Law of Denny McLain
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Managerial Stats

Rk	Year	Age	Tm	Lg		G	W	L	W-L%	Finish
1	1942	24	Cleveland Indians	AL		156	75	79	.487	4	Player/Manager
2	1943	25	Cleveland Indians	AL		153	82	71	.536	3	Player/Manager
3	1944	26	Cleveland Indians	AL		155	72	82	.468	6	Player/Manager
4	1945	27	Cleveland Indians	AL		147	73	72	.503	5	Player/Manager
5	1946	28	Cleveland Indians	AL		156	68	86	.442	6	Player/Manager
6	1947	29	Cleveland Indians	AL		157	80	74	.519	4	Player/Manager
7	1948	30	Cleveland Indians	AL		156	97	58	.626	1	WS Champs Player/Manager
8	1949	31	Cleveland Indians	AL		154	89	65	.578	3	Player/Manager
9	1950	32	Cleveland Indians	AL		155	92	62	.597	4	Player/Manager

10	1952	34	Boston Red Sox	AL		154	76	78	.494	6	Player/Manager
11	1953	35	Boston Red Sox	AL		153	84	69	.549	4
12	1954	36	Boston Red Sox	AL		156	69	85	.448	4

13	1955	37	Kansas City Athletics	AL		155	63	91	.409	6
14	1956	38	Kansas City Athletics	AL		154	52	102	.338	8
15	1957	39	Kansas City Athletics	AL	1st of 2	104	36	67	.350	7

16	1960	42	Chicago Cubs	NL	2nd of 2	139	54	83	.394	7
			Cleveland Indians		9 years	1389	728	649	.529	4.0	1 Pennant and 1 World Series Title
			Boston Red Sox		3 years	463	229	232	.497	4.7
			Kansas City Athletics		3 years	413	151	260	.367	7.0
			Chicago Cubs		1 year	139	54	83	.394	7.0
					16 years	2404	1162	1224	.487	4.9	1 Pennant and 1 World Series Title

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