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Lou Boudreau
Louis Boudreau
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 17, 1917 in Harvey, IL
Schools: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1938. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1938
Final Game: August 24, 1952
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1970 (232/300 ballots).
Died: August 10, 2001 in Frankfort, IL
Relatives: Father-In-Law of Denny McLain
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1938 20 CLE AL 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 37 0 0 0 /5
1939 21 CLE AL 53 256 225 42 58 15 4 0 19 2 1 28 24 .258 .340 .360 .700 81 81 5 0 3 6
1940 22 CLE AL 155 706 627 97 185 46 10 9 101 6 3 73 39 .295 .370 .443 .814 113 278 23 2 4 *6 AS,MVP-5
1941 23 CLE AL 148 681 579 95 149 45 8 10 56 9 4 85 57 .257 .355 .415 .770 107 240 11 3 14 *6 AS,MVP-17
1942 24 CLE AL 147 604 506 57 143 18 10 2 58 7 16 75 39 .283 .379 .370 .749 117 187 12 4 19 *6 AS,MVP-10
1943 25 CLE AL 152 649 539 69 154 32 7 3 67 4 7 90 31 .286 .388 .388 .776 133 209 12 0 20 *6/2 AS,MVP-10
1944 26 CLE AL 150 681 584 91 191 45 5 3 67 11 3 73 39 .327 .406 .437 .843 145 255 10 5 19 *6/2 AS,MVP-6
1945 27 CLE AL 97 402 345 50 106 24 1 3 48 0 4 35 20 .307 .374 .409 .783 131 141 9 2 20 6 MVP-8
1946 28 CLE AL 140 571 515 51 151 30 6 6 62 6 7 40 14 .293 .345 .410 .755 116 211 11 1 15 *6 MVP-10
1947 29 CLE AL 150 623 538 79 165 45 3 4 67 1 0 67 10 .307 .388 .424 .811 128 228 9 4 14 *6 AS,MVP-3
1948 30 CLE AL 152 676 560 116 199 34 6 18 106 3 2 98 9 .355 .453 .534 .987 164 299 15 2 16 *6/2 AS,MVP-1
1949 31 CLE AL 134 561 475 53 135 20 3 4 60 0 1 70 10 .284 .381 .364 .745 99 173 19 4 12 65/34 MVP-14
1950 32 CLE AL 81 295 260 23 70 13 2 1 29 1 2 31 5 .269 .349 .346 .695 81 90 9 1 3 6/345
1951 33 BOS AL 82 313 273 37 73 18 1 5 47 1 0 30 12 .267 .353 .396 .748 95 108 10 6 4 65/3
1952 34 BOS AL 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 /56
15 Seasons 1646 7023 6029 861 1779 385 66 68 789 51 50 796 309 .295 .380 .415 .795 120 2500 155 34 164
162 Game Avg. 162 691 593 85 175 38 6 7 78 5 5 78 30 .295 .380 .415 .795 120 246 3 16
CLE (13 yrs) 1560 6707 5754 823 1706 367 65 63 740 50 50 766 297 .296 .382 .416 .798 121 2392 145 28 159
BOS (2 yrs) 86 316 275 38 73 18 1 5 49 1 0 30 12 .265 .350 .393 .743 94 108 10 6 5

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1948 30 CLE AL WS BSN W 6 24 22 1 6 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 .273 .333 .455 .788 10 2 1 0 0 0
1 WS 6 24 22 1 6 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 .273 .333 .455 .788 10 2 1 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1938 CLE AL 20 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.10
1939 CLE AL 21 SS 53 301 103 184 14 31 .953 5.42 .950 4.68
1940 CLE AL 22 SS 155 755 277 454 24 116 .968 4.72 .948 4.53 AS,MVP-5
1941 CLE AL 23 SS 147 766 296 444 26 97 .966 5.03 .947 4.59 AS,MVP-17
1942 CLE AL 24 SS 146 733 281 426 26 107 .965 4.84 .948 4.78 AS,MVP-10
1943 CLE AL 25 SS 152 841 328 488 25 122 .970 5.37 .952 4.93 AS,MVP-10
1943 CLE AL 25 C 1 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 4.00 .975 4.60 0 AS,MVP-10
1944 CLE AL 26 SS 149 874 339 516 19 134 .978 5.74 .945 5.05 AS,MVP-6
1944 CLE AL 26 C 1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 1.000 4.40 0 AS,MVP-6
1945 CLE AL 27 SS 97 515 217 289 9 73 .983 5.22 .949 4.94 MVP-8
1946 CLE AL 28 SS 139 742 315 405 22 94 .970 5.18 .953 4.65 MVP-10
1947 CLE AL 29 SS 148 794 305 475 14 120 .982 5.27 .963 4.93 AS,MVP-3
1948 CLE AL 30 SS 151 800 297 483 20 119 .975 5.17 .964 4.85 AS,MVP-1
1948 CLE AL 30 C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.10 0 AS,MVP-1
1949 CLE AL 31 SS 88 456 176 272 8 78 .982 5.09 .962 4.79 MVP-14
1949 CLE AL 31 3B 38 114 34 76 4 13 .965 2.89 .960 2.95 MVP-14
1949 CLE AL 31 1B 6 44 41 3 0 3 1.000 7.33 .989 9.15 MVP-14
1949 CLE AL 31 2B 1 4 2 2 0 1 1.000 4.00 .975 5.10 MVP-14
1950 CLE AL 32 SS 61 292 118 170 4 44 .986 4.72 .960 4.74
1950 CLE AL 32 1B 8 39 34 5 0 2 1.000 4.88 .990 8.51
1950 CLE AL 32 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 1.000 5.40
1950 CLE AL 32 3B 2 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 3.05
1951 BOS AL 33 SS 52 245 80 153 12 45 .951 4.48 .961 4.72
1951 BOS AL 33 3B 15 39 10 27 2 5 .949 2.47 .951 2.87
1951 BOS AL 33 1B 2 6 4 1 1 1 .833 2.50 .983 8.50
1952 BOS AL 34 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00
1952 BOS AL 34 SS 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 4.30
14 Seasons SS 1539 8115 3132 4760 223 1180 .973 5.13 .953 4.79
5 Seasons 3B 57 157 47 104 6 18 .962 2.65 .957 2.94
3 Seasons 1B 16 89 79 9 1 6 .989 5.50 .989 8.75
2 Seasons 2B 3 5 3 2 0 1 1.000 1.67 .980 5.30
3 Seasons C 3 6 4 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 .983 4.37 0
15 Seasons TOT 1618 8372 3265 4877 230 1205 .973 5.03 .926 4.76 0
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1940 *
1941 *
1942 (SS)
1943
1944
1945
1947 (SS)
1948 (SS)

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1948-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1948-AL-MVP

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1940-AL-5-35%
1941-AL-17-3%
1942-AL-10-10%
1943-AL-10-12%
1944-AL-6-25%
1945-AL-8-21%
1946-AL-10-11%
1947-AL-3-50%
1948-AL-1-96%
1949-AL-14-3%
1 MVP
2.66 Career Shares (46th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1943 AL--.286--10th
1944 AL--.327--1st
1946 AL--.293--9th
1947 AL--.307--8th
1948 AL--.355--2nd

On-Base% s c a p y
1943 AL--.388--4th
1944 AL--.406--2nd
1947 AL--.388--9th
1948 AL--.453--2nd
Career--.380--162nd

Slugging % s c a p y
1948 AL--.534--4th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1943 AL--.776--9th
1944 AL--.843--7th
1947 AL--.811--10th
1948 AL--.987--3rd

Games Played s c a p y
1940 AL--155--1st
1943 AL--152--10th
1944 AL--150--9th
1948 AL--152--7th

At Bats s c a p y
1940 AL--627--3rd
1944 AL--584--8th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1940 AL--706--3rd
1941 AL--681--6th
1944 AL--681--4th
1948 AL--676--6th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1944 AL--91--6th
1948 AL--116--5th

Hits s c a p y
1944 AL--191--2nd
1947 AL--165--7th
1948 AL--199--3rd

Total Bases s c a p y
1940 AL--278--10th
1944 AL--255--10th
1948 AL--299--4th

Doubles s c a p y
1940 AL--46--2nd
1941 AL--45--1st
1943 AL--32--7th
1944 AL--45--1st
1946 AL--30--8th
1947 AL--45--1st
1948 AL--34--7th
Career--385--186th

Triples s c a p y
1940 AL--10--9th
1942 AL--10--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1948 AL--18--10th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1940 AL--101--10th
1948 AL--106--8th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1942 AL--75--10th
1943 AL--90--4th
1944 AL--73--6th
1948 AL--98--6th
Career--796--236th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1944 AL--11--8th

Singles s c a p y
1944 AL--138--2nd
1946 AL--109--9th
1947 AL--113--10th
1948 AL--141--4th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1943 AL--133--7th
1944 AL--145--4th
1947 AL--128--9th
1948 AL--164--2nd

Runs Created s c a p y
1943 AL--80--10th
1944 AL--104--5th
1947 AL--88--8th
1948 AL--135--3rd

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1943 AL--27--6th
1944 AL--38--4th
1947 AL--24--6th
1948 AL--56--2nd

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1943 AL--2.9--6th
1944 AL--4.0--4th
1947 AL--2.4--6th
1948 AL--5.4--2nd

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1940 AL--65--9th
1941 AL--63--7th
1944 AL--53--8th
1947 AL--52--6th
1948 AL--58--6th

Times On Base s c a p y
1940 AL--260--8th
1943 AL--244--4th
1944 AL--269--2nd
1947 AL--236--8th
1948 AL--299--2nd

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1943 AL--.636--10th
1944 AL--.712--6th
1947 AL--.656--7th
1948 AL--.777--2nd

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1941 AL--3--10th
1942 AL--4--7th
1944 AL--5--7th
1947 AL--4--5th
1949 AL--4--7th
1951 AL--6--6th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1941 AL--14--1st
1942 AL--19--2nd
1943 AL--20--3rd
1944 AL--19--5th
1945 AL--20--2nd
1946 AL--15--1st
1947 AL--14--2nd
1948 AL--16--5th
1949 AL--12--6th
Career--164--136th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1940 AL--23--1st
1949 AL--19--8th
Career--155--225th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1942 AL--16--1st
1946 AL--7--8th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1941 AL--9.5--8th
1946 AL--6.0--9th

AB per SO s c a p y
1946 AL--36.786--1st
1947 AL--53.800--1st
1948 AL--62.222--1st
1949 AL--47.500--2nd
Career--19.510--111th

AB per HR s c a p y
1948 AL--31.111--10th

Outs Made s c a p y
1940 AL--472--5th
1941 AL--459--4th

Youngest s c a p y
1938 AL--born 1917-07-17--5th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 11 (210), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 82 (283), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 89 (181), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 29 (274), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  2. Tony Cuccinello (904)
  3. Mark Loretta (902)
  4. Jason Kendall (901)
  5. Travis Jackson (892) *
  6. Del Pratt (890)
  7. George Kell (888) *
  8. Deacon McGuire (888)
  9. Orlando Cabrera (886)
  10. Pete Runnels (886)
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  4. Bill Knickerbocker (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Fred Carroll (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Tony Fernandez (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Tony Fernandez (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Tony Fernandez (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Billy Herman (922) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Larry Doyle (926)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Jason Kendall (926)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Jason Kendall (920)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Julio Franco (917)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

Before 1938 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

November 21, 1950: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

November 27, 1950: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 31, 1951: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

Before 1952 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 15, 1952: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

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