Born: February 3, 1872 in Elkhart, IN
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Debut: September 21, 1896
Final Game: June 3, 1912
Died: May 14, 1934 in Tucson, AZ
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Lou was Cy Young's favorite catcher, and Elkhart's native son
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 24 | CLV | NL | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | -55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /2 | |||||
| 1897 | 25 | CLV | NL | 39 | 165 | 138 | 15 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 23 | .225 | .340 | .268 | .608 | 55 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 2/3 | ||||||
| 1898 | 26 | CLV | NL | 84 | 338 | 287 | 43 | 80 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 40 | .279 | .377 | .362 | .739 | 115 | 104 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 1899 | 27 | STL | NL | 77 | 294 | 258 | 39 | 66 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 14 | 28 | .256 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 81 | 86 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 1900 | 28 | STL | NL | 80 | 294 | 288 | 31 | 78 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 5 | 4 | .271 | .286 | .361 | .647 | 78 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 2/5 | ||||||
| 1901 | 29 | BOS | AL | 76 | 288 | 268 | 26 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 11 | .231 | .270 | .276 | .546 | 53 | 74 | 3 | 6 | 2/3 | ||||||
| 1902 | 30 | BOS | AL | 83 | 298 | 266 | 32 | 68 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 27 | .256 | .324 | .361 | .685 | 87 | 96 | 0 | 5 | 2/O | ||||||
| 1903 | 31 | BOS | AL | 96 | 358 | 317 | 41 | 61 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 26 | .192 | .256 | .306 | .562 | 64 | 97 | 1 | 14 | *2 | ||||||
| 1904 | 32 | BOS | AL | 98 | 337 | 299 | 34 | 63 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 27 | .211 | .283 | .298 | .580 | 79 | 89 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||||||
| 1905 | 33 | BOS | AL | 109 | 377 | 313 | 33 | 62 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 54 | .198 | .322 | .272 | .593 | 88 | 85 | 3 | 7 | *2 | ||||||
| 1906 | 34 | BOS | AL | 7 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .176 | .222 | .235 | .458 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 1 | /2 | ||||||
| 1907 | 35 | BOS | AL | 75 | 257 | 226 | 12 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 19 | .181 | .251 | .199 | .450 | 44 | 45 | 2 | 10 | 2 | ||||||
| 1908 | 36 | BOS | AL | 84 | 257 | 237 | 12 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 13 | .190 | .232 | .224 | .456 | 46 | 53 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
| 1909 | 37 | SLB | AL | 74 | 250 | 212 | 15 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 25 | .170 | .261 | .184 | .444 | 45 | 39 | 1 | 12 | 2 | ||||||
| 1910 | 38 | NYY | AL | 27 | 79 | 69 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | .188 | .291 | .217 | .509 | 56 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 1912 | 40 | SLB | AL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /2 | ||||||
| 16 Seasons | 1012 | 3619 | 3202 | 337 | 709 | 86 | 50 | 11 | 342 | 58 | 309 | 0 | .221 | .295 | .290 | .584 | 72 | 928 | 23 | 85 | |||||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 579 | 513 | 54 | 113 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 55 | 9 | 49 | .221 | .295 | .290 | .584 | 72 | 149 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||
| BOS (8 yrs) | 628 | 2191 | 1943 | 190 | 405 | 54 | 33 | 6 | 193 | 29 | 178 | .208 | .279 | .279 | .558 | 68 | 543 | 12 | 58 | ||||||||||
| CLV (3 yrs) | 125 | 509 | 430 | 58 | 111 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 8 | 64 | 0 | .258 | .362 | .328 | .690 | 92 | 141 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||
| STL (2 yrs) | 157 | 588 | 546 | 70 | 144 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 82 | 19 | 32 | .264 | .309 | .348 | .657 | 80 | 190 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
| SLB (2 yrs) | 75 | 252 | 214 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 25 | .168 | .258 | .182 | .441 | 44 | 39 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| NYY (1 yr) | 27 | 79 | 69 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | .188 | .291 | .217 | .509 | 56 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| AL (11 yrs) | 730 | 2522 | 2226 | 209 | 454 | 57 | 34 | 6 | 206 | 31 | 213 | .204 | .277 | .268 | .546 | 65 | 597 | 13 | 70 | ||||||||||
| NL (5 yrs) | 282 | 1097 | 976 | 128 | 255 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 136 | 27 | 96 | 0 | .261 | .334 | .339 | .673 | 86 | 331 | 10 | 15 | |||||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | LF-CF-RF | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% | Awards |
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| 1896 | CLV | NL | 24 | C | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.00 | .943 | 4.30 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1897 | CLV | NL | 25 | C | 37 | 175 | 129 | 35 | 11 | 1 | .937 | 4.43 | .949 | 4.54 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1897 | CLV | NL | 25 | 1B | 2 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .815 | 11.00 | .985 | 10.00 | |||||||||||
| 1898 | CLV | NL | 26 | C | 82 | 446 | 322 | 105 | 19 | 9 | .957 | 5.21 | .953 | 4.60 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1899 | STL | NL | 27 | C | 75 | 336 | 228 | 91 | 17 | 6 | .949 | 4.25 | .952 | 4.38 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1900 | STL | NL | 28 | C | 75 | 406 | 282 | 105 | 19 | 8 | .953 | 5.16 | .949 | 4.73 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1900 | STL | NL | 28 | 3B | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 4.00 | .900 | 3.70 | |||||||||||
| 1901 | BOS | AL | 29 | C | 68 | 423 | 300 | 109 | 14 | 11 | .967 | 6.01 | .949 | 4.79 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1901 | BOS | AL | 29 | 1B | 8 | 83 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .976 | 10.13 | .973 | 10.52 | |||||||||||
| 1902 | BOS | AL | 30 | C | 80 | 463 | 330 | 117 | 16 | 6 | .965 | 5.59 | .957 | 4.70 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1902 | BOS | AL | 30 | OF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.00 | .950 | 2.00 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||
| 1903 | BOS | AL | 31 | C | 96 | 661 | 491 | 156 | 14 | 10 | .979 | 6.74 | .971 | 5.75 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1904 | BOS | AL | 32 | C | 95 | 626 | 502 | 112 | 12 | 7 | .981 | 6.46 | .969 | 5.90 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1905 | BOS | AL | 33 | C | 109 | 706 | 539 | 147 | 20 | 5 | .972 | 6.29 | .971 | 5.96 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 1906 | BOS | AL | 34 | C | 6 | 54 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 8.83 | .959 | 5.47 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1907 | BOS | AL | 35 | C | 75 | 406 | 288 | 109 | 9 | 12 | .978 | 5.29 | .968 | 5.46 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1908 | BOS | AL | 36 | C | 84 | 510 | 380 | 120 | 10 | 11 | .980 | 5.95 | .969 | 5.55 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1909 | SLB | AL | 37 | C | 73 | 492 | 387 | 98 | 7 | 16 | .986 | 6.64 | .968 | 5.79 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1910 | NYY | AL | 38 | C | 27 | 149 | 120 | 28 | 1 | 0 | .993 | 5.48 | .967 | 6.14 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1912 | SLB | AL | 40 | C | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.00 | .967 | 5.80 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 16 Seasons | C | 984 | 5866 | 4354 | 1342 | 170 | 102 | .971 | 5.79 | .962 | 5.28 | 120 | |||||||||||||
| 2 Seasons | 1B | 10 | 110 | 100 | 3 | 7 | 8 | .936 | 10.30 | .976 | 10.42 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 Season | 3B | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 4.00 | .900 | 3.70 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 Season | OF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.00 | .950 | 2.00 | 1-0-0 | |||||||||||||
| 16 Seasons | TOT | 996 | 5983 | 4456 | 1348 | 179 | 110 | .970 | 5.83 | .933 | 5.33 | 1-0-0 | 120 | ||||||||||||
| Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | LF-CF-RF | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% | Awards | ||||
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| Gray Ink | Batting - 2 (2092), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 6 (1367), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 10 (1739), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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March 29, 1899: Assigned to the St. Louis Perfectos by the Cleveland Spiders.
Before 1901 Season: Jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Americans.
December 12, 1908: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Tubby Spencer and $5,000.
December 16, 1909: Traded by the St. Louis Browns to the New York Highlanders for Ray Demmitt and Joe Lake.
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