Lou Boudreau

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: July 17, 1917 in Harvey, IL us

Died: August 10, 2001 in Olympia Fields, IL

Buried: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Frankfort, IL

High School: Thornton Township HS (Harvey, IL)

School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Debut: September 9, 1938 (Age 21-054d, 8,518th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 24, 1952 (Age 35-038d)
vs. SLB 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1970. (Voted by BBWAA on 232/300 ballots)
View Lou Boudreau's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Louis Boudreau

Nicknames: Old Shufflefoot, Handsome Lou or The Good Kid

Pronunciation: \BOO-dro\

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Relatives: Father-In-Law of Denny McLain

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

63.2

6029

1779

.295

861

RBI

789

OBP

.380

SLG

.415

OPS

.795

OPS+

120

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	35-18 / in Starts: 35-18
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	53 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 8 bases loaded PA and 7 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 256 PAs	20
Actual Runners on Base	140 (65-47-28) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 256 PAs	29
Avg. Runners on Base	171 (88-55-28)

Most Driven In
R Hemsley	7
O Grimes	4
K Keltner	3
A Milnar	2
O Hale	1
J Allen	1
B Feller	1
F Pytlak	1

Most Driven In By
B Campbell	10
H Trosky	8
B Chapman	7
R Weatherly	5
O Hale	4
J Heath	2
O Grimes	1

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2	99 (98)	Aug 7	CLE		SLB	W,6-5	CG	5	5	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.800	1.200	1	1.64	0.062	.01	0.00%	0.48	SS
2	3	100	Aug 9	CLE		SLB	W,6-5	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	1	1.41	0.132	.03	0.00%	-0.20	SS
3	4	101	Aug 12	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.357	.357	.500	.857	1	.94	-0.031	.02	0.00%	-0.51	SS
4	5	102	Aug 13 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,2-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	.389	.389	.500	.889	1	.82	0.009	.02	0.00%	-0.02	SS
5	6	103	Aug 13 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.455	.818	1	1.04	-0.052	.02	0.00%	-0.38	SS
6	7	104	Aug 14 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,8-4	CG(10)	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.370	.370	.444	.815	1	1.33	0.049	.01	0.00%	0.02	SS
7	8	105	Aug 14 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,3-10	CG	5	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	1	.34	0.062	.00	0.00%	0.85	SS
8	9	106	Aug 15	CLE	@	DET	L,3-12	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	1	.47	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.85	SS
9	10	107	Aug 16 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,3-0	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.341	.410	.752	1	1.07	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.70	SS
10	11	108	Aug 16 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,7-1	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.326	.386	.712	1	.70	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.85	SS
11	12	109	Aug 17	CLE	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG(10)	6	6	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.320	.346	.400	.746	1	1.31	0.063	.01	0.00%	0.65	SS
12	13	110	Aug 18	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.291	.316	.364	.679	1	1.56	-0.215	.00	0.00%	-1.28	SS
13	14	111	Aug 19	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	.305	.328	.373	.701	1	1.04	0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.50	SS
14	15	112	Aug 20	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG(10)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.313	.333	.375	.708	1	1.85	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.67	SS
15	16	113	Aug 22	CLE		WSH	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.343	.373	.716	1	.95	0.072	.00	0.00%	0.88	SS
16	17	114	Aug 24 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,10-2	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.314	.360	.371	.731	1	.71	0.115	.00	0.00%	1.09	SS
17	18	115	Aug 24 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,17-2	CG	6	5	3	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.383	.387	.769	1	.79	0.143	.00	0.00%	2.19	SS
18	19	116	Aug 25	CLE		PHA	W,6-0	CG	5	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.342	.388	.405	.793	1	.33	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.12	SS
19	20	117	Aug 26	CLE		PHA	W,7-5	CG	5	5	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.345	.389	.429	.817	1	.84	0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.14	SS
20	21	118	Aug 27 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,1-0	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.330	.372	.409	.781	1	1.27	-0.129	.00	0.00%	-1.02	SS
21	22	119	Aug 27 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.326	.367	.413	.780	1	1.40	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.73	SS
22	23	120	Aug 28	CLE		BOS	L,5-6	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.320	.359	.412	.772	1	1.82	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-0.49	SS
23	24	121	Aug 29	CLE		BOS	L,4-7	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.343	.392	.735	1	1.06	-0.142	.00	0.00%	-2.00	SS
24	25	122	Aug 30	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	1	0	0	.290	.327	.374	.701	1	2.01	-0.457	.00	0.00%	-2.73	SS
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	26	123	Sep 1	CLE		NYY	L,8-11	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.322	.375	.697	1	.99	-0.139	.00	0.00%	-1.09	SS
26	27	124	Sep 2	CLE		SLB	W,9-3	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.291	.325	.385	.710	1	.86	0.073	.00	0.00%	1.43	SS
27	28	128 (3)	Sep 6	CLE		DET	L,0-2	CG	5	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.344	.392	.735	1	1.54	0.107	.00	0.00%	1.15	SS
28	29	129	Sep 7	CLE		DET	W,9-8	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			1	0	0	.296	.338	.392	.730	1						SS
29	30	130	Sep 8	CLE	@	SLB	W,12-1	CG	6	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.338	.392	.730	1	.56	0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.09	SS
30	31	131	Sep 9	CLE	@	SLB	W,9-8	CG	6	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.293	.352	.391	.743	1	1.05	-0.009	.00	0.00%	0.82	SS
31	32	132	Sep 10 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,15-5	CG	6	5	3	2	1	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.297	.358	.413	.771	1	.52	0.054	.00	0.00%	2.37	SS
32	33	133	Sep 10 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.353	.401	.754	1	1.35	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.67	SS
33	34	134	Sep 12	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG(10)	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.352	.395	.746	1	1.38	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.69	SS
34	35	135	Sep 13	CLE	@	NYY	W,9-4	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.341	.382	.723	1	.58	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-1.40	SS
35	36	136	Sep 14	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-7	CG	5	5	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.287	.349	.408	.756	1	.62	0.096	.00	0.00%	1.40	SS
36	37	137	Sep 15	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.284	.345	.407	.752	1	1.23	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.90	SS
37	38	138	Sep 16	CLE	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.285	.348	.406	.754	1	1.09	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.04	SS
38	39	139	Sep 17 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.284	.346	.402	.748	1	1.00	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.25	SS
39	40	140	Sep 17 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,18-5	CG	7	7	2	2	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.284	.344	.409	.753	1	.71	0.157	.00	0.00%	3.19	SS
40	41	141	Sep 18	CLE	@	PHA	W,9-4	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.345	.406	.751	1	.44	0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.03	SS
41	42	142	Sep 19	CLE	@	WSH	L,9-10	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.337	.395	.731	1	1.19	-0.150	.00	0.00%	-1.42	SS
42	43	143	Sep 20	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-2	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.274	.333	.389	.723	1	.38	0.005	.00	0.00%	-1.01	SS
43	44	144	Sep 21	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.272	.330	.385	.715	1	.76	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.11	SS
44	45	145	Sep 22	CLE		DET	W,5-4	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.327	.380	.707	1	1.81	-0.173	.00	0.00%	-0.99	SS
45	46	146	Sep 23	CLE		DET	L,3-6	CG	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	2		2	0	0			0	0	0	.271	.333	.384	.718	1						SS
46	47	147	Sep 24 (1)	CLE		DET	L,1-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.267	.332	.379	.710	1	1.38	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.02	SS
47	48	148	Sep 24 (2)	CLE		DET	L,1-9	CG(5)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.328	.373	.701	1	.80	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.84	SS
48	49	149	Sep 27 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.264	.333	.373	.706	1	1.01	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.23	SS
49	50	150	Sep 27 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.262	.336	.369	.705	1	.94	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.30	SS
50	51	151	Sep 29 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.257	.333	.362	.696	1						SS
51	52	152	Sep 29 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,3-0	CG(5)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.333	.359	.692	1	.89	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.17	SS
52	53	153	Oct 1 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,8-3	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.339	.362	.700	1	.57	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.99	SS
53	54	154	Oct 1 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,0-1	CG(5)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.340	.360	.700	1	1.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.03	SS
							35-18		256	225	42	58	15	4	0	20	28	0	24	0	2		2	4	2	1	.258	.340	.360	.700		1.02	-0.825	.00	0.00%	-4.58

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