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	4-2 / in Starts: 4-2
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	1 game

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	HBP	ROE	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1948	WS g1	Oct 6	CLE	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	1.62	-0.133	84.89	-3.93%	-0.77	SS
2	1948	WS g2	Oct 7	CLE	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	5	5	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	3	.72	0.172	38.06	5.59%	1.34	SS
3	1948	WS g3	Oct 8	CLE		BSN	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.167	.231	.250	.481	3	.81	-0.069	50.89	-2.37%	-0.90	SS
4	1948	WS g4	Oct 9	CLE		BSN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.333	.583	3	.64	0.029	41.07	1.00%	0.14	SS
5	1948	WS g5	Oct 10	CLE		BSN	L,5-11	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.421	.721	3	.51	0.004	25.11	0.25%	0.54	SS
6	1948	WS g6	Oct 11	CLE	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	.273	.333	.455	.788	3	1.11	0.082	100.32	5.10%	0.64	SS
									24	22	1	6	4	3	1	1	1		2	.273	.333	.455	.788

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