Lou Boudreau

Lou Boudreau
Lou Boudreau
	Boudreau with the Boston Red Sox in 1953
	Shortstop / Manager
	Born: July 17, 1917; Harvey, Illinois, U.S.
	Died: August 10, 2001 (aged 84); Olympia Fields, Illinois, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 9, 1938, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
	August 24, 1952, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.295
Home runs	68
Runs batted in	789
Managerial record	1,162–1,224
Winning %	.487
	Stats at Baseball Reference
	Managerial record at Baseball Reference
Teams
	As player Cleveland Indians (1938–1950); Boston Red Sox (1951–1952); As manager Cleveland Indians (1942–1950); Boston Red Sox (1952–1954); Kansas City Athletics (1955–1957); Chicago Cubs (1960);
Career highlights and awards
	8× All-Star (1940–1945, 1947, 1948); World Series champion (1948); AL MVP (1948); AL batting champion (1944); Cleveland Guardians No. 5 retired; Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame; Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame;
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1970
Vote	77.3% (tenth ballot)
Nationality
	Basketball career
Personal information
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Thornton (Harvey, Illinois)
College	Illinois (1937–1938)
Position	Guard / forward
Career history
As player:
1938–1939	Hammond Ciesar All-Americans
As coach:
1942	Illinois (asst.)
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-American – MSG (1938);

Louis Boudreau (July 17, 1917 – August 10, 2001), nicknamed "Old Shufflefoot", "Handsome Lou", and "the Good Kid", was an American professional baseball player and manager.^[1] He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 15 seasons, primarily as a shortstop on the Cleveland Indians, and managed four teams for 15 seasons including 10 seasons as a player-manager. He was also a radio announcer for the Chicago Cubs and in college was a dual-sport athlete in baseball and basketball, earning All-American honors in basketball for the University of Illinois.

Boudreau was an All-Star for seven seasons.^[a] In 1948, Boudreau won the American League Most Valuable Player Award and managed the Cleveland Indians to the World Series title. He won the 1944 American League (AL) batting title (.327), and led the league in doubles in 1941, 1944, and 1947. He led AL shortstops in fielding eight times. Boudreau still holds the MLB record for hitting the most consecutive doubles in a game (four), set on July 14, 1946.

In 1970, Boudreau was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and his No. 5 was retired by the Indians that same year.

^ "Lou Boudreau Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.

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[1] "Lou Boudreau Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.

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