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

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 68 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 1 walk-off, 7 tying, 30 go ahead

2 Tms
CLE	63
BOS	5

Platoon
vs RHP	41
vs LHP	27

Home/Road
Away	50
Home	18

Outs
1	23
2	23
0	22

8 Opps
PHA	19
BOS	15
SLB	10
NYY	9
DET	5
CHW	5
WSH	3
CLE	2

52 Pitchers
Hal Newhouser	3
Tommy Byrne	2
Roger Wolff	2
Les McCrabb	2
Lum Harris	2
Ellis Kinder	2
Nels Potter	2
Ken Chase	2
Dick Fowler	2
Denny Galehouse	2
Joe Dobson	2
Lou Brissie	2
Eddie Smith	2
Yank Terry	2
Johnny Rigney	2
Dave Ferriss	1
Red Embree	1
Charlie Wagner	1
Mel Parnell	1
Chubby Dean	1
Eddie Lopat	1
Bobo Newsom	1
Bill Bevens	1
Mickey Haefner	1
Porter Vaughan	1
Alex Kellner	1
Early Wynn	1
Weldon West	1
Bob Harris	1
Ted Lyons	1
Chuck Stobbs	1
Fred Hutchinson	1
Dizzy Trout	1
Phil Marchildon	1
Spud Chandler	1
Red Ruffing	1
Cliff Fannin	1
Tex Hughson	1
Marius Russo	1
Bob Feller	1
Don Black	1
Lefty Gomez	1
Joe Ostrowski	1
Mickey McDermott	1
Vic Raschi	1
Clem Dreisewerd	1
Jack Knott	1
Lefty Grove	1
Bob Hooper	1
Ned Garver	1
Bill Kennedy	1
Herman Besse	1

8 Parks
ClevelandStd (CLE)	16
Fenway Pk (BOS)	14
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	13
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	8
Yankee Stad (NYC)	6
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	5
Tiger Stad (DET)	4
League Pk II (CLE)	2

Where Hit
7	34
9	3
78	2
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	58
2·HR gms	5

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	40
1--	20
12-	3
-2-	2
123	1
--3	1
-23	1

102 RBI
RISP	8
0 on	40
1 on	23
2 on	4
3 on	1
Any on	28

Inning
1	10
2	3
3	6
4	11
5	10
6	13
7	6
8	3
9	3
Extra	3

1-3	19
4-6	34
7-end	15

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	1
+2	6
+1	9
Tied	27
-1	8
-2	3
-3	1
-4..	6

Ahead	23
Tied	27
Behind	18

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
SS	65
3B	2
1B	1

OrderPos
3rd	23
1st	19
4th	9
5th	7
6th	6
7th	2
2nd	2

Leverage
High Lev	13
Medium Lev	27
Low Lev	27

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1940	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1940-04-27	CLE	@	DET	Hal Newhouser	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	6	0.087	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
2	2	2	2	1940-04-27	CLE	@	DET	Hal Newhouser	tied 2-2	t 8	0	---	1	1	6	0.221	72%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	1940-06-02 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	Nels Potter	ahead 4-2	t 7	1	---	1	1	6	0.086	88%		Home Run (Deep CF)
4	4	4	1	1940-06-09	CLE	@	NYY	Red Ruffing	behind 0-1	t 6	2	1--	2	1	6	0.308	61%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Smith Scores
5	5	5	1	1940-06-16 (1)	CLE		PHA	Porter Vaughan	tied 0-0	b 3	2	---	1	1	6	0.116	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	1940-06-30 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	Ted Lyons	ahead 2-1	t 5	0	1--	2	1	6	0.157	82%		Home Run (LF-CF); A. Smith Scores/unER
7	7	7	1	1940-07-11	CLE	@	PHA	Chubby Dean	ahead 3-0	t 3	0	---	1	3	6	0.064	85%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	8	1	1940-08-07	CLE	@	CHW	Johnny Rigney	behind 0-1	t 4	0	---	1	3	6	0.115	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
9	9	9	2	1940-08-07	CLE	@	CHW	Johnny Rigney	behind 2-3	t 7	2	12-	3	3	6	0.467	77%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Smith Scores; B. Chapman Scores
1941	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1941-04-29	CLE		PHA	Herman Besse	ahead 7-3	b 8	0	---	1	3	6	0.007	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
11	11	2	1	1941-05-05	CLE		WSH	Ken Chase	behind 0-1	b 7	0	---	1	3	6	0.226	59%		Home Run (LF-CF)
12	12	3	1	1941-05-10	CLE	@	SLB	Bob Harris	tied 1-1	t 3	1	1--	2	1	6	0.184	69%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Milnar Scores
13	13	4	1	1941-05-13	CLE	@	NYY	Marius Russo	tied 1-1	t 10	1	---	1	1	6	0.375	81%		Home Run (Deep RF)
14	14	5	1	1941-06-16	CLE	@	NYY	Lefty Gomez	tied 1-1	t 4	2	1--	2	1	6	0.227	69%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Hemsley Scores
15	15	6	1	1941-06-18	CLE	@	PHA	Les McCrabb	ahead 2-0	t 2	1	1--	2	1	6	0.133	83%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Feller Scores
16	16	7	1	1941-06-19	CLE	@	PHA	Lum Harris	ahead 8-1	t 7	2	12-	3	1	6	0.008	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Mack Scores; J. Bagby Scores
17	17	8	1	1941-06-30	CLE	@	SLB	Denny Galehouse	ahead 4-3	t 4	1	1--	2	1	6	0.172	79%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Feller Scores
18	18	9	1	1941-07-25	CLE	@	BOS	Lefty Grove	tied 4-4	t 7	1	---	1	1	6	0.199	66%		Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	10	1	1941-09-09	CLE	@	PHA	Les McCrabb	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	1	1	6	0.112	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1942	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1942-06-30	CLE	@	CHW	Eddie Smith	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	6	0.104	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
21	21	2	1	1942-08-25 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	Ken Chase	tied 2-2	t 11	0	---	1	1	6	0.339	84%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1943	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1943-06-06 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	Roger Wolff	ahead 2-0	t 6	0	---	1	2	6	0.081	89%		Home Run (Deep LF)
23	23	2	1	1943-07-28	CLE	@	NYY	Spud Chandler	ahead 4-0	t 4	2	1--	2	1	6	0.068	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Mack Scores
24	24	3	1	1943-08-11 (2)	CLE		PHA	Roger Wolff	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	1	7	6	0.131	64%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1944	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	1944-05-21 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	Bobo Newsom	tied 4-4	t 11	1	---	1	1	6	0.393	84%		Home Run (Deep LF)
26	26	2	1	1944-07-08	CLE	@	BOS	Yank Terry	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2	4	6	0.199	67%		Home Run (Deep LF); O. Hockett Scores/unER; L. Boudreau Scores/unER
27	27	3	2	1944-07-08	CLE	@	BOS	Yank Terry	behind 5-11	t 7	2	1--	2	4	6	0.020	3%		Home Run (Deep LF); O. Hockett Scores
1945	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	1945-05-27	CLE	@	PHA	Don Black	ahead 3-2	t 5	2	-2-	2	4	6	0.201	85%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Mackiewicz Scores
29	29	2	1	1945-06-15	CLE	@	SLB	Weldon West	tied 0-0	t 4	2	1--	2	6	6
30	30	3	1	1945-07-01 (2)	CLE		WSH	Mickey Haefner	behind 4-5	b 9	1	1--	2	5	6	0.817	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); J. Heath Scores
1946	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	1946-05-09	CLE	@	PHA	Jack Knott	behind 4-6	t 5	1	1--	2	5	6	0.237	47%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Fleming Scores
32	32	2	1	1946-06-11	CLE	@	BOS	Charlie Wagner	behind 2-4	t 4	1	1--	2	1	6	0.207	47%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Embree Scores
33	33	3	1	1946-06-30 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	Eddie Smith	behind 1-5	t 6	1	---	1	5	6	0.043	10%		Home Run (Deep LF)
34	34	4	1	1946-07-04 (2)	CLE	@	DET	Dizzy Trout	ahead 7-5	t 9	2	---	1	5	6	0.047	96%		Home Run
35	35	5	1	1946-07-14 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	Joe Dobson	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	12-	3	5	6	0.193	83%		Home Run; P. Seerey Scores; H. Edwards Scores
36	36	6	1	1946-08-24	CLE	@	PHA	Lum Harris	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	1	6	6	0.101	71%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1947	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	1947-05-10	CLE	@	SLB	Nels Potter	tied 1-1	t 6	2	---	1	3	6	0.185	63%		Home Run
38	38	2	1	1947-06-09	CLE		BOS	Tex Hughson	behind 4-5	b 6	0	---	1	4	6	0.196	57%		Home Run
39	39	3	1	1947-07-15 (2)	CLE		NYY	Bill Bevens	behind 0-1	b 4	2	---	1	4	6	0.150	51%		Home Run
40	40	4	1	1947-07-31	CLE	@	BOS	Joe Dobson	tied 0-0	t 1	1	-2-	2	3	6	0.155	67%		Home Run; D. Mitchell Scores
1948	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	1948-04-29	CLE	@	SLB	Cliff Fannin	tied 1-1	t 5	1	---	1	3	6	0.139	61%		Home Run
42	42	2	1	1948-05-02	CLE		DET	Fred Hutchinson	behind 0-2	b 1	2	---	1	3	6	0.095	41%		Home Run
43	43	3	1	1948-05-20	CLE		BOS	Mickey McDermott	ahead 9-4	b 5	0	---	1	3	6	0.017	98%		Home Run
44	44	4	1	1948-05-31 (1)	CLE		SLB	Clem Dreisewerd	ahead 4-3	b 6	1	123	4	4	6	0.147	97%		Home Run; D. Mitchell Scores; L. Doby Scores; W. Judnich Scores
45	45	5	1	1948-06-06 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	Phil Marchildon	tied 3-3	t 6	0	---	1	3	6	0.155	65%		Home Run
46	46	6	1	1948-06-08	CLE	@	BOS	Mel Parnell	tied 0-0	t 4	0	1--	2	3	6	0.177	72%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Clark Scores
47	47	7	1	1948-06-29	CLE	@	DET	Hal Newhouser	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	2	3	6	0.160	66%		Home Run; B. Kennedy Scores
48	48	8	1	1948-07-03	CLE	@	SLB	Ned Garver	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	---	1	3	6	0.105	67%		Home Run
49	49	9	1	1948-07-21 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	Eddie Lopat	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2	4	6	0.180	65%		Home Run; L. Doby Scores
50	50	10	1	1948-08-12 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	Joe Ostrowski	behind 1-7	t 6	1	---	1	6	6	0.018	4%		Home Run
51	51	11	1	1948-08-25	CLE	@	BOS	Dave Ferriss	ahead 7-0	t 6	0	---	1	3	6	0.008	99%		Home Run
52	52	12	1	1948-08-27 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	Tommy Byrne	ahead 5-1	t 9	1	--3	2	3	6	0.008	100%		Home Run; B. Kennedy Scores
53	53	13	1	1948-09-03 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	Bill Kennedy	tied 0-0	t 3	2	---	1	3	6	0.113	57%		Home Run
54	54	14	1	1948-09-18	CLE		WSH	Early Wynn	ahead 3-1	b 5	1	1--	2	3	6	0.112	93%		Home Run; T. Tucker Scores
55	55	15	1	1948-09-19 (2)	CLE		PHA	Dick Fowler	tied 0-0	b 4	0	---	1	3	6	0.125	69%		Home Run
56	56	16	2	1948-09-19 (2)	CLE		PHA	Dick Fowler	ahead 1-0	b 6	1	---	1	3	6	0.113	83%		Home Run
57	57	17	1	1948-10-04	CLE	@	BOS	Denny Galehouse	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	1	3	6	0.095	56%		Home Run (Deep LF)
58	58	18	2	1948-10-04	CLE	@	BOS	Ellis Kinder	ahead 5-1	t 5	2	---	1	3	6	0.048	92%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1949	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
59	59	1	1	1949-04-26	CLE		SLB	Red Embree	tied 0-0	b 4	2	---	1	3	6	0.135	65%		Home Run
60	60	2	1	1949-06-12 (2)	CLE		NYY	Tommy Byrne	tied 1-1	b 4	0	---	1	6	5	0.125	69%		Home Run
61	61	3	1	1949-07-29 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	Chuck Stobbs	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	2	2	6	0.141	68%		Home Run; D. Mitchell Scores
62	62	4	1	1949-08-07 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	Lou Brissie	behind 1-5	t 6	2	1--	2	4	6	0.105	17%		Home Run; L. Doby Scores
1950	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
63	63	1	1	1950-06-14	CLE		BOS	Ellis Kinder	ahead 5-3	b 6	1	---	1	6	6	0.073	90%		Home Run
1951	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
64	64	1	1	1951-04-20	BOS		PHA	Alex Kellner	behind 2-3	b 5	0	---	1	7	6	0.141	57%		Home Run (Deep LF)
65	65	2	1	1951-04-28	BOS	@	PHA	Bob Hooper	ahead 3-2	t 6	1	---	1	5	6	0.127	76%		Home Run (Deep LF)
66	66	3	1	1951-05-02	BOS	@	CLE	Lou Brissie	behind 0-4	t 8	1	-23	3	5	6	0.113	19%		Home Run; J. Pesky Scores; B. Goodman Scores
67	67	4	1	1951-07-08	BOS		NYY	Vic Raschi	behind 0-3	b 5	2	1--	2	4	5	0.192	37%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Williams Scores
68	68	5	1	1951-07-17	BOS	@	CLE	Bob Feller	behind 1-6	t 5	0	---	1	6	3	0.039	10%		Home Run

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