Louis Boudreau
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Boudreau with the Boston Red Sox in 1953
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| Shortstop / Manager | |||
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Born: July 17, 1917 Harvey, Illinois |
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Died: August 10, 2001 (aged 84) Olympia Fields, Illinois |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 9, 1938, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
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| 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 | ||
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Induction | 1970 | ||
| Vote | 77.33% (ninth ballot) | ||
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As manager
Louis Boudreau (nicknamed "Old Shufflefoot," "Handsome Lou" or "The Good Kid"; July 17, 1917 – August 10, 2001) was an American professional baseball player and manager. 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.
Boudreau was an All-Star for seven seasons. 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.
Boudreau was born in Harvey, Illinois, the son of Birdie (Henry) and Louis Boudreau. His father was of French ancestry, his mother was Jewish, and both of his maternal grandparents were observant Orthodox Jews with whom when he was young he celebrated Passover seders. He was born Jewish, but his parents divorced and he was then raised by his father as a Catholic. He graduated from Thornton Township High School in Harvey, Illinois where he led the "Flying Clouds" to three straight Illinois high school championship games, finishing first in 1933 and second in 1934 and 1935.
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