Lou Boudreau
Baseball Player
1917 – 2001
Who was Lou Boudreau?
Louis "Lou" Boudreau was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970. He was also a radio announcer for the Chicago Cubs of the National League.
In 1948, he won the American League Most Valuable Player Award and managed the Cleveland Indians to the World Series title.
Boudreau was an eight-time All Star Game selection, starting three times. He won the 1944 AL batting title, and led the league in doubles in 1941, 1944, and 1947. He led AL shortstops in fielding eight times. Boudreau still holds the record for hitting the most consecutive doubles in a game, set on July 14, 1946.
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- Born
- Jul 17, 1917
Harvey - Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- France
- Profession
- Education
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Thornton Township High School
- Lived in
- Harvey
- Died
- Aug 10, 2001
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on July 23, 2013
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