boys of summer Lou Boudreau

Louis "Lou" Boudreau (July 17, 1917, in Harvey, Illinois – August 10, 2001) was an American Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player, and the American League MVP Award winner in 1948.

He won the 1944 AL batting title (.327), and led the league in doubles in 1941, 1944, and 1947. He led AL shortstops in fielding 8 times. He won the American League MVP Award in 1948.

After his playing and managing career, Boudreau was a popular long-time radio announcer for the Chicago Cubs of the National League.

He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970 with 77.33% of the vote. The same year Boudreau had his # 5 retired by the Cleveland Indians.

Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1938 Cleveland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1939 Cleveland 53 225 42 58 15 4 0 19 28 24 .258
1940 Cleveland 155 627 97 185 46 10 9 101 73 39 .295
1941 Cleveland 148 579 95 149 45 8 10 56 85 57 .257
1942 Cleveland 147 506 57 143 18 10 2 58 75 39 .283
1943 Cleveland 152 539 69 154 32 7 3 67 90 31 .286
1944 Cleveland 150 584 91 191 45 5 3 67 73 39 .327
1945 Cleveland 97 345 50 106 24 1 3 48 35 20 .307
1946 Cleveland 140 515 51 151 30 6 6 62 40 14 .293
1947 Cleveland 150 538 79 165 45 3 4 67 67 10 .307
1948 Cleveland 152 560 116 199 34 6 18 106 98 9 .355
1949 Cleveland 134 475 53 135 20 3 4 60 70 10 .284
1950 Cleveland 81 260 12 70 13 2 1 29 31 5 .269
1951 Boston 82 273 37 73 18 1 5 47 30 12 .267
1952 Boston 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000

Career statistics
Batting average  .253
Hits  1779
Home runs  68
Runs batted in  789

AL Batting Title
(1944)

AL Doubles Leader
(1941, 1944 & 1947)

AL MVP
(1948)