Lu Blue Stats

Lu Blue was born on Friday, March 5, 1897, in Washington, D.C.. Blue was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 14, 1921, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Lu Blue baseball stats page.
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Lu Blue
 
 
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Birth Name:   Luzerne Atwell Blue
Nickname:   Lu
Born On:   03-05-1897  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Washington, D.C.
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-28-1958 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Alexandria, Virginia
Cemetery:   Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia Click For Grave Photo
High School:   Hall Military High School (Blairly, MD)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   04-14-1921 (Age 24)
Last Game:   04-25-1933
Draft:   Not Applicable
Lu Blue

Lu Blue Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Lu Blue

Lu Blue Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1921 24 Tigers 153 585 103 180 33 11 5 0 75 103 - 47 16 - 5 - .308 .416 .427
1922 25 Tigers 145 584 131 175 31 9 6 0 45 82 - 48 8 - 7 - .300 .392 .414
1923 26 Tigers 129 504 100 143 27 7 1 0 46 96 - 40 10 - 4 - .284 .402 .371
1924 27 Tigers 108 395 81 123 26 7 2 0 53 64 - 26 13 - 4 - .311 .413 .428
1925 28 Tigers 150 532 91 163 18 9 3 0 94 83 - 29 34 - 3 - .306 .403 .391
1926 29 Tigers 128 429 92 123 24 14 1 0 52 90 - 18 17 - 2 - .287 .413 .415
1927 30 Tigers 112 365 71 95 17 9 1 0 42 71 - 28 16 - 2 - .260 .384 .364
1928 31 Browns 154 549 116 154 32 11 14 0 80 105 - 43 20 - 4 - .281 .400 .455
1929 32 Browns 151 573 111 168 40 10 6 0 61 126 - 32 11 - 2 - .293 .422 .429
1930 33 Browns 117 425 85 100 27 5 4 0 42 81 - 44 14 - 4 - .235 .363 .351
1931 34 White Sox 155 589 119 179 23 15 1 0 62 127 - 60 6 - 3 - .304 .430 .399
1932 35 White Sox 112 373 51 93 21 2 0 0 43 64 - 21 3 - 3 - .249 .364 .316
1933 36 Dodgers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
13 Years 1,615 5,904 1,151 1,696 319 109 44 0 695 1,092 - 436 168 - 43 0 .287 .402 .401
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Lu Blue Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1921 Tigers 1B 152 152 4,078 1,579 10.4 1,563 1,478 85 16 75 n/a n/a n/a .990 10.35
1922 Tigers 1B 144 144 3,732 1,616 11.2 1,601 1,506 95 15 107 n/a n/a n/a .991 11.58
1923 Tigers 1B 129 129 3,376 1,452 11.3 1,440 1,347 93 12 74 n/a n/a n/a .992 11.52
1924 Tigers 1B 108 106 2,721 1,201 11.1 1,184 1,099 85 17 72 n/a n/a n/a .986 11.75
1925 Tigers 1B 148 148 3,798 1,600 10.8 1,581 1,480 101 19 115 n/a n/a n/a .988 11.24
1926 Tigers 1B 109 109 2,901 1,229 11.3 1,210 1,153 57 19 95 n/a n/a n/a .985 11.26
1926 Tigers CF 1 0 9 6 6.0 4 3 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 12.00
1927 Tigers 1B 104 101 2,633 1,126 10.8 1,108 1,040 68 18 99 n/a n/a n/a .984 11.36
1928 Browns 1B 154 154 4,099 1,596 10.4 1,579 1,472 107 17 121 n/a n/a n/a .989 10.40
1929 Browns 1B 151 151 3,977 1,589 10.5 1,579 1,491 88 10 127 n/a n/a n/a .994 10.72
1930 Browns 1B 111 111 2,954 1,194 10.8 1,178 1,110 68 16 91 n/a n/a n/a .987 10.77
1931 White Sox 1B 155 154 3,985 1,549 10.0 1,533 1,452 81 16 105 n/a n/a n/a .990 10.39
1932 White Sox 1B 105 100 2,663 1,118 10.6 1,102 1,014 88 16 106 n/a n/a n/a .986 11.17
1933 Dodgers 1B 1 0 6 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1B Totals 1,571 1,559 40,923 16,851 10.7 16,660 15,644 1,016 191 1,187 n/a n/a n/a .989 10.99
CF Totals 1 0 9 6 6.0 4 3 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 12.00
13 Years 1,572 1,559 40,932 16,857 10.7 16,664 15,647 1,017 193 1,187 n/a n/a n/a .989 10.99
Lu Blue

Lu Blue Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1921 Tigers 13 17 .433 1 0 n/a 117.0 12.4 7.8 - - -
1922 Tigers 8 5 .615 1 0 n/a 97.3 12.2 13.0 - - -
1923 Tigers 10 11 .476 0 0 n/a 504.0 12.6 11.0 - - -
1924 Tigers 9 4 .692 0 0 n/a 197.5 15.2 7.5 - - -
1925 Tigers 19 5 .792 2 0 n/a 177.3 18.3 5.7 - - -
1926 Tigers 13 7 .650 18 0 n/a 429.0 23.8 8.3 - - -
1927 Tigers 13 7 .650 7 2 n/a 365.0 13.0 8.7 - - -
1928 Browns 12 7 .632 0 0 n/a 39.2 12.8 6.9 - - -
1929 Browns 12 6 .667 0 0 n/a 95.5 17.9 9.4 - - -
1930 Browns 12 7 .632 5 1 n/a 106.3 9.7 10.1 - - -
1931 White Sox 13 3 .813 0 0 n/a 589.0 9.8 9.5 - - -
1932 White Sox 17 6 .739 7 0 n/a 0.0 17.8 8.7 - - -
1933 Dodgers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 151 85 .640 41 3 n/a 134.2 13.5 8.5 - - -
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Lu Blue Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1921 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1922 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1923 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1924 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1925 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1926 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1927 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 St. Louis Browns n/a Undetermined n/a -
1929 St. Louis Browns n/a Undetermined n/a -
1930 St. Louis Browns n/a Undetermined n/a -
1931 Chicago White Sox 27 Undetermined n/a -
1932 Chicago White Sox 4 Undetermined n/a -
1933 Brooklyn Dodgers 26 Undetermined - -




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