Lou Boudreau was born on Tuesday, July 17, 1917, in Harvey, Illinois. Boudreau was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1938, with the Cleveland Indians. 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 Lou Boudreau baseball stats page.
"He (Lou Boudreau) is easily the slowest ballplayer since Ernie Lombardi was thrown out at first base trying to stretch a double into a single." - Sportswriter Stanley Frank
Lou Boudreau![]() Lou Boudreau Autograph on a 1990 Pacific Legends Baseball Card (#9 | Checklist) |
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Lou BoudreauLou Boudreau Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Lou BoudreauLou Boudreau Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1938 | 21 | Indians | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| 1939 | 22 | Indians | 53 | 225 | 42 | 58 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .258 | .340 | .360 |
| 1940 | 23 | Indians | 155 | 627 | 97 | 185 | 46 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 101 | 73 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .295 | .370 | .443 |
| 1941 | 24 | Indians | 148 | 579 | 95 | 149 | 45 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 56 | 85 | 2 | 57 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .257 | .355 | .415 |
| 1942 | 25 | Indians | 147 | 506 | 57 | 143 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 75 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .283 | .379 | .370 |
| 1943 | 26 | Indians | 152 | 539 | 69 | 154 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 90 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .286 | .387 | .388 |
| 1944 | 27 | Indians | 150 | 584 | 91 | 191 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 73 | 1 | 39 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .327 | .406 | .437 |
| 1945 | 28 | Indians | 97 | 345 | 50 | 106 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 35 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .307 | .374 | .409 |
| 1946 | 29 | Indians | 140 | 515 | 51 | 151 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 40 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .293 | .345 | .410 |
| 1947 | 30 | Indians | 150 | 538 | 79 | 165 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 67 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .307 | .388 | .424 |
| 1948 | 31 | Indians | 152 | 560 | 116 | 199 | 34 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 106 | 98 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .355 | .453 | .534 |
| 1949 | 32 | Indians | 134 | 475 | 53 | 135 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 70 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .284 | .381 | .364 |
| 1950 | 33 | Indians | 81 | 260 | 23 | 70 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .269 | .349 | .346 |
| 1951 | 34 | Red Sox | 82 | 273 | 37 | 73 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .267 | .353 | .396 |
| 1952 | 35 | Red Sox | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 15 Years | 1,646 | 6,029 | 861 | 1,779 | 385 | 66 | 68 | 1 | 789 | 796 | 40 | 309 | 164 | 1 | 34 | 155 | .295 | .380 | .415 | ||
Lou BoudreauLou Boudreau Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1938 Indians | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1939 Indians | SS | 53 | 53 | 1,393 | 301 | 5.7 | 287 | 103 | 184 | 14 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 5.56 |
| 1940 Indians | SS | 155 | 155 | 3,972 | 755 | 4.9 | 731 | 277 | 454 | 24 | 116 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 4.97 |
| 1941 Indians | SS | 147 | 147 | 3,743 | 766 | 5.2 | 740 | 296 | 444 | 26 | 97 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 5.34 |
| 1942 Indians | SS | 146 | 144 | 3,545 | 733 | 5.0 | 707 | 281 | 426 | 26 | 107 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 5.38 |
| 1943 Indians | C | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.00 |
| 1943 Indians | SS | 152 | 150 | 3,773 | 841 | 5.5 | 816 | 328 | 488 | 25 | 122 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 5.84 |
| 1944 Indians | C | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.00 |
| 1944 Indians | SS | 149 | 148 | 3,907 | 874 | 5.9 | 855 | 339 | 516 | 19 | 134 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 5.91 |
| 1945 Indians | SS | 97 | 96 | 2,544 | 515 | 5.3 | 506 | 217 | 289 | 9 | 73 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 5.37 |
| 1946 Indians | SS | 139 | 138 | 3,553 | 742 | 5.3 | 720 | 315 | 405 | 22 | 94 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 5.47 |
| 1947 Indians | SS | 148 | 147 | 3,538 | 794 | 5.4 | 780 | 305 | 475 | 14 | 120 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 5.95 |
| 1948 Indians | C | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1948 Indians | SS | 151 | 150 | 3,751 | 800 | 5.3 | 780 | 297 | 483 | 20 | 119 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 5.61 |
| 1949 Indians | 1B | 6 | 6 | 24 | 44 | 7.3 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 49.50 |
| 1949 Indians | 2B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 18.00 |
| 1949 Indians | 3B | 38 | 37 | 987 | 114 | 3.0 | 110 | 34 | 76 | 4 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 3.01 |
| 1949 Indians | SS | 88 | 86 | 2,064 | 456 | 5.2 | 448 | 176 | 272 | 8 | 78 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 5.86 |
| 1950 Indians | 1B | 8 | 4 | 132 | 39 | 4.9 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.98 |
| 1950 Indians | 2B | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 1950 Indians | 3B | 2 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.77 |
| 1950 Indians | SS | 61 | 61 | 1,527 | 292 | 4.8 | 288 | 118 | 170 | 4 | 44 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 5.09 |
| 1951 Red Sox | 1B | 2 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 5.00 |
| 1951 Red Sox | 3B | 15 | 15 | 396 | 39 | 2.6 | 37 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 2.52 |
| 1951 Red Sox | SS | 52 | 51 | 1,362 | 245 | 4.7 | 233 | 80 | 153 | 12 | 45 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 4.62 |
| 1952 Red Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1952 Red Sox | SS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| SS Totals | 1,539 | 1,526 | 38,675 | 8,115 | 5.3 | 7,892 | 3,132 | 4,760 | 223 | 1,180 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 5.51 | |
| 3B Totals | 57 | 53 | 1,425 | 157 | 2.8 | 151 | 47 | 104 | 6 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.86 | |
| 1B Totals | 16 | 11 | 183 | 89 | 5.6 | 88 | 79 | 9 | 1 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 12.98 | |
| C Totals | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.71 | |
| 2B Totals | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 | |
| 15 Years | 1,618 | 1,590 | 40,319 | 8,372 | 5.2 | 8,142 | 3,265 | 4,877 | 230 | 1,205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .973 | 5.45 | |
Lou BoudreauLou Boudreau Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1938 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1939 Indians | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.4 | 11.8 | - | - | - |
| 1940 Indians | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 69.7 | 16.1 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
| 1941 Indians | 9 | 4 | .692 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 57.9 | 10.2 | 10.3 | - | - | - |
| 1942 Indians | 7 | 16 | .304 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 253.0 | 13.0 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
| 1943 Indians | 4 | 7 | .364 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 179.7 | 17.4 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
| 1944 Indians | 11 | 3 | .786 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 194.7 | 15.0 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
| 1945 Indians | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 115.0 | 17.3 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
| 1946 Indians | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 85.8 | 36.8 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
| 1947 Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 134.5 | 53.8 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
| 1948 Indians | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 31.1 | 62.2 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
| 1949 Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 1 | n/a | 118.8 | 47.5 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 1950 Indians | 1 | 2 | .333 | 11 | 1 | n/a | 260.0 | 52.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
| 1951 Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 0 | n/a | 54.6 | 22.8 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
| 1952 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 15 Years | 51 | 50 | .505 | 42 | 3 | n/a | 88.7 | 19.5 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
Lou BoudreauLou Boudreau Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1938 Cleveland Indians | 34 | $1,050.00 | - | - |
| 1939 Cleveland Indians | 5 | $4,200.00 | - | - |
| 1940 Cleveland Indians | 5 | $5,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1941 Cleveland Indians | 5 | $10,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1942 Cleveland Indians | 5 | $25,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1943 Cleveland Indians | 5 | $25,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1944 Cleveland Indians | 5 | $25,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1945 Cleveland Indians | 5 | $25,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1946 Cleveland Indians | 5 | $25,000.00 | - | - |
| 1947 Cleveland Indians | 5 | $25,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1948 Cleveland Indians | 5 | $35,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
| 1949 Cleveland Indians | 5 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
| 1950 Cleveland Indians | 5 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
| 1951 Boston Red Sox | 4 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
| 1952 Boston Red Sox | 4 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
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Did you know that Lou Boudreau was named one of the 100 Greatest Cleveland Indians Players ever? As part of the club’s 100th Anniversary Celebration in 2001, a panel of veteran baseball writers, historians and executives selected a roster of the Top 100 Greatest Indians and Boudreau was named one of the seven shortstops.
Lou Boudreau and teammate Ken Keltner were partly responsible for stopping the Joe DiMaggio 56-game hitting streak in 1941. Joltin Joe entered the game, on July 17, 1941, with his streak in tact, and Keltner easily handled the first two grounders, making great defensive stops at third. In his last at-bat, DiMaggio hit a hard ball up the middle, which took a bad hop, but Boudreau barehanded it, started a double play, retired Joe at first, and ended the batting streak.

Lou Boudreau | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1970 (HOF)
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