Lou Boudreau
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1917, Harvey, USA · d. 2001 · MLB debut 1938-09-09, final game 1952-08-24
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | CLE | AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| 1939 | CLE | AL | 53 | 225 | 42 | 58 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 28 | 24 | .258 | .340 | .360 |
| 1940 | CLE | AL | 155 | 627 | 97 | 185 | 46 | 10 | 9 | 101 | 6 | 73 | 39 | .295 | .370 | .443 |
| 1941 | CLE | AL | 148 | 579 | 95 | 149 | 45 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 9 | 85 | 57 | .257 | .355 | .415 |
| 1942 | CLE | AL | 147 | 506 | 57 | 143 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 58 | 7 | 75 | 39 | .283 | .379 | .370 |
| 1943 | CLE | AL | 152 | 539 | 69 | 154 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 67 | 4 | 90 | 31 | .286 | .388 | .388 |
| 1944 | CLE | AL | 150 | 584 | 91 | 191 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 67 | 11 | 73 | 39 | .327 | .406 | .437 |
| 1945 | CLE | AL | 97 | 345 | 50 | 106 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 35 | 20 | .307 | .374 | .409 |
| 1946 | CLE | AL | 140 | 515 | 51 | 151 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 6 | 40 | 14 | .293 | .345 | .410 |
| 1947 | CLE | AL | 150 | 538 | 79 | 165 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 1 | 67 | 10 | .307 | .388 | .424 |
| 1948 | CLE | AL | 152 | 560 | 116 | 199 | 34 | 6 | 18 | 106 | 3 | 98 | 9 | .355 | .453 | .534 |
| 1949 | CLE | AL | 134 | 475 | 53 | 135 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 70 | 10 | .284 | .381 | .364 |
| 1950 | CLE | AL | 81 | 260 | 23 | 70 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 31 | 5 | .269 | .349 | .346 |
| 1951 | BOS | AL | 82 | 273 | 37 | 73 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 30 | 12 | .267 | .353 | .396 |
| 1952 | BOS | AL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1938–1952 | 1646 | 6029 | 861 | 1779 | 385 | 66 | 68 | 789 | 51 | 796 | 309 | .295 | .380 | .415 |
Awards
- 1946 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1946 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
- 1947 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1947 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
- 1947 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1948 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1948 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
- 1948 Most Valuable Player (AL)
- 1948 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1948 TSN Major League Player of the Year (ML)
- 1948 TSN Player of the Year (AL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | BBWAA | 2 | 193 | 145 | |
| 1958 | BBWAA | 64 | 266 | 200 | |
| 1960 | BBWAA | 35 | 269 | 202 | |
| 1962 | BBWAA | 12 | 160 | 120 | |
| 1964 | BBWAA | 68 | 201 | 151 | |
| 1964 | Run Off | 43 | 201 | ||
| 1966 | BBWAA | 115 | 302 | 227 | |
| 1967 | BBWAA | 143 | 292 | 219 | |
| 1967 | Run Off | 68 | 306 | ||
| 1968 | BBWAA | 146 | 283 | 213 | |
| 1969 | BBWAA | 218 | 340 | 255 | |
| 1970 | BBWAA | 232 | 300 | 225 | Inducted |