Lou Boudreau biography

 Lou Boudreau biography

 Lou Boudreau, byname of Louis Boudreau, (born July 7, 1917, Harvey, Ill., U.S.—died Aug. 10, 2001, Frankfort, Ill.), American skilled baseball participant and supervisor who led the Cleveland Indians to the 1948 World Series championship.

Boudreau was a two-sport star in highschool, and he went on to captain each the baseball and basketball groups on the University of Illinois earlier than being signed by the Cleveland Indians in 1938. One of one of the best defenders of his time, he led American League (AL) shortstops in fielding share for eight seasons. Boudreau was additionally a productive hitter and had a lifetime batting common of .295. He led the AL in hitting in 1944 with a .327 common and led the league in doubles thrice. In 1942, on the peak of his taking part in profession, Boudreau additionally assumed the managerial duties with Cleveland, turning into, at age 24, the youngest individual to have taken on the job of supervisor firstly of a serious league season.

The 1948 season was the pinnacle of Boudreau’s profession. That 12 months, he managed Cleveland to the AL title and World Series championship whereas hitting for a .355 common with 18 residence runs and 106 runs batted in. In 1948 Boudreau additionally led the league’s shortstops in fielding share and was chosen because the AL Most Valuable Player. After 13 seasons with Cleveland and two extra with the Boston Red Sox, Boudreau stopped taking part in baseball in 1952 to change into a full-time supervisor. He spent six seasons managing the Red Sox and the Kansas City Athletics earlier than retiring to hitch the printed workforce of the Chicago Cubs. Boudreau briefly got here out of retirement to handle the Cubs for the 1960 season, after which he returned to broadcasting Cubs video games, the place he remained till 1988. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., in 1970.