Louis Boudreau was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1970 along with Earle Combs, Ford Frick and Jesse Haines. Boudreau was a shortstop with 15 seasons MLB experience playing with the Cleveland Indians (1938-1950) and Boston Red Sox (1951-1952). For his MLB career he hit .295/.380/.415 with 68 HR, 789 RBI, 861 R, 51 SB in 1646 games.
I believe his three best seasons were 1948 when he hit .355/.453/.534 with 18 HR, 106 RBI, 116 R, 3 SB in 152 games, 1940 when he hit .295/.370/.443 with 9 HR, 101 RBI, 97 R, 6 SB in 155 games and 1944 when he hit .327/.406/.437 with 3 HR, 67 RBI, 91 R, 11 SB in 150 games.
He was the American League batting champ in 1944. He led the AL in doubles in 1941 (45), 1944 (45) and 1947 (45).
He was an All Star eight times (1940-1945, 1947-1948). Boudreau won the World Series Championship with the Indians in 1948.
Boudreau also served as manager with the Cleveland Indians (1942-1950) with a 728-649 record, Boston Red Sox (1952-1954) with a 229-232 record, Kansas City Athletics (1955-1957) with a 151-260 record and Chicago Cubs (1960) with a 54-83 record. His 1162 career wins ranks 42nd all time.
Hall of Fame page
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