Lou Boudreau

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Lou Boudreau was a Hall of Fame shortstop and player-manager best known for leading the Cleveland Indians to the 1948 World Series title and pioneering the infield shift.

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instanceOf Major League Baseball player
baseball player
human
manager
shortstop
allStarSelection 8
awardReceived American League Most Valuable Player
surface form: American League Most Valuable Player Award
bats right
battingAverage .295
causeOfDeath cardiac arrest
collegeAttended University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
collegeSportPlayed baseball
basketball
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1917-07-17
dateOfDeath 2001-08-10
familyName Boudreau
finalMLBDate 1952-09-21
finalMLBTeam Boston Red Sox
fullName Louis Boudreau
givenName Louis
HallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
HallOfFameInductionYear 1970
hits 1779
homeRuns 68
jerseyNumber 5
jerseyNumberRetiredBy Cleveland Indians
managedTeam Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Oakland Athletics
surface form: Kansas City Athletics
MLBDebutDate 1938-09-09
MLBDebutTeam Cleveland Indians
MVPYear 1948
notableFor leading the Cleveland Indians to the 1948 World Series title
pioneering the infield shift
occupation baseball manager
radio broadcaster
placeOfBirth Harvey, Illinois
surface form: Harvey, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath Frankfort, Illinois
surface form: Frankfort, Illinois, United States
playedFor Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
primaryPosition shortstop
role player-manager
runsBattedIn 789
teamWonWorldSeriesWith Cleveland Indians
throws right
workedAsBroadcasterFor Chicago Cubs
WorldSeriesTitleAsManager 1948

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