Lou Criger
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Lou Criger was a prominent early 20th-century Major League Baseball catcher best known for his work with pitcher Cy Young and his defensive prowess behind the plate.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lou Criger canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball catcher
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baseball player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| birthName | Louis Criger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1872-02-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1934-05-14 ⓘ |
| debutLeague | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| era | dead-ball era ⓘ |
| fieldingSpecialty | defense-first catcher ⓘ |
| givenName | Lou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the best defensive catchers of his era ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controlling the running game
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handling pitching staffs ⓘ strong throwing arm ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defensive catching skills
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working with pitcher Cy Young ⓘ |
| notableWork | battery mate of Cy Young ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Elkhart, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Elkhart, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Boston Americans
NERFINISHED
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Boston Red Sox ⓘ Cleveland Spiders NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Highlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Perfectos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | catcher ⓘ |
| role | primary catcher for Cy Young on multiple teams ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| teammateOf | Cy Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamWithMostGames |
Boston Americans
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Boston Red Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
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