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Lou Boudreau

Manager

Louis Boudreau

2404 Games
1162-1224 Record
0.487 Win%
16 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R
Throws R
Born 7/17/1917
Harvey, IL, USA
Died 8/10/2001
Olympia Fields, IL, USA
MLB Debut 1938-09-09
Final Game 1952-08-24

📊 Career Record

2404 Games Managed
1162 Wins
1224 Losses
0.487 Win Percentage

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

16 seasons
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Lou Boudreau — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year Team Lg G W L Win% Rank P-M
1942 CLE AL 156 75 79 0.487 4 Y
1943 CLE AL 153 82 71 0.536 3 Y
1944 CLE AL 155 72 82 0.468 6 Y
1945 CLE AL 147 73 72 0.503 5 Y
1946 CLE AL 156 68 86 0.442 6 Y
1947 CLE AL 157 80 74 0.519 4 Y
1948 CLE AL 156 97 58 0.626 1st 🏆 Y
1949 CLE AL 154 89 65 0.578 3 Y
1950 CLE AL 155 92 62 0.597 4 Y
1952 BOS AL 154 76 78 0.494 6 Y
1953 BOS AL 153 84 69 0.549 4 N
1954 BOS AL 156 69 85 0.448 4 N
1955 KC1 AL 155 63 91 0.409 6 N
1956 KC1 AL 154 52 102 0.338 8 N
1957 KC1 AL 104 36 67 0.350 7 N
1960 CHN NL 139 54 83 0.394 7 N

Lou Boudreau as a manager

Lou Boudreau managed 2404 major league games between 1942 and 1960, winning 1162 and losing 1224 for a .487 percentage. Clubs managed, in order: the Cleveland Indians (1942-1950), the Boston Red Sox (1952-1954), the Kansas City Athletics (1955-1957), and the Chicago Cubs (1960). By winning percentage, 1948 (97-58) tops the season table. At the other end, 1956 finished 52-102. The Rank column for the Boston Red Sox years shows 6th, 4th, and 4th. With the Kansas City Athletics (1955-1957), the finishes read 6th, 8th, and 7th. The first season in the table, 1942, ended 75-79; the last, 1960, ended 54-83.

Boudreau's clubs finished first in 1948. League play for Boudreau's teams: the American League and National League. The stint began mid-season, in 1960. Boudreau was a player-manager in 1952, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1946 and earlier years back to 1942. Boudreau's birth date on file is July 17, 1917, in Harvey, IL, USA. The death date on file is August 10, 2001. Boudreau also played in the majors, from 1938 to 1952, as the player page shows.

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