Al Boucher

Al Boucher was a professional baseball player born in 1881, who played as a position player primarily during the early 20th century. His career spanned from 1914 to April 16, 1914, concluding on October 8 of the same year. In a brief but noteworthy career, Boucher participated in 147 games, where he recorded 119 hits, including 2 home runs and 49 runs batted in (RBIs). He finished his career with a batting average of .231 and successfully stole 13 bases, reflecting a combination of speed and power that was beginning to emerge in the game during that era. Boucher's time in Major League Baseball coincided with a transitional period in the sport, as teams began to embrace a more aggressive style of play that emphasized both contact hitting and the strategic use of speed on the bases. Although his career was relatively short, Boucher contributed to the evolving dynamics of baseball, as players of his type started to reshape team strategies leading into the more modern era of the game. His legacy, while not as widely recognized as some of his contemporaries, remains a part of the rich tapestry of early 20th-century baseball history.