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Lou Boudreau was an American professional baseball player, manager, and broadcaster who was born in 1917 in Illinois. Boudreau began his Major League Baseball career with the Cleveland Indians in 1938 as a shortstop, and quickly developed into one of the best all-around players of his era. From 1940 to 1949, he was named to seven All-Star teams and won the American League's Most Valuable Player Award in 1948. Boudreau helped lead Cleveland to the World Series that year, where they defeated the Boston Braves in six games. He spent a total of 15 seasons in the major leagues, playing for Cleveland, the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago Cubs. His final year in the big leagues was 1952.
Throughout his career, Boudreau was known for his textbook swing, which led to a high batting average and a knack for clutch hitting. He was also highly regarded for his glove work, as he won the A.L. Gold Glove Award for shortstops in its inaugural year of 1947. Boudreau's baseball IQ was second to none, and it was this ability to read the game that ultimately led him to become a successful manager after his playing days were over. From 1942 to 1950, he served as player-manager of the Indians, leading them to a World Series appearance in 1948. Boudreau also managed the Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Athletics, and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 12-year managerial career.
After his managerial days were over, Boudreau found success as a broadcaster, providing color commentary for the Chicago Cubs, ABC, and NBC. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970, and his number 5 was retired by the Cleveland Indians in 1972. Throughout his life, Lou Boudreau was viewed as a gentleman of the game, known for his sportsmanship and his love of baseball.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Lou Boudreau (Lou Boudreau my game used bat autographed c. 1943-49 professional m... Lot 196) was sold in November 2016 for $3,100.00 while the cheapest item (Lou Boudreau Autograph signed index card HOF 1970 bonus) found a new owner for $0.01 in May 2009. The month with the most items sold (73) was September 2025 with an average selling price of $24.99 for an autographed item of Lou Boudreau. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2018 with $105.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.04 was May 2010. In average, an autographed item from Lou Boudreau is worth $14.50.
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Max Barton: at 97, a baseball fan, Chiefs fan, batting champ, WWII vet, and stor (05/16/2015): And this is my brother, Dizzy.' Yeah, Paul and Dizzy Dean. They were OK guys. They even shared the beer." He met Lou Boudreau, Yogi Berra, Charley Root and other major-league stars in their glory days. But at Dozer Park, in April, Barton was surrounded by ... Among Cleveland Indians, Lou Boudreau should be next: Cleveland sports statues ( (04/24/2015): CLEVELAND, Ohio – By the end of summer, the Indians will have three statues, with Larry Doby on July 11 finally joining Bob Feller and Jim Thome outside Progressive Field. Who's next? It's a great debate. In the ninth installment of our series of 10 ... 
Bluenose II could sail again this summer (04/24/2015): Bluenose II sail date still unclear; 25 items to be addressed "Many of them are sort of nothing," said Lou Boudreau, who worked on the Bluenose II as a young deckhand in the late 1960s. "What surprised me, I suppose, is the fact that items like adjusting ... Cubs-WGN radio partnership ends with season finale Sunday (09/25/2014): WGN and Cubs baseball have been such a fixture in fans' daily lives ... who formed a memorable long-time team with "The Good Kid," Lou Boudreau. Lou Boudreau, Vince Lloyd, Jack Quinlan among Chicago baseball broadcasters elig (09/08/2014): The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum opened the voting to fans today for the 2015 Ford C. Frick Award. The Frick Award is given annually to honor excellence in baseball broadcasting. Chicago broadcasting legends Jack Brickhouse and Harry Caray are ...
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Max Barton: at 97, a baseball fan, Chiefs fan, batting champ, WWII vet, and stor (05/2015): And this is my brother, Dizzy.' Yeah, Paul and Dizzy Dean. They were OK guys. They even shared the beer." He met Lou Boudreau, Yogi Berra, Charley Root and other major-league stars in their glory days. But at Dozer Park, in April, Barton was surrounded by ... Among Cleveland Indians, Lou Boudreau should be next: Cleveland sports statues ( (04/2015): CLEVELAND, Ohio – By the end of summer, the Indians will have three statues, with Larry Doby on July 11 finally joining Bob Feller and Jim Thome outside Progressive Field. Who's next? It's a great debate. In the ninth installment of our series of 10 ... Illini Legends, Lists and Lore: Lou Boudreau (07/2014): Forty-four years ago Sunday, 10 days after his 53rd birthday, University of Illinois graduate Lou Boudreau was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. A product of Thornton Township High School, a school without a baseball team, he concentrated on basketball as a prep. read more Top 100 Cleveland Indians: #4 Lou Boudreau (03/2014): Louis Boudreau, Jr., was born in 1917 in Harvey, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. His father played semi-pro baseball, and it was he that taught Lou the game. However, Lou's high school team didn't have a baseball team, so Lou played basketball and excelled ... Thornton Twp. High School re-dedicates Lou Boudreau Room (11/2013): LANSING | On Saturday, the gymnasium at Thornton Township High School in Harvey filled with alumni, former staff, community leaders and supporters who gathered to honor the tradition of excellence in athletics at the school and one athlete in particular ... Detroit Tigers' Dave Dombrowski inducted into 'Lou Boudreau Hall of Fame' by Chi (01/2012): Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski was inducted into the "Lou Boudreau Hall of Fame" at the Pitch & Hit Club of Chicago's 66th Annual Awards Banquet this past weekend.
