Lou Boudreau
MLB debut September 9, 1938 for the Cleveland Indians Last MLB appearance August 24, 1952 for the Boston Red Sox Career statistics Batting average .295 Hits 1,779 Runs batted in 789 Teams As player Cleveland Indians (1938–1950) Boston Red Sox (1951–1952) As manager Cleveland Indians (1942–1950) Boston Red Sox (1952–1954) Kansas City Athletics (1955–1957) Chicago Cubs (1960) Career highlights and awards 8× All-Star (1940–1945, 1947, 1948) World Series champion (1948) AL MVP (1948) Cleveland Indians #5 retired Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1970 Vote 77.33% (ninth ballot) Louis "Lou" Boudreau (July 17, 1917 – August 10, 2001) was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970. He was also a radio announcer for the Chicago Cubs of the National League. In 1948, he won the American League Most Valuable Player Award and managed the Cleveland Indians to the World Series title. Boudreau was an eight-time All Star Game selection, starting three times. He won the 1944 AL batting title (.327), and led the league in doubles in 1941, 1944, and 1947. He led AL shortstops in fielding eight times. Boudreau still holds the record for hitting the most consecutive doubles in a game (four), set on July 14, 1946.