Lou Say Notable

b. February 4, 1854 · Baltimore Marylands 1873, Baltimore Canaries 1874, Washington Nationals 1875, Cincinnati Reds 1880, Philadelphia Athletics 1882, Baltimore Orioles 1883, Baltimore Monumentals 1884, Kansas City Cowboys 1884

Lou Say played for eight clubs across 12 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Baltimore Marylands in 1873 and closing with the Kansas City Cowboys in 1884.

Across 298 games he batted .232, with 287 hits and 181 runs. He finished with 5 home runs and 44 doubles.

He played 293 games at shortstop, with 1,019 assists and 319 errors. He turned 50 double plays.

He was born in Baltimore, MD, USA on February 4, 1854, and died on June 5, 1930. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1873*	MAR	3	12	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.167
1874*	BAL	18	66	4	14	3	0	0	5	0	1	.212
1875*	WAS	11	38	4	10	0	0	0	2	0	7	.263
1880	CIN	48	191	14	38	8	1	0	15	4	31	.199
1882	PHA	49	199	35	45	4	3	1	28	8	0	.226
1883	BAL	74	324	52	83	13	2	1	0	10	0	.256
1884	BLU/KCC	95	409	71	95	16	2	3	0	13	0	.232
Major leagues	—	266	1123	172	261	41	8	5	43	35	31	.232
All seasons	—	298	1239	181	287	44	8	5	52	35	39	.232

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Lou Say, that is 1873–1875. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1854

Born February 4, 1854

Baltimore, MD, USA

1930

Died June 5, 1930

1873

Major-league debut: Lou Say

Lou Say made a major-league debut on April 14, 1873.

1884

Final major-league game: Lou Say

Lou Say played a final major-league game on October 19, 1884.