Lu Blue Notable

b. March 5, 1897 · Detroit Tigers 1921–1927, St. Louis Browns 1928–1930, Chicago White Sox 1931–1932, Brooklyn Dodgers 1933

Lu Blue played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1921 and closing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1933.

He collected 1,696 hits over 1,615 games, batting .287 with 695 runs batted in. He finished with 44 home runs, 319 doubles, 109 triples, 1,092 walks and 151 stolen bases.

He played 1,571 games at first base, with 15,644 putouts and 191 errors. He turned 1,187 double plays.

He was born in Washington, DC, USA on March 5, 1897, and died on July 28, 1958. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1921	DET	153	585	103	180	33	11	5	75	103	47	13	.308
1922	DET	145	584	131	175	31	9	6	45	82	48	8	.300
1923	DET	129	504	100	143	27	7	1	46	96	40	10	.284
1924	DET	108	395	81	123	26	7	2	53	64	26	9	.311
1925	DET	150	532	91	163	18	9	3	94	83	29	19	.306
1926	DET	128	429	92	123	24	14	1	52	90	18	13	.287
1927	DET	112	365	71	95	17	9	1	42	71	28	13	.260
1928	SLB	154	549	116	154	32	11	14	80	105	43	12	.281
1929	SLB	151	573	111	168	40	10	6	61	126	32	12	.293
1930	SLB	117	425	85	100	27	5	4	42	81	44	12	.235
1931	CHW	155	589	119	179	23	15	1	62	127	60	13	.304
1932	CHW	112	373	51	93	21	2	0	43	64	21	17	.249
1933	BRO	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Career	—	1615	5904	1151	1696	319	109	44	695	1092	436	151	.287

On this day & linked events

1897

Born March 5, 1897

Washington, DC, USA

1958

Died July 28, 1958

1921

Major-league debut: Lu Blue

Lu Blue made a major-league debut on April 14, 1921.

1933

Final major-league game: Lu Blue

Lu Blue played a final major-league game on April 25, 1933.

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