1917
Born April 23, 1917
Chelmsford, MA, USA
Tony Lupien Notable
b. April 23, 1917 · Boston Red Sox 1940, 1942–1943, Philadelphia Blue Jays 1944, Philadelphia Phillies 1945, Chicago White Sox 1948
Tony Lupien played for four clubs across nine seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1940 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1948.
Across 614 games he batted .268, with 632 hits and 285 runs. He finished with 18 home runs, 92 doubles and 57 stolen bases.
He played 602 games at first base, with 5,633 putouts and 45 errors. He turned 532 double plays.
He was born in Chelmsford, MA, USA on April 23, 1917, and died on July 9, 2004. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | BOS | 10 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .474 |
| 1942 | BOS | 128 | 463 | 63 | 130 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 70 | 50 | 20 | 10 | .281 |
| 1943 | BOS | 154 | 608 | 65 | 155 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 47 | 54 | 23 | 16 | .255 |
| 1944 | PHI | 153 | 597 | 82 | 169 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 56 | 29 | 18 | .283 |
| 1945 | PHI | 15 | 54 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .315 |
| 1948 | CHW | 154 | 617 | 69 | 152 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 74 | 38 | 11 | .246 |
| Career | — | 614 | 2358 | 285 | 632 | 92 | 30 | 18 | 230 | 241 | 111 | 57 | .268 |
On this day & linked events
2004
Died July 9, 2004
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain