ABOUT LOU BOUDREAU
Hall of Fame player-coach for the Cleveland Indians who helped lead the team to a World Series Championship in 1948 and was also named American League MVP in 1948.
He captained both his baseball and basketball team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
He was born to a Jewish family and raised as a Christian. Some debate whether he belongs amongst the list of Jewish players in the MLB.
He married Della DeRuiter in 1938 and had four kids with her.
Like Hank Greenberg , he led the league in doubles during multiple seasons.
