Baldy Louden
| Baldy Louden | |||
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 Louden in 1914 with the Buffalo Buffeds | |||
| Second baseman | |||
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Born: August 27, 1883 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||
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Died: December 8, 1935 (aged 52) Piedmont, West Virginia | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 13, 1907, for the New York Highlanders | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 18, 1916, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .261 | ||
| Hits | 507 | ||
| Base on balls | 254 | ||
| Teams | |||
William P. "Baldy" Louden (August 27, 1883 – December 8, 1935), was a Major League Baseball infielder who played six seasons in the Major Leagues with the New York Highlanders (1907), Detroit Tigers (1912–1913), Buffalo Buffeds (1914–1915), and Cincinnati Reds (1916). Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Louden played mostly at second base (313 games) and shortstop (176 games). Over six years, Louden played in 603 Major League games and had a .261 batting average and a .355 on-base percentage.
Louden was earning $2,700 a year with the Tigers when he chose to join Buffalo of the Federal League in 1914. Louden had his most productive seasons with the "Buffeds." In 1914, he was among the Federal League's leaders with a .313 batting average (8th highest), .391 on-base percentage (10th highest), and 35 stolen bases (8th highest).
When the Federal League folded in 1916, Louden moved to the Cincinnati Reds, where he hit .219 while leading National League second basemen in fielding average.
In 1912 with Detroit, his Range factor was 5.61 in 87 games at 2nd base—0.86 points higher than the league average for second basemen. His Range factor in 1916 with Cincinnati was 5.40—0.66 points higher than the National League average.
Louden died in 1935 at age 52 in Piedmont, West Virginia.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Library.com