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Lou Finney
Louis Klopsche Finney

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.

Debut September 12, 1931
Final Game May 8, 1947
Born August 13, 1910 in Buffalo, AL
Died April 22, 1966 in Lafayette, AL

Brother of Hal Finney

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1931 20 PHA AL   9   24    7    9   0  1   0    3   0  0   6   1  .375  .516  .458  152   11   1           1    
 1933 22 PHA AL  74  240   26   64  12  2   3   32   1  3  13  17  .267  .307  .371   78   89   3           1    
 1934 23 PHA AL  92  272   32   76  11  4   1   28   4  3  14  17  .279  .315  .360   77   98   7           0    
 1935 24 PHA AL 109  410   45  112  11  6   0   31   7  2  18  18  .273  .307  .329   65  135   4           2    
 1936 25 PHA AL 151  653  100  197  26 10   1   41   7  9  47  22  .302  .351  .377   81  246   0           3    
 1937 26 PHA AL  92  379   53   95  14  9   1   20   2  5  20  16  .251  .288  .343   60  130   5           0    
 1938 27 PHA AL 122  454   61  125  21 12  10   48   5  8  39  25  .275  .333  .441   94  200   9           0    
 1939 28 TOT AL 104  271   44   84  18  3   1   47   2  5  26  11  .310  .370  .410   96  111   5           0   4
         PHA AL   9   22    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   0  .136  .208  .136   -9    3   0           0   0
         BOS AL  95  249   43   81  18  3   1   46   2  5  24  11  .325  .385  .434  105  108   5           0   4
 1940 29 BOS AL 130  534   73  171  31 15   5   73   5  2  33  13  .320  .360  .463  108  247   7           0  16 MVP-29,AS
 1941 30 BOS AL 127  497   83  143  24 10   4   53   2  5  38  17  .288  .340  .400   93  199   9           1  13
 1942 31 BOS AL 113  397   58  113  16  7   3   61   3  3  29  11  .285  .335  .383   99  152   4           1   9
 1944 33 BOS AL  68  251   37   72  11  2   0   32   1  0  23   7  .287  .347  .347   99   87   3           0   8
 1945 34 TOT AL  59  215   24   59   8  4   2   22   0  0  21   7  .274  .342  .377  104   81   5           1   9
         BOS AL   2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
         SLB AL  57  213   24   59   8  4   2   22   0  0  21   6  .277  .345  .380  106   81   5           1   9
 1946 35 SLB AL  16   30    0    9   0  0   0    3   0  0   2   4  .300  .344  .300   77    9   1           0   0
 1947 36 PHI NL   4    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons    1270 4631  643 1329 203 85  31  494  39 45 329 186  .287  .336  .388   88 1795  63   0   0  10  59
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        591   82  170  26 11   4   63   5  6  42  24  .287  .336  .388   88  229   8   0   0   1   8
 Career High    151  653  100  197  31 15  10   73   7  9  47  25  .320  .370  .463  108  247   9   0   0   3  16
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1931 20 PHA AL   32   16    6  10.0   113| .375  .294| .516  .362| .458  .420| .974  .782| 152  .786   2.4   0.2   0%
 1933 22 PHA AL  257  182   26   3.8   107| .267  .282| .307  .354| .371  .406| .678  .760|  78  .403  -8.4  -0.8  25%
 1934 23 PHA AL  293  206   30   3.9   108| .279  .283| .315  .356| .360  .408| .675  .764|  77  .384 -10.2  -1.0  57%
 1935 24 PHA AL  434  304   42   3.7   110| .273  .286| .307  .359| .329  .414| .636  .772|  65  .363 -22.6  -2.2  77%
 1936 25 PHA AL  703  465   84   4.8   120| .302  .296| .351  .371| .377  .435| .728  .806|  81  .435 -20.0  -1.8  43%
 1937 26 PHA AL  404  294   36   3.2   115| .251  .287| .288  .362| .343  .428| .631  .790|  60  .291 -25.4  -2.4  28%
 1938 27 PHA AL  502  346   64   4.9   116| .275  .286| .333  .365| .441  .427| .774  .791|  94  .463  -6.4  -0.6  38%
 1939 28 TOT AL  302  201   41   5.4   117| .310  .291| .370  .366| .410  .430| .780  .796|  96  .530  -1.2  -0.2  28%
         PHA AL   24   19    1   1.4   112| .136  .284| .208  .359| .136  .420| .344  .778|  -9  .087  -3.7  -0.4   0%
         BOS AL  278  182   40   5.8   117| .325  .291| .385  .367| .434  .431| .819  .798| 105  .564   2.5   0.2  28%
 1940 29 BOS AL  574  388   89   6.1   114| .320  .284| .360  .358| .463  .431| .823  .788| 108  .593   4.4   0.4  71%
 1941 30 BOS AL  545  381   66   4.6   108| .288  .278| .340  .355| .400  .410| .740  .764|  93  .490  -6.3  -0.6  28%
 1942 31 BOS AL  431  300   50   4.5    97| .285  .269| .335  .344| .383  .377| .718  .721|  99  .537  -2.0  -0.2  50%
 1944 33 BOS AL  277  190   30   4.3    91| .287  .267| .347  .334| .347  .364| .694  .698|  99  .525   0.1   0.0 100%
 1945 34 TOT AL  242  170   28   4.4    92| .274  .267| .342  .340| .377  .363| .719  .703| 104  .560   0.8   0.0   0%
         BOS AL    2    2    0   0.0    90| .000  .264| .000  .336| .000  .358| .000  .695|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
         SLB AL  240  168   28   4.5    92| .277  .267| .345  .340| .380  .363| .725  .704| 106  .566   1.3   0.1   0%
 1946 35 SLB AL   33   22    3   3.6   100| .300  .269| .344  .345| .300  .387| .644  .732|  77  .439  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1947 36 PHI NL    4    4    0   0.0   102| .000  .269| .000  .344| .000  .399| .000  .742|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons     5033 3469  595   4.6   110| .287  .283| .336  .357| .388  .413| .724  .770|  88  .469 -96.9  -9.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1931 20 PHA AL OF 8 19 1 0 1 1.000 .971 2.50 2.25 0 0 8 1933 22 PHA AL OF 63 136 6 8 1 .947 .970 2.25 2.21 17 1 46 1934 23 PHA AL OF 54 112 3 7 1 .943 .968 2.13 2.16 12 4 40 1B 15 120 9 2 16 .985 .991 8.60 9.91 1935 24 PHA AL OF 76 145 5 9 1 .943 .970 1.97 2.30 5 0 72 1B 18 171 10 0 17 1.000 .992 10.06 9.92 1936 25 PHA AL 1B 78 782 34 8 70 .990 .991 10.46 9.74 OF 73 179 3 5 1 .973 .968 2.49 2.29 22 21 32 1937 26 PHA AL 1B 50 428 28 5 38 .989 .991 9.12 9.61 OF 39 91 2 7 1 .930 .969 2.38 2.28 2 37 0 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.30 1938 27 PHA AL 1B 64 574 24 6 35 .990 .990 9.34 9.56 OF 46 124 4 3 0 .977 .972 2.78 2.28 19 21 6 1939 28 TOT AL OF 28 60 1 2 1 .968 .968 2.18 2.35 3 19 6 PHA AL OF 4 12 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 2.35 0 3 1 BOS AL 1B 32 280 11 4 27 .986 .990 9.09 9.43 OF 24 48 1 2 1 .961 .968 2.04 2.35 3 16 5 1940 29 BOS AL OF 69 148 10 4 0 .975 .970 2.29 2.32 0 0 69 AS 1B 51 504 23 3 41 .994 .989 10.33 9.60 AS 1941 30 BOS AL OF 92 181 7 11 2 .945 .973 2.04 2.33 1 0 91 1B 24 214 15 3 8 .987 .990 9.54 9.64 1942 31 BOS AL OF 95 199 8 5 1 .976 .976 2.18 2.31 3 1 92 1B 2 22 0 0 2 1.000 .991 11.00 9.85 1944 33 BOS AL 1B 59 521 23 7 53 .987 .990 9.22 9.80 OF 2 7 1 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 2.35 1 0 1 1945 34 SLB AL OF 36 68 4 1 1 .986 .978 2.00 2.27 24 0 13 1B 22 165 14 1 13 .994 .989 8.14 9.81 3B 1 1 0 1 0 .500 .909 1.00 3.00 1946 35 SLB AL OF 7 14 1 1 0 .938 .974 2.14 2.24 4 0 3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1934 23 PHA AL 1B 15 120 9 2 16 .985 .991 8.60 9.91 1935 24 PHA AL 1B 18 171 10 0 17 1.000 .992 10.06 9.92 1936 25 PHA AL 1B 78 782 34 8 70 .990 .991 10.46 9.74 1937 26 PHA AL 1B 50 428 28 5 38 .989 .991 9.12 9.61 1938 27 PHA AL 1B 64 574 24 6 35 .990 .990 9.34 9.56 1939 28 BOS AL 1B 32 280 11 4 27 .986 .990 9.09 9.43 1940 29 BOS AL 1B 51 504 23 3 41 .994 .989 10.33 9.60 1941 30 BOS AL 1B 24 214 15 3 8 .987 .990 9.54 9.64 1942 31 BOS AL 1B 2 22 0 0 2 1.000 .991 11.00 9.85 1944 33 BOS AL 1B 59 521 23 7 53 .987 .990 9.22 9.80 1945 34 SLB AL 1B 22 165 14 1 13 .994 .989 8.14 9.81 1937 26 PHA AL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.30 1945 34 SLB AL 3B 1 1 0 1 0 .500 .909 1.00 3.00 1931 20 PHA AL OF 8 19 1 0 1 1.000 .971 2.50 2.25 0 0 8 1933 22 PHA AL OF 63 136 6 8 1 .947 .970 2.25 2.21 17 1 46 1934 23 PHA AL OF 54 112 3 7 1 .943 .968 2.13 2.16 12 4 40 1935 24 PHA AL OF 76 145 5 9 1 .943 .970 1.97 2.30 5 0 72 1936 25 PHA AL OF 73 179 3 5 1 .973 .968 2.49 2.29 22 21 32 1937 26 PHA AL OF 39 91 2 7 1 .930 .969 2.38 2.28 2 37 0 1938 27 PHA AL OF 46 124 4 3 0 .977 .972 2.78 2.28 19 21 6 1939 28 TOT AL OF 28 60 1 2 1 .968 .968 2.18 2.35 3 19 6 PHA AL OF 4 12 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 2.35 0 3 1 BOS AL OF 24 48 1 2 1 .961 .968 2.04 2.35 3 16 5 1940 29 BOS AL OF 69 148 10 4 0 .975 .970 2.29 2.32 0 0 69 1941 30 BOS AL OF 92 181 7 11 2 .945 .973 2.04 2.33 1 0 91 1942 31 BOS AL OF 95 199 8 5 1 .976 .976 2.18 2.31 3 1 92 1944 33 BOS AL OF 2 7 1 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 2.35 1 0 1 1945 34 SLB AL OF 36 68 4 1 1 .986 .978 2.00 2.27 24 0 13 1946 35 SLB AL OF 7 14 1 1 0 .938 .974 2.14 2.24 4 0 3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 688 1483 56 63 11 .961 .971 2.24 2.28 113 104 479 1B 415 3781 191 39 320 .990 .990 9.57 9.68 3B 1 1 0 1 0 .500 .909 1.00 3.00 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.30 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1105 5265 248 103 331 .982 .985 4.99 5.06
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1940   BOS AL       0   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0       1.000       
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1940 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1940-AL-29-0.00

Batting Average
1940 AL-.320-9

At Bats
1936 AL-653-1

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1936 AL-703-7

Triples
1938 AL-12-4
1940 AL-15-2
1941 AL-10-8

Singles
1936 AL-160-2

Grounded into Double Plays
1940 AL-16-9

Caught Stealing
1936 AL-9-5
1938 AL-8-7

At Bats per Strikeout
1935 AL-22.8-9
1936 AL-29.7-4
1939 AL-24.6-4
1940 AL-41.1-1
1941 AL-29.2-4
1942 AL-36.1-2
Car-24.9-49

Outs
1936 AL-465-3

Youngest Player
1931 AL-20-10

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (722) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 8 (1481) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 11.9 (1408) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 13.5 (984) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

May 8, 1939: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Philadelphia Athletics.

July 27, 1945: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from the Boston Red Sox.

May 29, 1946: Released by the St. Louis Browns.

Before 1947 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

May 13, 1947: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.


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