Lu Blue
Luzerne Atwell Blue
Born: March 5, 1897
Washington, DC USA
Deceased: 1958
Alexandria, VA USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, CF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: L
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165
Career: 1921-1933
Minor League Statistics
Lu Blue compiled a career batting average of .287 with 44 home runs and 695 RBI in his 1615-game career with the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox and Brooklyn Dodgers. He began playing during the 1921 season and last took the field during the 1933 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 153 | 709 | 585 | 103 | 180 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 75 | 13 | 17 | 103 | 47 | .308 | .416 | .427 | .843 | 250 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 681 | 584 | 131 | 175 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 82 | 48 | .300 | .392 | .414 | .807 | 242 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 129 | 614 | 504 | 100 | 143 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 11 | 96 | 40 | .284 | .402 | .371 | .773 | 187 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 108 | 476 | 395 | 81 | 123 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 9 | 4 | 64 | 26 | .311 | .413 | .428 | .840 | 169 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 150 | 652 | 532 | 91 | 163 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 94 | 19 | 5 | 83 | 29 | .306 | .403 | .391 | .794 | 208 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 128 | 538 | 429 | 92 | 123 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 52 | 13 | 7 | 90 | 18 | .287 | .413 | .415 | .828 | 178 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 112 | 454 | 365 | 71 | 95 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 71 | 28 | .260 | .384 | .364 | .748 | 133 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 154 | 678 | 549 | 116 | 154 | 32 | 11 | 14 | 80 | 12 | 7 | 105 | 43 | .281 | .400 | .455 | .855 | 250 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 151 | 712 | 573 | 111 | 168 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 61 | 12 | 6 | 126 | 32 | .293 | .422 | .429 | .852 | 246 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 117 | 524 | 425 | 85 | 100 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 81 | 44 | .235 | .363 | .351 | .713 | 149 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 155 | 725 | 589 | 119 | 179 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 62 | 13 | 3 | 127 | 60 | .304 | .430 | .399 | .829 | 235 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 112 | 443 | 373 | 51 | 93 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 64 | 21 | .249 | .364 | .316 | .680 | 118 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1615 | 7207 | 5904 | 1151 | 1696 | 319 | 109 | 44 | 695 | 151 | 85 | 1092 | 436 | .287 | .402 | .401 | .803 | 2365 | 0 | 43 | 168 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 1478 | 85 | 16 | 75 | .990 | 1.283 | |
| 1922 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 1506 | 95 | 15 | 107 | .991 | 11.118 | |
| 1923 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 129 | 0 | 0.0 | 1347 | 93 | 12 | 74 | .992 | 11.163 | |
| 1924 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 108 | 0 | 0.0 | 1099 | 85 | 17 | 72 | .986 | 1.963 | |
| 1925 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 148 | 0 | 0.0 | 1480 | 101 | 19 | 115 | .988 | 1.682 | |
| 1926 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 109 | 0 | 0.0 | 1153 | 57 | 19 | 95 | .985 | 11.101 | |
| 1926 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 4.000 | |
| 1927 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 104 | 0 | 0.0 | 1040 | 68 | 18 | 99 | .984 | 1.654 | |
| 1928 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 1B | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 1472 | 107 | 17 | 121 | .989 | 1.253 | |
| 1929 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 1B | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 1491 | 88 | 10 | 127 | .994 | 1.457 | |
| 1930 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 1B | 111 | 0 | 0.0 | 1110 | 68 | 16 | 91 | .987 | 1.613 | |
| 1931 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 155 | 0 | 0.0 | 1452 | 81 | 16 | 105 | .990 | 9.890 | |
| 1932 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 105 | 0 | 0.0 | 1014 | 88 | 16 | 106 | .986 | 1.495 | |
| 1933 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| Totals | 1572 | 0 | 0.0 | 15647 | 1017 | 193 | 1187 | .989 | 1.601 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
