Fred Luderus
Fred Luderus | |
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![]() Luderus in 1911 | |
First baseman | |
Born: Milwaukee, Wisconsin | September 12, 1885|
Died: January 5, 1961 Three Lakes, Wisconsin | (aged 75)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 23, 1909, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 23, 1920, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .277 |
Hits | 1344 |
Runs batted in | 642 |
Teams | |
Frederick William Luderus (September 12, 1885 – January 5, 1961) was an American professional baseball player who played first base in the major leagues from 1909 to 1920 for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs.
Luderus was a member of the 1915 Phillies team that won the National League pennant. He was the first Phillie to hit a home run in the World Series.
He rebuilt his home in Three Lakes, Wisconsin, with the help of architect, neighbor and Phillies teammate Cy Williams.[1]
In a 12-year, 1346-game major league career, Luderus compiled a .277 batting average (1344-for-4851) with 570 runs, 251 doubles, 54 triples, 84 home runs, 642 RBI, 414 base on balls, 429 strikeouts, .340 on-base percentage and .403 slugging percentage. He recorded a .986 fielding percentage as a first baseman. In the 1915 World Series he batted .438 (7-for-16) with 6 RBI and hit the only home run for the Phillies in Game 5.
References[]
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: G-P - Google Books Retrieved 2018-10-11.
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