Lou Boudreau, Baseball Hall of Famer, 84

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Friday August 10 6:14 PM ET 

Baseball Hall of Famer Lou Boudreau Dead at 84

CLEVELAND (Ticker) - Hall of Famer Lou Boudreau, whose play on the field
for the Cleveland Indians was matched by his innovation, died Friday after
battling a month-long illness. He was 84.

Boudreau was admitted to an Illinois hospital on July 17 -- his birthday
-- due to a series of health problems stemming from an infection that
spread to his kidneys and caused fluid to build in his lungs.

The exact cause of death was not immediately available.

Boudreau was on All-Star as a shortstop but most distinguished himself as
a player-manager, guiding Cleveland to its most recent World Series title
in 1948.

In 1942, at the age of 24, Boudreau became the youngest man to manage a
major league team from the start of a season.

He remains the winningest manager in Cleveland history at 728-649.

An eight-time All-Star and former batting champion, Boudreau also oversaw
the transformation of Hall of Famer Bob Lemon from infielder to pitcher
and created the ``Ted Williams Shift.'' 



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