Al Boucher, baseball player, 1914-1914

Al Boucher

Born: 11/13/1881 in Franklin, MA, USA

Died: 6/23/1974 in Torrance, CA, USA

MLB Debut: 1914-04-16 | Final Game: 1914-10-08

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'8" | Weight: 156 lbs

Full name: Alexander Francis Boucher

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Biography

Al Boucher was a professional baseball player born in 1881, who played as a position player primarily during the early 20th century. His career spanned from 1914 to April 16, 1914, concluding on October 8 of the same year. In a brief but noteworthy career, Boucher participated in 147 games, where he recorded 119 hits, including 2 home runs and 49 runs batted in (RBIs). He finished his career with a batting average of .231 and successfully stole 13 bases, reflecting a combination of speed and power that was beginning to emerge in the game during that era. Boucher's time in Major League Baseball coincided with a transitional period in the sport, as teams began to embrace a more aggressive style of play that emphasized both contact hitting and the strategic use of speed on the bases. Although his career was relatively short, Boucher contributed to the evolving dynamics of baseball, as players of his type started to reshape team strategies leading into the more modern era of the game. His legacy, while not as widely recognized as some of his contemporaries, remains a part of the rich tapestry of early 20th-century baseball history.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
147 516 62 119 26 4 2 49 13 52 88 0.231 0.304 0.308 0.612 -732.2

Career AVG .231 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 9.6% below league average.

Career OBP .304 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 5.8% below league average.

Career SLG .308 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 9.1% below league average.

Career OPS 0.612 vs. league average 0.661 across their career seasons — 7.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1914 SLF FL 147 516 62 119 26 4 2 49 13 52 88 0.231 .255 (-10%) .322 (-6%) .339 (-9%) .661 (-8%) -732.2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
3B 147 0 193 263 42 18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1914 SLF 3B 147 0 193 263 42 18

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Third Base 147