Lou Stringer, baseball player, 1941-1950

Lou Stringer

Born: 5/13/1917 in Grand Rapids, MI, USA

Died: 10/19/2008 in Lake Forest, CA, USA

MLB Debut: 1941-04-15 | Final Game: 1950-09-23

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'11" | Weight: 173 lbs

Full name: Louis Bernard Stringer

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Biography

Lou Stringer, born in 1917, was a professional baseball player who made his mark in Major League Baseball during the late 1940s. His career spanned from April 15, 1941, to September 23, 1950, during a period characterized by the tail end of the pre-integration era and the early years of the post-World War II baseball boom. Stringer played primarily as a position player, appearing in a total of 409 games. Throughout his career, he amassed 290 hits, including 19 home runs, and drove in 122 runs, finishing with a career batting average of .242. Additionally, he demonstrated base-running ability with 7 stolen bases. Stringer’s playing style reflected the gritty determination typical of that era, contributing both offensively and defensively to his teams. While his power numbers may not have been eye-popping by modern standards, his ability to put the ball in play and his versatility on the field made him a valuable asset during his tenure in the league. As baseball evolved through the 1950s and beyond, players like Stringer laid the groundwork for future generations, embodying the spirit and tenacity that defined the game during a transformative period in its history.

Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
9.0 9.0 0 3.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.666

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1942 9.0 9.0 0 3.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.666

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
409 1196 148 290 49 10 19 122 7 121 192 0.242 0.313 0.348 0.660 -1046.0

Career AVG .242 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 6.9% below league average.

Career OBP .313 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 6.8% below league average.

Career SLG .348 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 6.8% below league average.

Career OPS 0.660 vs. league average 0.709 across their career seasons — 6.8% 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
1941 CHC NL 145 512 59 126 31 4 5 53 3 59 86 0.246 .262 (-6%) .332 (-3%) .373 (-6%) .705 (-4%) -428.1
1942 CHC NL 121 406 45 96 10 5 9 41 3 31 55 0.236 .253 (-7%) .323 (-10%) .349 (+1%) .672 (-4%) -411.6
1946 CHC NL 80 209 26 51 3 1 3 19 0 26 34 0.244 .256 (-5%) .328 (avg) .358 (-13%) .687 (-7%) -206.3
1948 BOS AL 4 11 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0.091 — — — — 0.0
1949 BOS AL 35 41 10 11 4 0 1 6 0 5 10 0.268 — — — — 0.0
1950 BOS AL 24 17 7 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 0.294 — — — — 0.0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 324 0 790 983 78 177
3B 5 0 3 4 2 1
SS 9 0 3 10 4 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1941 CHN 2B 137 0 356 455 34 84
1941 CHN SS 7 0 3 7 4 1
1942 CHN 2B 113 0 268 343 29 59
1942 CHN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1946 CHN 2B 62 0 135 150 13 17
1946 CHN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1946 CHN SS 1 0 0 2 0 0
1948 BOS 2B 2 0 5 13 1 5
1949 BOS 2B 9 0 25 20 1 12
1950 BOS 2B 1 0 1 2 0 0
1950 BOS 3B 3 0 3 4 2 1
1950 BOS SS 1 0 0 1 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Second Base 325
Third Base 5
Shortstop 8