Baldy Louden

Baldy Louden

Infobox MLB retired
name = Baldy Louden


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position = Second baseman
birthdate = birth date|1883|8|27
deathdate = death date and age|1935|12|8|1883|8|27
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = September 13
debutyear = 1907
debutteam = New York Highlanders
finaldate = September 18
finalyear = 1916
finalteam = Cincinnati Reds
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .261
stat2label = Hits
stat2value = 507
stat3label = Base on balls
stat3value = 254
teams =
* New York Highlanders (by|1907)
* Detroit Tigers (by|1912–by|1913)
* Buffalo Buffeds (by|1914–by|1915)
* Cincinnati Reds (by|1916)
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William P. "Baldy" Louden (August 27, 1883 - December 8, 1935), was a Major League Baseball infielder who played six seasons in the Major Leagues with the New York Highlanders (1907), Detroit Tigers (1912-1913), Buffalo Buffeds (1914-1915), and Cincinnati Reds (1916). Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Louden played mostly at second base (313 games) and shortstop (176 games). Over six years, Louden played in 603 Major League games and had a .261 batting average and a .355 on base percentage.

Louden was earning $2,700 a year with the Tigers when he chose to join Buffalo of the Federal League in 1914. Louden had hist most productive seasons with the "Buffeds." In 1914, he was among the Federal League's leaders with a .313 batting average (8th highest), .391 on base percentage (10th highest), and 35 stolen bases (8th highest). When the Federal League folded in 1916, Louden moved to the Cincinnati Reds, where he hit .219 while leading National League second basemen in fielding average.

Louden was a good fielder. In 1912 with Detroit, his Range factor was 5.61 in 87 games at 2nd base -- 0.86 points higher than the league average for second basemen. His Range factor in 1916 with Cincinnati was 5.40 -- 0.66 points higher than the National League average.

Louden died in 1935 at age 52 in Piedmont, West Virginia.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/loudeba01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Baldy_Louden_1885 Baseball Library.com]


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