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Lou Finney
Full name Louis Klopsche Finney Born August 13, 1910, Buffalo, Alabama Died April 22, 1966, Lafayette, Alabama Buried at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lafayette, Alabama First Game: September 12, 1931 ; Final Game: May 8, 1947 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 180 Brother of Hal Finney Ejections: 1936 (1), 1937 (1). Total: 2 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1931 PHI A Daily Splits 9 24 7 9 0 1 0 3 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .516 .458 0.3 1931 PHI A
1933 PHI A Daily Splits 74 240 26 64 12 2 3 32 13 2 17 1 3 0 0 3 1 3 .267 .307 .371 -0.9 1933 PHI A
1934 PHI A Daily Splits 92 272 32 76 11 4 1 28 14 0 17 0 7 0 6 3 4 3 .279 .315 .360 -1.2 1934 PHI A
1935 PHI A Daily Splits 109 410 45 112 11 6 0 31 18 0 18 2 4 0 8 5 7 2 .273 .307 .329 -2.8 1935 PHI A
1936 PHI A Daily Splits 151 653 100 197 26 10 1 41 47 0 22 3 0 0 18 10 7 9 .302 .351 .377 -3.2 1936 PHI A
1937 PHI A Daily Splits 92 379 53 95 14 9 1 20 20 1 16 0 5 0 8 9 2 5 .251 .288 .343 -3.5 1937 PHI A
1938 PHI A Daily Splits 122 454 61 125 21 12 10 48 39 0 25 0 9 0 8 6 5 8 .275 .333 .441 -1.7 1938 PHI A
1939 PHI A Daily Splits 9 22 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .136 .208 .136 -0.3 1939 PHI A
1939 BOS A Daily Splits 95 249 43 81 18 3 1 46 24 0 11 0 2 3 0 4 4 2 5 .325 .380 .434 -0.7 1939 BOS A
1939 TOT A 104 271 44 84 18 3 1 47 26 0 11 0 2 3 0 6 4 2 5 .310 .367 .410 -1.0 1939 TOT A
1940 BOS A Daily Splits 130 534 73 171 31 15 5 73 33 3 13 0 7 0 8 16 5 2 .320 .360 .463 -0.4 1940 BOS A
1941 BOS A Daily Splits 127 497 83 143 24 10 4 53 38 0 17 1 9 0 10 13 2 5 .288 .340 .400 -1.8 1941 BOS A
1942 BOS A Daily Splits 113 397 58 113 16 7 3 61 29 2 11 1 4 0 8 9 3 3 .285 .335 .383 -0.5 1942 BOS A
1944 BOS A Daily Splits 68 251 37 72 11 2 0 32 23 3 7 0 3 0 6 8 1 0 .287 .347 .347 -0.7 1944 BOS A
1945 BOS A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 1945 BOS A
1945 STL A Daily Splits 57 213 24 59 8 4 2 22 21 0 6 1 5 0 3 9 0 0 .277 .345 .380 -0.2 1945 STL A
1945 TOT A 59 215 24 59 8 4 2 22 21 0 7 1 5 0 3 9 0 0 .274 .342 .377 -0.3 1945 TOT A
1946 STL A Daily Splits 16 30 0 9 0 0 0 3 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .344 .300 0.0 1946 STL A
1947 PHI N Daily Splits 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 1947 PHI N
Total NL ( 1 Year ) 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 Total NL
Total AL (14 Years) 1266 4627 643 1329 203 85 31 494 329 11 186 10 60 3 0 90 96 39 45 .287 .336 .388 -17.7 Total AL
Total (15 Years) Splits 1270 4631 643 1329 203 85 31 494 329 11 186 10 60 3 0 90 96 39 45 .287 .335 .388 -17.8 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1940 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1.000 - 1940 AL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1931 PHI A Daily Splits OF 8 6 6 63 19 1 0 1 0 1.000 7 0 1
1931 PHI A LF 7 5 5 54 17 1 0 1 0 1.000
1931 PHI A RF 1 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1933 PHI A Daily Splits OF 63 58 55 514.1 136 6 8 1 0 .947 17 1 46
1933 PHI A RF 46 41 39 371.2 91 5 6 1 0 .941
1933 PHI A LF 17 17 16 140.2 43 0 2 0 0 .956
1933 PHI A CF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1934 PHI A Daily Splits OF 54 49 43 431.2 112 3 7 1 0 .943 12 4 40
1934 PHI A RF 40 35 32 303.2 86 3 5 1 0 .947
1934 PHI A 1B 15 14 13 115 120 9 2 16 0 .985
1934 PHI A LF 12 11 9 99 18 0 1 0 0 .947
1934 PHI A CF 4 3 2 29 7 0 1 0 0 .875
1935 PHI A Daily Splits OF 76 73 69 653 145 5 9 1 0 .943 5 0 72
1935 PHI A RF 72 70 67 627 141 5 8 1 0 .948
1935 PHI A 1B 18 16 16 152 171 10 0 17 0 1.000
1935 PHI A LF 5 3 2 26 6 0 1 0 0 .857
1936 PHI A Daily Splits 1B 78 77 74 673 782 34 8 70 0 .990
1936 PHI A OF 73 73 67 627.1 179 3 5 1 0 .973 22 21 32
1936 PHI A RF 32 32 30 273.1 60 2 2 0 0 .969
1936 PHI A LF 22 22 20 185 46 0 0 1 0 1.000
1936 PHI A CF 21 19 17 169 75 0 3 0 0 .962
1937 PHI A Daily Splits 1B 50 50 47 420.2 428 28 5 38 0 .989
1937 PHI A OF 39 38 32 333.1 91 2 7 1 0 .930 3 37 0
1937 PHI A CF 37 35 30 311.1 86 2 7 1 0 .926
1937 PHI A LF 3 3 2 22 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1937 PHI A 2B 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1938 PHI A Daily Splits 1B 64 62 60 525.2 574 24 6 35 0 .990
1938 PHI A OF 46 44 44 394.2 124 4 3 0 0 .977 19 21 6
1938 PHI A CF 21 20 20 177 75 2 2 0 0 .975
1938 PHI A LF 19 19 19 171 41 2 1 0 0 .977
1938 PHI A RF 6 5 5 46.2 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1939 PHI A Daily Splits OF 4 3 3 34 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 3 1
1939 PHI A CF 3 3 3 26 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1939 PHI A RF 1 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1939 BOS A Daily Splits 1B 32 29 29 269.2 280 11 4 27 0 .986
1939 BOS A OF 24 20 19 183 48 1 2 1 0 .961 3 16 5
1939 BOS A CF 16 15 14 136 37 0 1 0 0 .974
1939 BOS A RF 5 2 2 20 5 1 0 1 0 1.000
1939 BOS A LF 3 3 3 27 6 0 1 0 0 .857
1939 TOT A CF 19 18 17 162 47 0 1 0 0 .979
1939 TOT A RF 6 2 2 28 7 1 0 1 0 1.000
1939 TOT A OF 28 23 22 217 60 1 2 1 0 .968 3 19 6
1940 BOS A Daily Splits OF 69 69 69 629.1 148 10 4 0 0 .975 0 0 69
1940 BOS A RF 69 69 69 629.1 145 9 4 1 0 .975
1940 BOS A 1B 51 51 50 447.2 504 23 3 41 0 .994
1941 BOS A Daily Splits OF 92 89 88 795 181 7 11 2 0 .945 1 0 91
1941 BOS A RF 91 89 88 793 181 7 11 2 0 .945
1941 BOS A 1B 24 24 23 203.1 214 15 3 8 0 .987
1941 BOS A LF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1942 BOS A Daily Splits OF 95 90 88 819 199 8 5 1 0 .976 3 1 92
1942 BOS A RF 92 89 87 800.1 198 8 5 1 0 .976
1942 BOS A LF 3 1 1 13.2 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1942 BOS A 1B 2 2 2 17 22 0 0 2 0 1.000
1942 BOS A CF 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1944 BOS A Daily Splits 1B 59 57 56 500.2 521 23 7 53 0 .987
1944 BOS A OF 2 2 2 18 7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 1
1944 BOS A LF 1 1 1 9 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1944 BOS A RF 1 1 1 9 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1945 STL A Daily Splits OF 36 35 30 305.2 68 4 1 1 0 .986 24 0 13
1945 STL A LF 24 23 21 198.2 46 3 0 1 0 1.000
1945 STL A 1B 22 20 16 168 165 14 1 13 0 .994
1945 STL A RF 13 12 9 107 21 1 1 0 0 .957
1945 STL A 3B 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500
1946 STL A Daily Splits OF 7 6 3 48 14 1 1 0 0 .938 4 0 3
1946 STL A LF 4 3 1 25 6 1 0 0 0 1.000
1946 STL A RF 3 3 2 23 8 0 1 0 0 .889
Total (14 Years) Splits OF 688 655 618 5849.1 1483 56 63 11 0 .961 121 104 472
Total (13 Years) RF 472 449 432 4021 955 41 43 8 0 .959
Total (11 Years) 1B 415 402 386 3492.2 3781 191 39 320 0 .990
Total (13 Years) LF 121 111 100 973 242 8 6 3 0 .977
Total ( 7 Years) CF 104 95 86 855.1 292 4 14 1 0 .955
Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1940 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
1940 AL RF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
9-13-1936(1) BOX PHI A Lou Kolls Called third strike
8-22-1937 BOX PHI A Cal Hubbard Called third strike
Transaction Information
Sold by Carrollton (Georgia-Alabama) to Philadelphia Athletics with Sugar Cain for
$1250 (@August 2, 1930 ).
Sold by Philadelphia Athletics to Boston Red Sox (May 8, 1939 ).
Sold by Boston Red Sox to St. Louis Browns (July 27, 1945 ).
Released by St. Louis Browns (May 29, 1946 ).
Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (1947).
Released by Philadelphia Phillies (May 13, 1947 ).
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