Lou Stringer

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Lou Stringer
Louis Bernard Stringer
Bat/Throw:	R/R
Height:	5' 11"
Weight:	173
Born:	1917-5-13 at Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Died:	2008-10-19 at Lake Forest, CA (US)
Interred:	Ascension Cemetery in Lake Forest, CA (US)

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Lou Stringer was a professional player and manager.

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Achievements 1.4 Outside of baseball 1.5 Sources

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1952 and 1955.
• Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1953.
• Self-identified as being of German-Irish ancestry.
• Listed hobby as dancing.
• Played the saxophone as of 1952 and 1953.
• Was one of two players to hit the ball over the 400-foot centerfield wall at Hollywood's Gilmore Field as of 1953.
• Managed the Hollywood Stars in 1948, taking over on August 28, 1948 with the club in seventh place; the team played .500 ball for him, winning 15 and losing 15.

Pre-professional career

• Attended Washington High School in Los Angeles.
• Won letters two years in baseball and tennis in high school.

Achievements

• Led the 1941 National League second basemen in assists with 455.
• Led the 1942 National League second basemen in errors with 29.
• Led the 1947 Pacific Coast League in strikeouts with 98.
• Led the 1948 Pacific Coast League in doubles with 50.
• Led the 1952 Pacific Coast League in strikeouts with 91.

Outside of baseball

• Did siding and roofing during the off-season in 1952 and 1953.
• Served in the armed forces 1943-1945.

Sources

• 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
• 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).